Major plan to revive Liverpool’s North Docks with thousands of new homes

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A new Mayoral Development Corporation will fast-track long-awaited regeneration across Liverpool’s North Docks, with regional leaders promising homes, jobs and commercial space on brownfield land near the new Everton stadium.

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00:00Much of Liverpool's north docks has been a stretch of waterfront many people pass by but

00:05seldom think of. A reminder as Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotherham puts it of the

00:10jobs and opportunities we lost after decades of post-industrial decline. Now leaders believe

00:16this is the moment that changes. Steve Rotherham has announced plans to fast-track regeneration

00:21across 174 hectares of mainly brownfield lands along the River Mersey. The area sits close to

00:28the new Hill Dickinson Stadium and the Mayor says the momentum created by Everton's move is helping

00:33to turn long-held ambitions into a workable plan. To deliver it he's establishing a mayoral development

00:39corporation a statutory body with powers to coordinate development and infrastructure.

00:44The Mayor says he will work closely with the Liverpool City Council to deliver 17,500 homes

00:50and 5 million square feet of commercial space over the next 15 years. Mr Rotherham describes

00:56Liverpool's waterfront as one of the greatest assets in the country and says local people have waited

01:02far too long to see this part of the city brought back to life. He points the transformation of the

01:07Albert Dock as an example of how a bold long-term vision can reshape an area and attract new visitors.

01:13The announcement follows a 700 million pounds evolved housing settlement for the region. The Secretary of

01:20State for Housing Steve Reid says the government wants mayors to have more powers to create jobs,

01:26better connect communities and to get homes built, adding that regional renewal is something local

01:32people will really feel. It's hoped this move will bring the tools to ensure regeneration happens faster,

01:38benefits local communities and drive sustainable growth across the wider city region.

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