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Developments fund Citywide
improvements
MILLIONS of pounds worth of
improvements to Liverpool's highways, open spaces and play areas are being
funded through developments in the City.
The funding is provided through planning agreements, commonly called Section 106
funding which can be sought from developers who can't provide open space or
environmental improvements as part of their scheme.
The funding can be used to provide public open space / public realm works; tree
planting; public art or highways works on nearby sites.
The City Council has reviewed the way it allocates the funding so that there
will be greater clarity on the way the funding is allocated with councillors and
communities identifying local priorities.
A new sub-committee has been formed and held its first meetings to allocate
funding. About £3.4m has been allocated for 17 schemes ranging from £1.4m to
improve play areas across the City in the Mayoral play programme to £7,529 for
an artwork commemorating Eleanor Rathbone in a walled garden at Greenbank Park.
Other schemes which have had section 106 fund allocated
are:-
► Contribution to Great Howard Street bridge replacement – £1,000,000.
► Public realm improvements in Elliot Street/Parker Street - £500,000.
► Improvements to Newsham Park lake and bandstand - £98,000.
► St John's Gardens infrastructure improvements - £40,000.
► Pedestrian improvements in part of Queens Drive - £50,000.
► Supporting heritage improvements at St Luke's Church- £50,000.
► The creation of a contemplative space at:- Our Lady's and St Nicholas to support a
new MV Derbyshire memorial.
A new footpath linking "old" Croxteth and Croxteth Country Park - £9,750.
► 3 schemes at Jeffrey Humble playing field; a new synthetic cricket wicket (
£50,000); installation of play features (£20,000) and enhancement of perimeter
fencing ( £30,000).
► Improvements to green spaces and grot spots in Sparrow Hall (£70,000) where
there will also be traffic calming measures (£7,000).
► Scargreen Park will have new fitness equipment, footpath improvements, bulb
plating and welcome signs - £20,000.
► Landford Avenue green space will be improved - £10,000.
► Pupils from Notre Dame School will be engaged in heritage work at the Anchor
Project to renovate land at Great Homer Street and Kirkdale Road - £24,000.
It has also been agreed that a scheme to complete the dualling of the A565 and a
package of 8 schemes to improve connectivity for pedestrians, cyclists and
public transport across the City will also receive section 106 contributions but
the amounts are still to be determined.
Among the developments which will provide the funding are housing schemes at the
former Queen Mary school site, and the former police club in Prescot Road; a
scheme for luxury apartments at Marwood Towers, and student accommodation
schemes at Oldham Street and Great Crosshall Street and Fontenoy Street.
Deputy Mayor Councillor Ann O'Byrne, who chaired the new sub-committee said:-
"We are reaping the benefits of developers not only investing in the City,
but paying for significant environmental and other improvements. We have now
established a process which is open and transparent and will reflect the
priorities of our communities and the City is going to have improved green
spaces and infrastructure along with new public artworks as a result as a
result" |
