Liverpool’s Edge Lane project starts
Work is set to begin today on the next stage of the Edge Lane Project; the multi-million pound scheme providing an improved environment, new housing and jobs for the local community and an improved and much safer highway.
The next phase of the project will involve the demolition of the derelict and boarded up properties acquired in the Edge Lane West area. The demolitions will signal the long-awaited start of the regeneration of the Edge Lane West area and concern properties already in public ownership which are not affected by the outcome of the recent High Court challenge.
The activity will also pave the way for new homes to be built as part of the overarching regeneration plans for the area, replacing the run down properties with modern, well-designed attractive accommodation.
The Edge Lane West highways element of the Edge Lane Project includes major road improvements to remove the traffic bottleneck at St. Cyprian's Church by realigning the road, widening it to dual carriageway and introducing a central reservation, creating dedicated right turns, providing better pedestrian crossing facilities and improved access to Kensington Infant and Junior Schools and the Life Bank (Sure Start) Centre.
The Challenge to the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), recently upheld in the High Court on a technical matter, is not linked to this demolition activity: the demolitions cover properties already in public ownership, gained by agreement.
Overall, more than 265 of the 370 properties ear-marked for demolition in Edge Lane West are already in public ownership with 75% of the remainder in active negotiation. LLDC hopes that the start of the demolitions will reassure the community that regeneration plans in the area are being progressed.
Work is set to begin today on the next stage of the Edge Lane Project; the multi-million pound scheme providing an improved environment, new housing and jobs for the local community and an improved and much safer highway.
The next phase of the project will involve the demolition of the derelict and boarded up properties acquired in the Edge Lane West area. The demolitions will signal the long-awaited start of the regeneration of the Edge Lane West area and concern properties already in public ownership which are not affected by the outcome of the recent High Court challenge.
The activity will also pave the way for new homes to be built as part of the overarching regeneration plans for the area, replacing the run down properties with modern, well-designed attractive accommodation.
The Edge Lane West highways element of the Edge Lane Project includes major road improvements to remove the traffic bottleneck at St. Cyprian's Church by realigning the road, widening it to dual carriageway and introducing a central reservation, creating dedicated right turns, providing better pedestrian crossing facilities and improved access to Kensington Infant and Junior Schools and the Life Bank (Sure Start) Centre.
The Challenge to the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), recently upheld in the High Court on a technical matter, is not linked to this demolition activity: the demolitions cover properties already in public ownership, gained by agreement.
Overall, more than 265 of the 370 properties ear-marked for demolition in Edge Lane West are already in public ownership with 75% of the remainder in active negotiation. LLDC hopes that the start of the demolitions will reassure the community that regeneration plans in the area are being progressed.
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