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WARD - PRINCES PARK

STATUS - PUBLIC

Portfolio: Regeneration

Executive Member/Director: Peter Millea/Charlie Parker

Date of submission: December 2004

Subject: Granby Toxteth Masterplan Progress Report

Report No. xx /Background papers: EDR/115/04

Contact Officer: Erika Rushton

Executive summary:

The purpose of the report is to update members on progress in implementing Granby Toxteth Masterplan and includes details of further involvement of Granby Toxteth Partnership in the development of a business plan for delivery of regeneration and neighbourhood management in the area. It follows approval of the Granby Toxteth Masterplan at the Executive Board on 9th July 2004.

  1. BACKGROUND

    1. In July 2004 the Executive Board approved the Granby Toxteth Masterplan, which has been brought forward by the Granby Toxteth Partnership Board (GTPB) to open a dialogue with Liverpool City Council and partners on the programme of re-development to 2009. The overall aim of the Masterplan is to guide public investment with the intention of re-building the housing, retail and commercial markets through stimulating private investment.

    2. In 2004/05, South Central Neighbourhood Team secured £75,000 from NRF for the Implementation of Granby Toxteth Masterplan. The resources have been used to employ specialist consultants through TiC (The INclude Consultancy), to work with the GTPB and key stakeholders to produce a Business/development plan aimed at assisting the GTPB to take forward the implementation of the Masterplan. The project name is Diverse City 8.

    3. The lead developer for the City Centre South zone, Gleesons, is using the Granby Toxteth Masterplan as the basis of a concept plan which it is developing with the HMRI team, to guide investment into the City Centre South Investment Framework.

  1. PROGRESS TO DATE

    1. Diverse City 8

TiC consultants were engaged on behalf of GTPB in July 2004. The GTPB received an Interim Report at its meeting of 11th October 2004, which was discussed, debated and agreed. GTPB has given TiC instruction to discuss their plans and take soundings from as many GTPB members as possible. The TiC consultants have been able to meet with the majority of the Board members, the Greenhouse project and other key agencies and details of those discussions will form part of the final report to the Board at the end of November. This report will then in turn be brought to the Executive Board in the new year.

    1. The following key milestones have been achieved through the Diverse City 8 project:

  • TiC has made linkages between the Granby Masterplan and delivery agencies, projects and stakeholders;

  • A Board Awayday has been held to look at how the success of the INclude pilot provides useful examples for GTPB to develop its role and delivery options;

  • An event is being developed to promote the future of the Lodge Lane commercial and shopping centre.

    1. The residential area around Lodge Lane

The final draft NRA report for Lodge Lane Priority Neighbourhood was submitted at the end of October to officers for comment, and once finalised, the findings will be reported to Executive Board early in the new year.

    1. A New Commercial Core on Lodge Lane

An event is being developed to promote the future of the Lodge Lane commercial and shopping centre. The NRA report will advise on options for the future of the retail businesses on Lodge Lane.

HMRI/Gleesons will also develop their ideas about the Lodge Lane commercial core in the context of the NRA findings, as part of the production of a concept plan for City Centre South Investment Framework.

Very initial discussions have taken place with the Mosque, in the context of the re-development of Mulgrave Street, about the possibility of re-location to Lodge Lane area.

    1. Granby Triangle

The decision on the preferred developer and scheme to deliver the

development brief for Granby Triangle, was considered by the Executive Board on 10th December 2004. This authorises officers to continue discussions with English Partnerships to explore sources of funding and enables the start of detailed community consultation led by the Neighbourhood Manager for South Central and the preferred developer.

    1. A Refurbished and Repaired Historic Quarter

Discussions are under way with relevant officers from Planning Services regarding the most effective way to achieve the aim of retaining the historic urban form and design quality of this quarter.

    1. The Leisure and Learning Quarter

Officers from SCNT have been working with the Sure Start intervention group to look into the joint resourcing of environmental improvements of a site between the Granby old school and Kingsley School. The Executive Board will receive a report in December making recommendations to re-focus the Sure Start capital programme.

2.8 Heritage Trail

Princes Boulevard Steering Group has been convened by INclude since January 2004. The group has endorsed the formation of a working group of officers and partner agencies, to let a contract to 2020 for a Feasibility Study on the refurbishment of Princes Avenue Boulevard. The study is in train, and is expected to be completed by early 2005. The report will identify technical opportunities and constraints for refurbishing the Boulevard in a manner sensitive to its high heritage value. It is envisaged that there will be a period of community consultation in early 2005 prior to the engagement of landscape designers to undertake the works; and prior to the inception of a public arts strategy for the proposed Heritage Trail.

    1. Delivery

The lead developer Gleesons along with the Neighbourhood Manager for South Central and the lead RSL, PLUS Housing, are now actively progressing the development of a concept plan incorporating the Masterplan proposals, to be used as a framework to attract and guide future investment, both private and public sector.

3. FUTURE ACTION

3.1 The Diverse City 8 project will present its final report/Business Plan to the GTPB in December. This will include a staffing structure for the future operational delivery of the Masterplan; ideally there would be a Neighbourhood Director, to work with lead partners and to represent the GTPB at strategic discussion level.

3.2 The SCNT has secured a further £75,000 NRF for 2004/05, and this will enable the further development of the key projects in the Masterplan.

3.3 The Princes Avenue Boulevard feasibility study will identify the cost of a refurbishment programme, and possible phasing of works.

Executive Member/Director recommendation: (Councillor Peter Millea/ Charlie Parker)

That -

Members note the Progress Report.

Key Decision: No

Forward Plan

No - appropriate notices will be given.

Implementation effective from:[Author ID2: at Fri May 14 17:54:00 2004 ]

Timescale for action:

The Masterplan sets out a broad programme of action to 2009. The recommendations for early interventions can be implemented in 2004/05.

Reason(s) for Recommendation:

To implement the Granby Toxteth Masterplan.

Alternative options considered:

The Neighbourhood Renewal assessments for Granby South and Lodge Lane/Picton will report in the new year on detailed appraisals of the sustainability of sub-neighbourhoods within the Masterplan. Members have also received a report on the development brief for Granby South.

The Granby Toxteth Partnership, which includes representatives from the main community groups in the area, has been consulted on the TiC consultants' Interim Report, which is summarised in this report.

Resources have been secured to begin implementation of the Masterplan in 2004/05 [Author ID2: at Fri May 14 18:31:00 2004 ] as a result of .[Author ID2: at Fri May 14 17:43:00 2004 ] [Author ID2: at Fri May 14 17:44:00 2004 ] the approval of NRF funding of £75,000. INclude will be adding further resources to complement work undertaken by the City Council to identify capital and revenue resources, additional and mainstream, to deliver the Plan.

Best Value: [Author ID0: at ]

The proposals contained within this report will have a beneficial effect upon the use of mainstream resources; and recommendations to undertake more detailed work will be subjected to Best Value appraisal when they are to be implemented.

Equality implications: [Author ID0: at ]

The recommendations in the report seek to secure significant improvements in the quality of life of diverse BME communities who live in the area, or look to it as a social, cultural, economic or faith focus.[Author ID2: at Fri May 14 18:43:00 2004 ]

Corporate strategy: [Author ID0: at ]

The report complements and furthers corporate strategy, in particular Liverpool First, LNRS, Race Equality, Diverse City and Cohesion strategies, Housing, New Heartlands and Regeneration strategies.

Budget and Policy Framework: [Author ID0: at ]

The Masterplan is deliverable through the HMRI programme, mainstream and NRF resources, and leverage of private investment.

Community safety implications:[Author ID2: at Fri May 14 17:49:00 2004 ]

The proposals in the report seek to secure significant improvements in the sustainability of the built environment, which should have a favourable impact upon crime reduction and community safety.

Neighbourhood management implications:

The DC8 project supports and furthers key divisional objectives through the

effective co-ordination of resources by innovative partnership working with RSLs and partner agencies. It will facilitate the delivery of housing market renewal, through an approach rooted in sensitive community engagement. This approach, combined with an improvement in neighbourhood management, community safety, street based services and access to employment for local people, will give the optimum chance for the re-development envisaged by the Masterplan to be sustainable.

Report attached:

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(Executive Member) (Executive Director)

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