City launches recruitment drive for Regeneration Partnership
A recruitment drive is to be launched seeking leaders with “a strong national and international perspective” to form The Liverpool Regeneration Partnership (LRP).
The Partnership, which will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the city, was a key recommendation of the Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel, chaired by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
Leader of Liverpool City Council, Cllr Liam Robinson, announced the news at a Liverpool Developer’s Forum this morning (October 6), at Boxpark Liverpool, in the Baltic Triangle.
The brief of the Partnership is to “provide strategic leadership to drive forward regeneration opportunities, accelerate development, and enhance the quality of life for the city’s residents”.
Liverpool City Council has ambitious plans to significantly transform the city, delivering thousands of new homes, jobs, major infrastructure, public realm and green spaces, as well as accelerating the skills agenda and the path to net zero.
The Partnership will be supported by the council’s City Development Team, which is currently overseeing a number of transformational schemes such as the development of Festival Gardens, Kings Dock, Paddington Village South and the Littlewoods TV and Film Studios as well as devising a new waterfront plan and housing strategy.
The new board will also be joined by senior representatives of the city and city region and representatives from central government.
It is anticipated the board will be the governing body for the proposed locally-led Urban Development Corporation.
Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council, Andrew Lewis, told those at the forum that a specific focus of the Partnership will be the “arc of opportunity” around north Liverpool from Ten Streets, Pumpfields and Fabric District and Paddington Village in the Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool).
Applications for the Liverpool Regeneration Partnership will close on Monday, January 13, 2025.
