Edge Lane CPO given go-ahead
LIVERPOOL city council is a step closer to revamping one of the city’s major gateways after the government gave a second compulsory purchase order the green light.
Edge Lane, the principal entry point for motorists arriving from the east, has been earmarked for a £350m overhaul which involves the demolition of many properties and the construction of a new road and homes.
Around 90% of properties around Edge Lane are now in public ownership or in the process of being acquired. The move by the office of the deputy prime minister clears the way for the acquisition of the remaining buildings.
Objectors have six weeks to challenge the decision through the High Court. An initial order made in 2006 was challenged and subsequently quashed. The second order led to a public inquiry.
Cllr Warren Bradley, leader of Liverpool City Council, said: “The overwhelming majority of residents in this area have supported the plans to regenerate the Edge Lane area and they will welcome this decision whole-heartedly. We would hope that this scheme, which will revitalise this neighbourhood, can now make progress without any further delays.”
Jim Gill, chief executive of Liverpool Vision, said: “Regeneration work along the rest of the Edge Lane corridor is progressing well and is already bringing economic and community benefits. This positive decision will enable completion of the remaining areas, to the ultimate benefit of local people and the city as a whole.”
Edge Lane is being developed by English Partnerships, the city council and Liverpool Vision, the council’s economic development company.
