“All options are being considered” for a former fruit and vegetable market site that could house new schools in Old Swan.
After Liverpool Council announced plans to dispose of an almost nine acre site on Prescot Road for educational use that could involve the building of a new free school, councillors and MPs in the ward registered their concerns about the impact it could have on nearby St Anne (Stanley) Primary School. Paula Barker, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, wrote to the local authority’s cabinet to object to proposals “in the strongest possible terms”.
Now, the council’s executive have confirmed that while the site will be made available for a new learning venue, consideration will be given to the possibility of constructing “a free school and/or a new primary school.” Assistant Mayor Cllr Sarah Doyle told this morning’s cabinet meeting “all options are being considered” for the former market site and a new building would bring jobs, growth and investment to the area.
