Liverpool City Region’s (LCR) combined authority is to reaffirm its commitment to redevelopment of the iconic Littlewoods building despite a major blow hitting the project.
The future of the scheme was plunged into doubt when Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) confirmed this week that it would no longer act as one of the anchor tenants of the £70m ambition to create one of the country’s biggest TV and film complexes. However, the combined authority is standing firm behind the Edge Lane proposals with £8m to be invested in remediation and design works.
A report put forward to be discussed by the city region authority next week said redevelopment of the former Littlewoods Building “aims to create an internationally significant, 260,000 square foot film studio, commercial, creative employment, and educational space. This would enhance the City Region’s reputation in culture and creativity, generate jobs across a range of skills levels and provide opportunities for the City Region's growing creative and digital cluster.”
