A major developer that has been working with Liverpool Council on a major housing project at the Festival Gardens site has hit out at the local authority's decision to start a new search for a developer.
Liverpool Council previously had an exclusivity agreement with Ion Developments to build around 1500 houses on the waterfront site and the developer had produced a draft residential masterplan for the site. But that agreement has now expired and the council announced today it is recommending a full procurement process that could see a new development partner appointed for the huge site.
This new approach comes after a year-long review of the site. The council said the move is being made to ensure the project aligns with the council’s recently adopted Local Plan, Council Plan and the Mayoral triple lock policy, which stipulated a new approach to development focusing on sustainability, inclusivity and social value. The new approach will push the project back by a year.
