A new development near Liverpool City Centre is due to progress onto the next stage following the removal of a former police station.
Work to demolish former Smithdown Lane Police Station has been completed, triggering the next stage of the £1bn development of the Knowledge Quarter area in Paddington Village.
The new development, which was first proposed in 2006, aims to turn the area into a ‘hub for research and innovation’. What’s more, the project will also see a new neighbourhood, revamped green space and new active travel routes installed.
Liam Robertson, leader of Liverpool City council, said the work to demolish the old police station ‘is a landmark moment in our journey to ensuring Liverpool becomes one of Europe’s leading R&D centres in science innovation.
‘An expanded Paddington Village is vital to the city’s future economic growth and to creating a conveyor belt of high skilled jobs. Once delivered, this former brownfield site will become the engine room for the delivery of our wider Investment Zone plans for the coming decade and beyond.’
As it stands, the site – which spans nine acres and is being funded by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government – is comprised of an office building, a multi-storey carpark and the Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village Hotel.
Professor Tim Jones, vice chancellor at the University of Liverpool, added: ‘We are excited about this latest milestone in the development of Paddington South. This site provides us with an exciting opportunity to realise a step-change in our research and development activities in areas with where we are already rated as world-leading.
‘We are particularly passionate about the important benefits the development will have for our city in terms of jobs, reputation, wealth generation and more.’
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