Upper Central
Upper Central
Liverpool’s Upper Central development is a top-class investment opportunity. Featuring a new, £2 billion international gateway development plan, covering 56 acres of prime real estate, in the heart of Liverpool City Centre, Upper Central will deliver an enviable location for business.
Upper Central, the gateway to the City’s Knowledge Quarter, provides a key link between Liverpool’s universities and the Main Retail, Cultural and Ropewalks areas.
Running from Central Station to Liverpool Science Park and Lime Street to Bold Street, Upper Central will be a destination in its own right and a key part of the the Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) Mayoral Development Zone, which currently employs seven per cent of the city’s workforce.
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£2 billion flagship regeneration scheme -
2.5 million sq ft of new development space
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Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) approved
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Potential to create7,000 jobs over the coming decade
With over £1.2 billion having been invested in the Knowledge Quarter since 2012, and a further £1.8 billion either currently on site or proposed, Upper Central is to play a major role in providing space for new facilities and businesses that will include educational uses, leisure, public exhibition space, offices, digital and creative industries, medical research institutions, hotels, residential and student accommodation.
Recent investment in Upper Central has seen completions of the £39 million Lime Street Gateway project that includes a 101 bedroomed Premier Inn Hotel alongside a 412 bedroom student accommodation block and ground level retail/leisure/commercial units
Liverpool City Council produced a Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) in 2019. They will shortly be commissioning consultants to undertake a review of the SRF and produce a masterplan identifying key development opportunities due for completion by early 2024.
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Aerial of Liverpool's Upper Central area -
Aerial of Liverpool's Upper Central area -
Aerial of Liverpool's Upper Central area
Upper Central will attract investment and become a magnet for the digital, tech and creative sectors with the aim of achieving three key goals:
– A vibrant new city centre district that can accommodate a mix of uses that blurs the boundaries between surrounding districts, with 2.5m sq ft of new development opportunities and up to 7,000 new jobs.
A new sustainable, walkable and recognisable gateway location within the city, promoting pedestrian movement, permeability, increased dwell time and a positive first impression to millions of residents and visitors arriving into the city centre at Lime Street or Central stations.
An exemplary mix of modern design and iconic historic buildings set within high quality public realm that creates a sense of place, distinctly Liverpudlian and attractive to residents, visitors occupiers and investors.
Latest Upper Central news
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FIRST LOOK – NEW LUXURY HOTEL TO OPEN IN LIVERPOOL’S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
A grade II-listed building, in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial district, is set to become a new luxury hotel, restaurant, bar and spa this May. Located on Liverpool’s Dale Street, The Municipal Liverpool Hotel will open on as part of ‘MGallery’ – Accor Group’s luxury boutique-hotel brand. The venue will span four floors and include […]
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GREEN LIGHT FOR A LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE MOBILITY STRATEGY
A project to improve how people get around Liverpool city centre has been given the green light.
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New Liverpool masterplan close to final approval
A masterplan that would see the building of 35,000 new homes and the creation of 38,000 jobs in Liverpool is close to final approval.
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NEW LOCAL PLAN SET TO BE ADOPTED AFTER BEING JUDGED ‘SOUND’
Liverpool’s Local Plan – setting out how the city will meet the challenges of a growing population, regenerating neighbourhoods and employment needs over the next decade – is set to be formally adopted. Following a six week public consultation in the summer, an independent planning inspector has concluded that – subject to a number of […]
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KQ Liverpool reveals five-year strategic vision to spearhead further growth
KQ Liverpool backs culture and innovation to fuel Liverpool’s economic resurgence.
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TEN TOP LIVERPOOL CITY REGION DEVELOPMENTS
The real challenge, when it comes to choosing Liverpool City Region’s ‘top ten’ developments is narrowing it down to just ten…
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Liverpool city centre’s newly branded ‘Upper Central’ district could witness the creation of 7,000 new jobs
Liverpool City Council is to launch a public consultation on an area it is calling ‘Upper Central’ which will create a new gateway linking the retail district with the £2bn Knowledge Quarter. A new masterplan to link Liverpool’s main city centre retail area with the emerging £2bn Knowledge Quarter could see 2.5m sq ft of […]