Project Jennifer - Great Homer Street

[Kev]

PLANS to build Liverpool’s biggest district shopping centre look set to be given the go-ahead today, despite concerns over the quality of its design.

A £150m scheme named Project Jennifer would regenerate the area around Great Homer Street to include Liverpool’s biggest supermarket, an NHS health centre, library, petrol station and car park.

The site would also host non-food shops, as well as space for 300 outdoor market stalls and an indoor market hall.

It also includes plans for 481 new homes in a mix of houses and flats.

The North Liverpool project, which goes before the city council’s planning committee today, is the most ambitious suburban regeneration scheme ever seen in Liverpool.

But questions have been raised by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).

In a report put before councillors CABE, the body that advises government on architecture and design, said: “The proposal is well below the standard which might be expected for a significant civic/private proposal of this nature.

“There is too great a mix of uses on the site making it difficult to achieve a coherent and attractive design for the new District Centre.

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“There is no discernible logic to the disposition of building uses across the site.” continues....

[The Teardrop Explodes]

Despite the fact that they **** us off about Liverpool's waterfront, it's on projects like this I think we need the likes of CABE to push for better planning and architecture.

[SteH]

Its been given the go-ahead anyway.

[Max]

They should of approved a Sainsbury's.

I wished I lived close enough to go to Sainsbury's everyday.

Why does Everton get a market this big?

Everton= Pure evil.

Tesco are becoming powerful.

[SteH]

They should of approved a Sainsbury's.

I wished I lived close enough to go to Sainsbury's everyday.

Why does Everton get a market this big?

Everton= Pure evil.

Tesco are becoming powerful.

Maybe its something to do with Tesco's blue and white corporate colours matching that of the football team.

[Kev]

LOCAL Government Secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday gave her backing to the biggest-ever facelift in the North Liverpool area.

It means plans can now go ahead on a £150m project in Everton’s Great Homer Street, home of Liverpool’s famous Paddy’s market.

Expected to start in Summer 2008, the scheme – Project Jennifer – by St Modwens Developments will cover 45 acres and will include 480 new homes, a new library, a market hall and 190,000 sq ft of retail units, including a supermarket. more

[Ged]

That's funny because it's been going on for the last year anyway

[Ged]

Might be Taffy cos I heard some of the builders asked for a sub?

[SteH]

The NSPCC safe place, the first part of the overall scheme, is now open

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html

[Ged]

These will be built on the site of what was Tysons in Dryden street off Great Homer street.

[taffy]

These will be built on the site of what was Tysons in Dryden street off Great Homer street.

Looks just like the Victoria Square development. I suspect though that these properties will end up on the buy to let market

[Paul D]

I really like them Ged that area needs this type of investment.

[Ged]

I agree chaps. Anything's better than the 'ollers' that Virgil, Rachel and Dryden street have been since the early 90s.

[PhilipG]

I agree chaps. Anything's better than the 'ollers' that Virgil, Rachel and Dryden street have been since the early 90s.

Ged, I can't be the only person who doesn't know what an 'oller' is.
I keep making guesses, but I don't really know.
I know about 'jiggers' and 'bommys'.

[Ged]

Wasteland. I think i've even seen it written as 'hollow' - perhaps they lived in posher parts.