Lime Street Area

[Urban]

To get back to the original point Lime Street is a disgrace.

The North Western Hotel looks awful and would be better if it was returned to a hotel.

The stretch between the ABC cinema and the Big House is terrible.

Why are these developments to improve the place being knocked back?

It is because the political will is not there and the city is over regulated.

[lindylou]

Got to agree with that. It does look a shambles - half of Lime st looks like a dump. Yes, the North Western would be a fantastic hotel and should revert to that.

[Waterways]

A Liverpool Thatcher would sort this city out for good.

We have had 10 years of the Lib Dems ---granted a massive improvement on the pathetic Labour councils of the late 80s and 90s.

Prior to that we had a Stalinist administration which drove us back years.

As the Tories havent governed Liverpool for decades no one can judge what they would do.

So, let's make sure we don't give them the chance to screw up again then.

[Paul D]

Lime St revamp to go ahead


THE government has confirmed compulsory purchase orders on shops at Lime Street station which should allow work to start on a £46.5m revamp by next spring.

A public inquiry into plans to demolish the row of shops in front of the station approved the orders earlier this year, and the Secretary of State has now confirmed the order.

A spokeswoman for the developers said they hoped to begin demolition work on the shops and the Concourse tower block by late spring next year.

[scouserdave]

Great news Paul
The area outside Limey looks like a dump.

[Kev]

At ruddy last

[Paul D]

Let's hope they now offer them decent compensation so they don't appeal.

[Louis]

great news finally the eye sore will be ridde of!

[Howie]

Threat to Gateway as owners fight CPO
Oct 23 2006
by Staff Reporter,

Liverpool Daily Post



ONE of Liverpool’s biggest city centre makeover

schemes, the Lime Street Gateway, could face a new delay after traders vowed a legal challenge to a demolition plan.

At least two businesses remaining

in a block of doomed shops fronting Lime Street last night revealed they are considering going to the High Court to appeal against the confirmation of a

Compulsory Purchase Order.

The CPO has been issued to force the shops to close to enable the frontage to be demolished.

The plan is to remove

the 1970’s arcade of shops as well as “eyesore” Concourse House to pave the way for a multi million pound makeover.

Last night the owners of the Henry

Bohn bookshop, and the International Leather Store both confirmed they will seek legal action to halt the

plans.

Story continues...

[Paul D]

I had a feeling this might happen.

[AK1]

I had a feeling this might

happen.

Me too! As usual, a tiny minority of people in Liverpool challenging something that is going to benefit everyone else. This

happens too much in this city. Whats all this about it being a building site for Liverpool's birthday! So what! I would rather there be a building site

there than a scatty tower with some derelict shops. Lets not forget, the sooner this gets going, the sooner it will be finished. I really hate this city

sometimes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SteH]

I second that, the way some people stand in the way of progress

seriously annoys me. Surely these businesses can continue to thrive elsewhere in better surroundings. As for the building sire thing, I dont see what the

problem is - cranes and workmen show signs of a city moving forward. If Liverpool wants to draw a line at development for 2008, schemes will be lost

elsewhere and developers wont come back.

[AK1]

I second that, the way some people stand in the way of progress

seriously annoys me. Surely these businesses can continue to thrive elsewhere in better surroundings. As for the building sire thing, I dont see what the

problem is - cranes and workmen show signs of a city moving forward. If Liverpool wants to draw a line at development for 2008, schemes will be lost

elsewhere and developers wont come back.

Agreed! I hope that some projects aren't complete for 2008 because if everything is finished, people

will come once and then not come again for years. Wheras if there are projects still in development, they will want to come back again and again. This is

what London is like. They dont set deadlines for all projects to be complete, they redevelop constantly which is what every city should do, including

Liverpool.

[Howie]

I am appalled by the above comments.

To develop any area existing homeowners and businesses should be offered a level of compensation that allow them to continue elsewhere. The current policy

of offering people a pittance thereby making them homeless or putting them out of business is a disgrace. It should be challenged by far more than the

occasional visit to the high court.

[AK1]

I am appalled by the above comments. To develop any

area existing homeowners and businesses should be offered a level of compensation that allow them to continue elsewhere. The current policy of offering

people a pittance thereby making them homeless or putting them out of business is a disgrace. It should be challenged by far more than the occasional visit

to the high court.

These people aren't only offered money, they are also offered new premises. The reason they are

offered a pittance is because their properties are only worth a pittance, although I wouldn't call £120,000 a pittance when they are also being offered

alternative premises aswell!