The regeneration of Liverpool's Festival Gardens site is set to move forward again with the appointment of a new development partner. Liverpool City Council has selected a joint venture company, spearheaded by Urban Splash and igloo Regeneration, following a procurement process initiated last autumn.
These two firms have formed a partnership to work on an innovative and sustainable housing scheme on the riverside location. The Festival Gardens' development zone, part of a larger 90-acre site, spans 27 acres and is situated three miles south of Liverpool city centre.
Festival Gardens was previously a landfill site that underwent transformation, landscaping, and planting to become the venue for the Liverpool International Garden Festival in 1984. Currently, the site is divided into three d