More than 30 stalled development sites remain in Liverpool, while work has re-started on a further ten across the new city, a new report has revealed.
The presence of stalled building sites across the city has proved a long running issue, with multiple high profile sites scarring the skyline.
The poor physical appearance of the sites has in most cases been accompanied with huge problems for investors who have been left facing large financial losses after the developments have stalled.
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A council inquiry into fractional sales, the type of funding mechanism used to start many of these sites, resulted in a series of new recommendations to avoid them in the future, many of which have now been implemented.
Now, members of the strategic development and housing select committee are set to receive an update from a specific task force set up to establish the severity of the stalled developments issue and figure out ways to respond.
A report to committee members said that the number of stalled sites at one point stood as high as 42 but that work on ten developments had since restarted.
Some funding has been secured from the combined authority to try to examine why priority sites have stalled and help “unlock” the developments.
The report said: “Some stalled sites within the city continue to re-start as developers find ways to progress and unlock stalled schemes.
“Other sites continue to remain stalled, and though this is challenging, it is unacceptable.
“LCCs work with partners Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Homes England is to interrogate the challenges of the existing stalled sites, prioritise, and set actions to ensure delivery.
“The information gathered will look at potential methods to unlock the stalled schemes and bring about their progression either directly or by working in collaboration with public/private sector partners.”
A recent government inspection into the council also highlighted wider concerns about the council’s regeneration department and its role in some problem developments in the city.
Wider reforms of the department are now underway as part of the council’s improvement plan.
Members of the strategic development and housing select committee will hear further updates about the work being undertaken on stalled developments at a meeting next Thursday.
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