Plans for 800 new homes clears major hurdle

Summary

In 2017 former Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson proposed building up to 2,500 new homes on what is now known as the Festival Gardens site, as well as a new Mersey Ferry terminal. The ferry idea was soon shelved and the number of homes cut to 1,500.

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