Bootle regeneration plans take shape - what's next for the Merseyside town?
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00The regeneration of Bootle Town Centre has been years in the making but there are signs work is starting to bear fruit.
00:07Ever since Sefton Council purchased the Strand back in 2017, there's been a great deal of anticipation for the promised transformation of the area.
00:14The redevelopment plans, the opening of the new salt and tar venue and imminent demolition of the Strand are all visible indicators that changes started to happen and progress is being made.
00:26Bootle Strand was purchased by Sefton Council in 2017 for £32.5 million and the borough laid out plans for a landmark regeneration project to secure its future.
00:36Plans were accelerated in March 2023 with the award of £20 million as part of the government's levelling up fund.
00:42Planning permission to demolish parts of the shopping centre were granted in December and the commencement of these works will represent the first phase of Bootle Strand's repurposing.
00:51With the opening of a major new venue, launch of Bootle International Festival and the forthcoming demolition works, the future's bright for Sefton.