The long-awaited regeneration of a vacant plot of land in the shadow of Liverpool FC’s stadium has taken a step forward after the city council acquired Your Housing Group’s remaining land interests.
Liverpool City Council has paid £381,000 to housing association YHG for 18 leasehold and freehold titles remaining from when there were still houses on the 2.5-acre Anfield Square site.
The plot has been cleared and the YHG deal will allow the authority to move towards being able to market the site with a clean title and “enable the realisation of the long-term regeneration vision for this site”, the council said.
The city council intends to bring the site to market alone after failing to agree a business case with YHG for the redevelopment of the plot and turning down an approach from the football club to deliver a hotel there, according to council documents.
The authority wants to deliver a “best-in-class development comprising a mix of leisure, entertainment, and employment uses, encouraging public interaction and providing essential public amenities”, the documents state.
An options analysis is currently being undertaken to design a development brief for the redevelopment of the site.
Last October, _Place North West_ reported the council is [looking at short-term uses](https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/liverpool-explores-meanwhile-use-for-vacant-anfield-plot/) to activate the site before a longer-term solution is drawn up.
The meanwhile use could be brought forward in partnership with the football club, the council confirmed last year.
The authority’s Anfield Spatial Regeneration Framework refers to the site as “a significant development opportunity capable of accommodating a range of uses to improve the vibrancy and economic potential of the area”.
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