Investors and occupiers sought for Anfield high street

Investors and occupiers are being sought for a rebuilt high street that is under development next to Liverpool FC’s stadium.Anfield is set to get a new high street featuring shops, commercial premises, homes and apartments under the proposals. Liverpool City Council and its partners unveiled their vision for Walton Breck Road, which is the area’s main thoroughfare, to businesses at an event in the new Main Stand last week.Work to demolish scores of derelict buildings on the street has already started, while new retail, commercial, residential and leisure spaces are due to be built over the next two years. They will be available for sale and to let to interested investors and operators.The road is also going to be redesigned to create wider pavements and make it more pedestrian-friendly, with new outdoor spaces and landscaping.The work, which will be carried out in phases over the next two years, represents the latest stage in a £260m regeneration plan announced in 2013 that is being driven by a partnership of Liverpool City Council, Your Housing Group and Liverpool FC. Rejuvenation of the high street was identified at that time as a key project and is to be led by developer Keepmoat working in partnership with a company called Priority Spaces.In the next two years, there are plans to build a new hotel adjacent to the high street as well as further housing renovation and building. Talks on the hotel development are currently at an advanced stage.