Exciting future outlined for city’s Pumpfields & Limekilns neighbourhood

Liverpool City Council will publish a clear, long-term vision to guide regeneration, development, and place making across one of the city centre’s most strategically important growth areas.

The Pumpfields & Limekilns Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), which is set for approval at the Council’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 24 February, provides a framework for future development in the area.

This will ensure that new investment supports high quality housing, sustainable transport, employment opportunities, and the creation of vibrant, mixed-use neighbourhoods.

Last year the Council commissioned a specialist placemaking team — led by Levitt Bernstein, with Montagu Evans, Arup and Turner Works — to begin shaping a long‑term vision for Pumpfields & Limekilns. Their work engaged local stakeholders and set the foundations for a comprehensive, delivery‑focused masterplan aimed at revitalising the 75‑acre area, reconnecting it with the wider city centre, and identifying opportunities for high‑quality homes, public spaces and future investment.

The document reinforces the Council’s commitment to supporting inclusive economic growth while protecting the area’s industrial heritage and strengthening its role as a key gateway to the city centre.

The plan outlines priorities including:

• Improving the quality and diversity of housing, with a focus on affordability and sustainability
• Supporting new employment space and encouraging investment in the city’s innovation and creative sectors
• Enhancing public realm, active travel routes and open spaces
• Improving connections to the wider city centre and waterfront
• Ensuring development is environmentally responsible and supports the city’s energy efficient ambitions

The document will now enter a period of public consultation, during which residents, businesses, developers and community partners will be invited to help shape the plans.

Pumpfields & Limekilns falls within the proposed Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) – a statutory regeneration body that will accelerate development, and be a key component of Liverpool’s wider regeneration plans.

Subject to consultation feedback, the final plan will be brought back to Cabinet later in 2026 for adoption.

Cllr Nick Small, Member for Growth and Economy, said: “This is a really exciting report that will see the publication of a transformative draft masterplan for Pumpfields and Limekilns on the northern edge of Liverpool City Centre, an area that sits within the wider North Docks Mayoral Development Corporation area.

“We hope that this masterplan will help deliver a sustainable, inclusive, residential-led mixed use new neighbourhood that will see the delivery of over 7,000 new homes with active travel infrastructure, health and leisure facilities and enhanced public realm and green space to support this across six distinctive character areas. 

“We’ve undertaken public engagement already and have had positive initial feedback, now we want to go out to public consultation so that we can put in place a strong framework to shape future planning decisions and drive forward investment and delivery at pace.”