A new partnership for Liverpool’s next great neighbourhood
Urban Splash and igloo Regeneration are working together to redevelop Festival Gardens – one of Liverpool’s most iconic regeneration opportunities.
Originally Jericho Beach, this stretch of wooded shoreline on the Mersey estuary later became an oil refinery and municipal waste site. Its rebirth came in 1984 as the setting for the UK’s only International Garden Festival, opened by Queen Elizabeth II and visited by more than 3.4 million people.
In 2010, parts of the original gardens were restored as Festival Park, and Liverpool City Council, Homes England, and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority have since invested heavily in re-landscaping and remediation, preparing the site for a bold new chapter.
Now, Urban Splash and igloo Regeneration will transform the 27-acre site into a vibrant, sustainable, multigenerational neighbourhood, nestled in landscape – a new kind of place for Liverpool that balances homes, green spaces, and community life for present and future generations.
If you’d like to stay informed or take part in shaping Festival Gardens’ future, register your interest below.
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Festival Gardens is a new chapter in Liverpool’s story. Register your interest on the form below to discover the opportunities ahead.
Homes for all
Festival Gardens will offer a rich mix of homes, tenures, and lifestyles, with 800 homes in total, including 440 in phase one.
Delivered by our partners: Alpha Living (ExtraCare housing), Regenda (affordable and social housing), and Starship (modern methods of construction), the homes will range from affordable and social rent to co-housing, ExtraCare living, and private sale.
And the wider neighbourhood will be super connected and welcoming, with shared spaces, green routes, and riverside amenities for the community. Inspired by the festival heritage, it will celebrate diversity and design excellence.
Our ideas are just the beginning, shaped and refined through collaboration with the people who know and love Liverpool best.
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