Plan to create a 'city of villages'

The Lib Dems want to create 'a series of resilient villages and communities'

- By LIAM THORP

A MAJOR plan has been put forward that presents a vision to turn Liverpool into a 'city of villages'.

Liverpool's main opposition party, the Liberal Democrats, has presented its radical plan for housing in the city, which it says would be implemented if they take control of the council after the next local elections in 2027.

The party, led by Cllr Carl Cashman, is hoping to oust Labour and take charge of the local authority for the first time since 2008. In its major document, the Lib Dems say their key housing policies include, crucially, building council housing.

The party says it will reestablish a housing revenue account using what is known as Section 106 money (cash provided by developers as they build) as initial capital.

Another key policy is to establish a council-led taskforce to crack down on poor, dangerous and unhealthy housing in the city, while a separate taskforce will include good private sector landlords and will take on the bad private sector landlords.