A consultation exercise will begin this week to get public feedback on the £1bn masterplan to create a “world leading” science hub in Liverpool.Paddington Village, which lies less than a mile from the city centre, is the flagship development of Liverpool’s new Knowledge Quarter and aims to create an estimated 10,000 new jobs.Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, announced the establishment of the Knowledge Quarter as one of five Mayoral Development Zones at the International Festival of Business in June.To guide its progress a draft Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) has been created. This will focus on creating a world-class investment environment for knowledge-based businesses and a new vibrant residential neighbourhood.A public consultation on the SRF will begin on Monday, 7 November 2016, running until 5pm on Friday, 23 December.Occupiers already secured for Paddington Central are the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) for a Northern Centre of Excellence, and a 45,000 sq ft ‘live-learn facility’ for Liverpool International College made up of flats and lecture halls.The arrival of the RCP will signal the start of phase one of the ten-year development site, encompassing 1.8m sq ft of high quality office and residential space.
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