Council gets ball rolling on £5m Walton Breck Road investment
Proposed improvements for the neighbourhood around Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium have been opened to consultation as part of a wider regeneration framework.
Residents, businesses, and road users are being invited to contribute to the process, on which Liverpool City Council is working with design consultancy Aecom.
According to the consultation boards, the intention is to go out to tender for construction in early 2026.
The proposed improvements are part of a wider regeneration effort under the Anfield spatial regeneration framework and aim to “create a greener, safer, and more inclusive high street”.
The intention is that the scheme will also support matchday operations around the recently expanded Anfield stadium, and integrate with other ongoing projects in the area.
Covered by the scheme are Walton Breck Road, the main thoroughfare that runs close to the rear of the Kop at Anfield, along with Oakfield Road, Pulford Street, Back Rockfield Road, and Gilman Street.
Features of the proposed project include:
- Improved public realm and pedestrian connectivity
- New soft landscaping and tree planting (excluding Pulford Street and Back Rockfield Road)
- Upgraded footways and paving using high-quality materials
- Carriageway resurfacing and improved drainage
- Modernised street lighting
- A new mini-roundabout at the junction of Walton Breck Road and Oakfield Road
- Reduced road widths and speed limits to calm traffic
- Reconfigured on-street parking and relocated pedestrian crossings
LCC said that these plans are part of a wider £250m investment into the Anfield community, which has included a programme of housing. Brownfield sites around Anfield are also intended to be advanced under the North Liverpool new town initiative.
Consultation is taking place online until Friday 22 August, while people can attend a drop-in event at The Liverpool Lighthouse, Oakfield Road, L4 0UF on Wednesday 13 August, between10am and 5pm.
A mini-roundabout, traffic calming and public realm interventions, as envisaged on consultation boards. Credit: LCC
Feedback will help shape the final (Stage 2) detailed design before construction begins.
Cllr Dan Barrington, cabinet member for transport and connectivity at LCC, said: “This £5m investment in Walton Breck Road is about more than just infrastructure – it’s about creating a safer, greener, and more welcoming environment for everyone who lives, works, and visits Anfield.
“These improvements will help knit together the community, support local businesses, and ensure the area continues to thrive as part of our long-term regeneration plans.”
Cllr Nick Small, cabinet member for growth and economy, added: “We’re proud to be bringing forward a scheme that reflects the voices and needs of our residents.
“From better lighting and safer crossings to new green spaces and improved accessibility, this project is a direct response to what people have told us they want to see. I encourage everyone to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of Walton Breck Road.”
Also potentially coming forward in the area is Anfield Square, the 2.5-acre plot close to the stadium for which LCC paid Your Housing Group £381,000 earlier this year for its remaining interests. After a business case could not be agreed on for YHG to take plans forward, and an approach from LFC was rebuffed, the council is to market the site.
How many years and consultations is this now, you know sometimes the designers and developers have the vision, while the local people have a low horizon of expectation, so don’t expect this area to get much of an uplift in appearance.
By Anonymous
Snails pace
By Anonymous
FFS it’s all come 40 to 50 years to LATE . Are these people living in a Time warp .
By A very old local Resident.
On what grounds were LFC rebuffed in wanting to purchase the 2.5 acre plot next to the ground? Wasn’t if going to be used for building a hotel?
By Anonymous
Vote Labour they say, your city will be better off !!!!
By Anonymous
We do not need democratically elected councils. Let profit-oriented business folk determine what is built, where, and how, and Liverpool folk will enthuse! or not.
By Anonymous
What has happened to the shops we were promised, the area has been derelict for 13 years now so saying you’re going to widen pavements, narrow road etc, is not what we want to hear, we need shops, post office, chemist, sports centre, all.of this we’ve been promised before, doesn’t !matter what residents say it’s already done and dusted. Can’t trust a word you say.
By Anonymous
Why are the council always obstructive towards LFC when the reason the area for the area resurgence is because of the club and the revenue it brings to the city. As for this nonsense scheme why hasn’t the whole of the area around Anfield been pedestrianised but that would mean the council using common sense!!!
By Tony
I just don’t understand why the site wasn’t sold to LFC. Classic case of the LCC wanting control of something without the money to develop the site.
By Anonymous
promised all this when I lived in varten street was gonna get back gardens .. they put compulsory purchase order on all the houses and knocked em all down sold area to a developer dont believe the lies
By Anonymous
Hope this will go ahead as Walton Breck Road is a mess. To be honest its for the fans who visit not so much for residents. We don’t need more houses building. This road has been left in a state for far too long.
By Anonymous
Not being funny, but how come this is being even consulted on when the city council have done sweet FA about access to The Hill Dickinson Stadium
By Al
Won’t happen. Promises Promises again. Walton Breck Rd and Oakfield Rd are worse now than when I started to go to the match 59 years ago; as is Breck Road. Full of dog mess, broken pavements, tinned up houses and litter. Not all the council fault though. Also the decent accommodation Not always going to the local families who have lived there for years. Anfield needs a deep clean.
By Roy
It’s about time the people of Liverpool judged these councillors on their records, not their rosettes. If you do what you’ve always done then you will always get the same results. Time for you to start thinking !
By Well anyway