Elliot to start on Georgian refurb

Liverpool City Council is to transfer its ownership of the site of England’s first mosque to support the development of an Islamic Heritage and Enterprise Centre.

Peel Energy is to develop a district heat network at Liverpool Waters development, under the name of Mersey Heat.

Ahead of the first detailed planning application being put forward at Kier and CTP's £200m Pall Mall Exchange in Liverpool, landscape architect Re-Form has outlined its designs for a 32,000 sq ft "green square" at the heart of the 10-acre masterplan.

The World Heritage Committee has approved the city’s status at its annual summit, but it remains on a list of “sites in danger”, a position it has held since Peel’s vast Liverpool Waters scheme was approved in 2012.

Consultant WSP has been chosen to develop an energy strategy for the Liverpool City Region with a focus on sustainability, increasing efficiency, and preparing the region's infrastructure for electric vehicles and energy storage.

John Turner Construction has begun work on The International Centre for Shared Reading, which involves the restoration of the grade two-listed Mansion House at Calderstones Park, Liverpool.

Business and arts leaders in Liverpool’s Fabric District have put together a vision document that will be submitted to Liverpool City Council, calling for the area to be recognised as a priority regeneration zone.

Liverpool City Council’s next Strategic Regeneration Framework is to focus on the Cavern Quarter, with the council’s next cabinet meeting asked to approve the development of a masterplan around Mathew Street.

World Heritage UK, the umbrella group representing the UK’s 31 World Heritage sites, has issued a statement expressing its support for Liverpool in the city's bid to heal its uneasy relationship with global awarding body Unesco.