Huyton

Huyton Village Centre is a well-established shopping destination for the local community. Home to the main civic campus of the Borough, the Village Centre is well served by public transport and offers a range of independent and national retailers alongside a growing night-time economy and an events programme (subject to the availability of funding).

The council has a 10-year development plan to further improve Huyton Village Centre with work already well underway to enhance the local area creating new opportunities for retail, leisure, commercial and residential development.

In the last three years in particular, the Village Centre has established its own blossoming night-time economy. This has been supported by an extensive programme of improvements to shop fronts, which have seen the installation of new windows, doors, signage and lighting across the village centre. These key improvements have allowed for more food and beverage operators to consider Huyton, with a range of establishments opening up. This includes a Steak House alongside Mediterranean, Italian, Greek and Turkish eateries.

Plans are currently progressing to bring a “maker-space” into the Village Centre (in the former Boots building). Maker spaces provide a location for people to gather to co-create, share ideas, resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. Many use the maker-space building as an opportunity to develop their skills, develop networks and use it as a first step to venture out into the business world.

Key sites are primed and ready for development which has included the demolition of outdated buildings and site works so that they are ready for future development.

The train station has also benefitted from investment alongside improvements to CCTV and the illumination of key gateway landmarks – Archway Road railway bridge and St Michael’s Church.

Future plans include the creation of a commercial district (which will include the council’s HQ, a hotel, commercial and residential accommodation), a village green and significant improvements to the high street and station gateway area. This provides the potential for approximately 1,700 jobs and a £50.8m boost to the local economy.