page_title: Granby Four Streets
section_title: Community regeneration
hierarchical_section_title: Granby Four Streets / Renewal schemes / Community regeneration
caption_attribution_description: English: Ducie Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, England.
context_page_description: The Granby Four Streets is an area in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, comprising four streets at the tip of a triangle near the Grade II* listed Princes Park. The streets, designed by Welsh architect Richard Owens and built by Welsh workers during the late 19th century are Beaconsfield Street, Cairns Street, Jermyn Street and Ducie Street. A fifth street, Granby Street, connects the four streets together and mostly contains commercial units.
  The Granby Streets area is among the oldest multicultural neighbourhoods in the country, due to immigration following Britain's post-war period. During the 1960s, the area was designated a "twilight area", resulting in many residents moving out and properties being taken over by landlords with little interest in maintaining the houses. Housing charity Shelter worked in the area during the 1970s, investing money into refurbishing houses in what was one of the earliest examples of community neighbourhood regeneration.
context_section_description: The council launched the "Homes for a Pound" scheme in 2013 in the Granby Four Streets area, which saw over 2,500 applicants apply. The proposal, referred to as the homesteading plan, came after a £25 million agreement with redeveloper LeaderOne collapsed, an arrangement that had planned to redevelop housing in Granby and nearby areas. One of the earliest homes renovated under the £1 homes scheme was in Cairns Street in 2014, when a taxi driver spent over £30,000 refurbishing a four-bedroom, double-fronted property and promised to live in the property for at least the next five years. As of May 2015, just 70 residents lived in an area of 200 homes. By late 2015, 77 properties were under renovation with support from the council and housing associations, while owners of 34 homes were supported in undertaking improvements to the facades of their properties. Additionally, 38 properties were being redeveloped in Cairns Street and Jermyn Street respectively, while 24 homes were being improved by Plus Dane. Councillor Frank Holt, who was a member on the housing committee, said "the area is literally being reborn", thanking partners and the local community for formulating a plan following years of false dawns.
  The residents' Community Land Trust purchased 13 properties on Cairns Street for £1 each as part of the council scheme and proceeded to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds to make them habitable. As well as houses, the Granby CLT also took ownership of four derelict shops on the corner of Granby and Cairns Street. Reconstruction and renovation of other properties by residents used low–cost materials and left over waste from demolitions. Various partners have worked on the project, including HMS Housing Solutions, Plus Dane and Liverpool Mutual Homes among others, plus private individuals.
  In September 2018, then–Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn hailed the community as a "blueprint for what the rest of the UK could look like under a Labour Government", praising the success of campaigners and residents in regenerating the streets.
caption: Ducie Street, pictured derelict in 2013
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