Liverpool City Council has decided to go to the High Court to challenge the decision by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to reject the proposed regeneration of the Welsh Streets.
Confirming the appeal Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for Housing, Councillor Ann O’Byrne, said: ‘We are not prepared to stand by and see Eric Pickles ignore local people and his own independent planning inspector. The long-suffering residents of the Welsh Streets have now been waiting more than a decade for new homes and we are standing up against this unacceptable political interference from Whitehall and challenging the decision. This scheme was carefully developed and supported by the vast majority of local people in a thorough and detailed consultation.’
