Liverpool City Council has launched plans for regeneration schemes worth £1.5bn, which could create 12,000 construction jobs.

New projects for the city include the next phase in the regeneration of Kings Dock, which includes an Olympic-standard ice rink, along with an extreme sports complex, restaurants and family homes.

Parts of Lime Street and Mount Pleasant are set for transformation, with plans to deliver a new television and music venue, hotel, cinema, family restaurants, shops and accommodation for mature students.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said,

“Regenerating the city centre is vital but we are also working hard to deliver transformation across Liverpool as a whole – Greater Homer Street, Edge Lane and Anfield are all now seeing significant progress and there will be more to come in the future, with thousands of new and refurbished homes planned city-wide.”

Planning applications will be submitted by the end 2014/early 2015.