BSP Masterplanning were commissioned to work in conjunction with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council to prepare a Context Study to inform the development of a Masterplan  that would aim to revitalise Prescot Town Centre and help secure its long term vitality and viability.
The Context Study considered a number of key urban design issues including historical development patterns, townscape, movement and public realm. The study identified a major opportunity to improve pedestrian connectivity between the existing Retail Park and the western edge of the town centre by creating a commercial corridor along the linking street. It also identified a number of strategic development opportunity sites and the potential to improve the legibility of the town centre as a whole by providing signage and public realm enhancements in key gateway locations and along strategic routes.