Romal’s Brunswick Quay transformation to go before committee

Greg Malouf’s development company is seeking permission to deliver 559 flats on Liverpool’s waterfront, having taken control of the site from Maro last year. 

Romal Capital is hopeful of securing consent to push ahead with the redevelopment of Brunswick Quay, a scheme that has been in the pipeline for several years, next week. 

Maro Developments obtained planning permission to build four-residential blocks at the 3.8-acre site in 2018 but a Section 106 was not signed, meaning the scheme could not progress. 

Maro updated the plans in 2023 before Romal became involved in 2025. 

Romal’s plan – which is almost identical to Maro’s in terms of scale – will go before Liverpool City Council’s planning committee next week with a recommendation for approval. 

The development is made up of 251 one-bed units, 281 with two bedrooms, and 27 with three. No affordable units are proposed due to viability constraints. The four buildings would rise to eight, 10, 12 and, 13 storeys.

To learn more, search for reference number 18F/1932 on Liverpool City Council’s planning portal. 

Romal is among the most active on Liverpool’s waterfront in recent years having delivered more than 300 apartments and with another 200 under construction. 

Malouf successfully sued Peel for breach of contract last year. A judge found in favour of Romal, which claimed Peel moved the goalposts on a land deal, resulting in a substantial loss of earnings.