Venues rush to be ready for Everton kick-off
Vendors race to open before the first game of Everton’s season, with plans being submitted for a Greek food hall, while two other projects are locked in licensing disputes with the city council.
Laros food hall
Greek restaurant chain Laros is aiming to open a 12,600 sq ft eatery, looking to take advantage of the footfall around the 53,700-capacity Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Laros’s owner, Nikolaos Fylladitakis, has lodged an application to Liverpool City Council with the assistance of planner McGrath Associates.
Plans suggest the food-led venue will predominantly provide a street food market hall with a bar and delicatessen.
Further bars with live sports shown on large screens have also been proposed, in addition to bookable function rooms.
The converted nightclub’s façade, which fronts onto Regent Street, is to be given a Greek-themed makeover – the only external work to be undertaken.
Adaptations will be made to ensure simple wheelchair access.
Laros has sought a licence to be open between 10am and 4am, seven days a week. Laros already has sites in Liverpool city centre, Mossley Hill, Blackstock Market, and Ardwick in Manchester.
Hill Dickinson Stadium’s first full-capacity game will take place against AS Roma this Saturday.
This rush has meant that various schemes have jumped the gun and begun work on their venues before full planning permission has been secured.
To view the application, use the planning reference number 25F/1907 in Liverpool City Council’s planning portal.
The marquee would sit directly opposite the stadium, across Regent Road. Credit: via Bond Media Agency
The Holy Trinity marquee
The Holy Trinity venue off Regent Road, a proposed marquee capable of hosting up to 1,500 guests, has been threatened with losing its licence due to the fan zone’s construction before receiving consent from the local authority.
Liverpool City Council has launched an investigation into the company behind the plans, Mersey View Leisure.
Around 22,870 sq ft of food and beverage space would be opened up at the former Terry’s Timber site directly across from the new stadium if the plan goes ahead.
Mersey View Leisure has declined to comment.
To view the application, use the planning reference number 25F/1184 in Liverpool City Council’s planning portal.
The membership-only venue will provide a premium offer to groups of fans. Credit: via Howard Kendall Suite
The Howard Kendall Suite
Intersky Commercial Enterprises’ application for a 22,000 sq ft, 140-capacity shipping container venue at Collingwood Dock, to be called the Howard Kendall Suite, was also berated for its early movement of containers onto the site, which the city council had not finalised permission for.
Subsequently, an investigation into Intersky has been launched by the city council.
A representative of Liverpool City Council’s planning and building authority told Place North West: “This disregard for the planning regulatory process suggests the applicant will be spurred on to proceed further with its unauthorised development in time for the start of the new football season.”
A spokesperson for the Howard Kendall Suite rebuffed and told Place: “We are adhering to all advice and remain in contact with all relevant parties, including the city council’s planning department, building control, and licensing committees.”
To view the application, use the planning reference number 25F/1680 in Liverpool City Council’s planning portal.
