Go-ahead for 262-bedroom Liverpool student scheme 

Located off Oldham Place, the 10-storey development can move forward following the signing of a Section 106 agreement. 

Approved in principle by Liverpool City Council in April, the authority has now handed down a decision notice granting planning consent for the 262-bedroom scheme

Under the terms of the S106 agreement, developer 11171749 Limited, which lists Kerrie Marie Baker as its sole director, will contribute £456,000 towards public open space, as well as £182,000 for the planting and maintenance of 228 trees. 

Designed by architecture practice F2A, the most recent plans for the Liverpool site provide a mixture of cluster and studio flats. 

According to Companies House, The John Halewood Settlement registered a charge against 11171749 for the Oldham Place land earlier this month. This trust manages the estate of Lambrini founder John Halewood, who died in 2011. 

Until 2005, the site was used as a car park. Since then, various proposals have come forward for its redevelopment but none have materialised.  

In 2008, Liverpool City Council granted consent for a 51-apartment project before the proposal was superseded by a six-storey student scheme four years later.  

A refreshed iteration of the student accommodation development was given the go-ahead in 2016 before Kenworth Investments won approval for a 266-bedroom project in 2017.  

In 2020, the site was acquired by 11171749 Limited, the investor behind the current proposals, according to Land Registry records.  

The plot is located next to the site of Renshaw Hall, which is currently being redeveloped into a hotel and student scheme.  

However, the developer behind that project, NR Capricornus, is in administration.  

To learn more about the Oldham Place project, search for reference number 22F/2689 on Liverpool City Council’s planning portal.