Liverpool approves 282 homes, city centre hotel
An 11-storey student block off Roscoe Street and 64 flats off St James Street received planning permission at the city council’s planning committee on Tuesday, as well as the conversion of the former Cavern Walks shopping centre.
Former Brookside actor Philip Olivier’s application for the transformation of a former Mersey-crossing ferry, The Daffodil, to create a floating restaurant was withdrawn.
The company has been approached for comment.
Roscoe Street
Application number: 22F/2689
An 11-storey apartment block will be delivered on the vacant one-acre plot at Oldham Place, following its approval by Liverpool City Council’s planning committee.
The apartment block will provide 218 student studios, including 10 four-bed cluster apartments.
Fold2 Architecture has designed the scheme, which will create a total of 258 student beds, on behalf of an unnamed investor client.
Residents will have access to a total of 1,500 sq ft of amenity space, featuring study rooms, a cinema, and a gym.
There will be no car parking spaces provided, however, 138 cycle spaces will be available.
CCG is the scheme’s environmental consultant. Soundtesting is the noise consultant.
St James Street
Application number: 20F/0702
Architect Brock Carmichael designed the revised scheme. Credit: via planning documents
Housing association Torus will create an apartment block, reaching up to 10 storeys, to deliver 64 affordable homes in the Baltic Triangle area.
Planning permission was granted for 56 apartments on the same site in 2019, however work was stalled when contractor Crossfield Construction went into liquidation in April 2022.
Revised proposals, including eight extra apartments and amended designs, have now been approved by Liverpool City Council following officer recommendations.
Architect Brock Carmichael designed the project, which will provide 27 one-bedroom and 37 two-bedroom flats.
Residents will also have access to a total of 8,900 sq ft of commercial floorspace set across eight floors.
There will be no car parking spaces provided, however 120 cycle spaces will be created.
Cavern Walks
Application number: 22F/1399
Approval means that work will now continue on the transformation of the seven upper floors of the former shopping centre on Mathew Street into a hotel.
The Cavern Walks Hotel will feature 150 suites ranging from one- to six-beds.
Out of the 150 suites, 15 will be completely accessible.
Work has already began on the redevelopment under a previous planning permission for 125 hotel suites granted in September 2019.
Footprint Design designed the revised scheme, which also includes a newly proposed first-floor function suite.
Overall, guests will have access to a total of 13,900 sq ft of entertainment and function space spread across the upper ground, mezzanine, and first floor.
JMP is the scheme’s planning consultant. Also on the project team is transport consultant SCP and noise consultant ADC Acoustics.
Yet another biscuit box. Same designs everywhere.
By John
People who live in suburban houses that look identical up and down the country love to complain about all apartment buildings looking the same
By Anonymous
Same boring designs all over the Uk.Dull , dull, dull.
By Anonymous
Juliet balconies – my arch nemesis!
By Balcony Warrior
When are the council going to invest in Walton there is no investment at all in the area we are just a dumping ground
By Anonymous
Makes me laugh people who think every single building in a city needs to be some iconic landmark. Even in Victorian times there was swathes of filler that made every city ”look the same”
By Anonymous
Anonymous – this is nothing to do with the council not investing in Walton. These are private investor schemes – they are select what and where to develop.
By Chris
Agree about the Roscoe development but the torus development on James Street looks a bit different
By George
More student accommodation.
By Anonymous
No space for cars but plenty for horse drawn carriages
By Anon
The Torus scheme is the previous Vaults block, which is mostly built but was stalled when the developer/builder folded, so this is not a complete new build it`s just 8 more apartments added to the plan.
Baltic has kind of gone quiet of late, so some new projects would be welcomed.
Finally why do some people have to always take a dig at students, they are people like me and you, and they bring life, diversity and money to our city.
By Anonymous
Let’s get more high rise builds around the city shows a position of strength
By Larry