Approval secured for 237 beds in Liverpool
Molyneux Developments got the green light for its 99-bed student accommodation project at Gildart Street, as did Sinergy’s bid to complete a 138-home project that stalled after a fire in January.
Liverpool City Council voted on both schemes during its planning committee meeting on Tuesday. The decisions were in line with officer recommendation.
Gildart Street
- Application reference number: 23F/3075
A proposal from Molyneux Developments to construct a £12m, 99-bed student block in the Fabric District of the Knowledge Quarter was approved unanimously.
The seven-storey purpose-built student accommodation building will provide a gym, study spaces, a reception, and a roof terrace.
Plans are for 14 studios and 85 bedrooms organised in clusters. Each cluster will consist of groups of between nine and 10 student bedrooms, with a communal kitchen and lounge space.
There will be basement storage for up to 116 bicycles.
A 1,750 sq ft self-contained commercial unit on the ground floor is also part of the development.
Work on the build is expected to be complex, Alex Fairhurst, managing director of AJF Engineering Consultants commented: “General logistics and materials storage will need to be meticulously planned and coordinated to avoid disruptions, and to allow the project to run smoothly.
“We’re looking forward to the challenge.”
Kevin Odger of Molyneux Developments added: “My thanks go to Liverpool council for their guidance throughout the application process.
“We’ve sought to work collaboratively, and today’s approval is evidence of that working.”
Before works scheduled for early 2025 begin, a former textile warehouse on the site will be demolished.
Construction is expected to take at least 24 months.
The project’s planning consultant was Baltic Planning and Development, while the plans were designed by Revival Architect.
The wider Fox Street Village scheme has been stalled since 2019. Block D was damaged in a fire in January. Credit: Google Earth
Land southeast of 50-56 Fox Street
- Application reference number: 21F/1699
An application from Sinergy to retain and complete works on 138 homes at Fox Street Village’s Block D has been approved.
The five-storey C-shaped block will also host 1,500 sq ft of commercial space on its ground floor.
Four councillors voted in favour of the decision, while two voted against.
A basement floor will contain four two-bed flats, and the ground floor will have 18 two-bed flats, two single-bed homes, and two studios.
The remaining four floors will each contain 28 homes – a mix of 20 two-beds, six studios, and two single-bed flats.
There will be 34 provided car parking spaces, and landscaping works will also be undertaken.
The exterior of Block D was completed before the original developer Primesite’s administration in 2019, and was then damaged by a fire in January.
