Liverpool looks to trigger work at £70m Littlewoods studio

The conversion of the Gostins Building into a hotel and a change of use for Gladstone House return to committee, as too long has been taken to conclude Section 106 agreements.

The university is to overhaul the lecture theatre complex at its Hope Park campus in Childwall, part-demolishing the building and expanding the overall footprint.

A further £36m is to be committed to building 2,600 homes on brownfield sites across the city region’s six local authority areas.

Under plans lodged with Liverpool City Council, Torus is to redevelop the 12-acre Melwood facility in West Derby into a residential scheme featuring 96 extra care apartments, 66 houses and a sports academy run by ex-players Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler. 

The Port of Garston will benefit from a share of £5m that Associated British Ports plans to spend on preparing vacant plots for redevelopment in a bid to support the UK’s supply chain, including the manufacturing and renewable energy sectors. 

Funder Maslow Capital is providing the Liverpool-based developer with a finance package to deliver the 196-apartment Merchant’s Wharf. 

Merseyside’s commercial and residential development was under the spotlight as industry and public sector experts came together to discuss the future of the region.

Consent was handed down for the second phase of Glenbrook and Baring’s The Keel, and nearly 200 homes at Stanley Dock being delivered by Torus.