McLaren lodges Liverpool student plans
The developer wants to build a 242-bedroom project on the former Ritz Roller Rink site off Mulberry Street.
Designed by Cartwright Pickard, McLaren Property’s scheme would see the former skating complex, which fronts Myrtle Street, knocked down.
A campaign to protect the building led by the local group Love Canning failed in 2016 when Historic England opted against granting it listed status.
The roller rink closed in the 1960s and became a youth club. The building has more recently been used as a furniture store.
Once the site has been cleared, McLaren proposes building an eight-storey student accommodation block featuring 165 cluster flats and 77 studios.
The site has been the subject of two previous applications for student accommodation developments.
In 2015, Lady Maddison lodged proposals for a 276-bedroom student scheme. Three years later, Property Capital put forward plans for an 11-storey building featuring 336 units.
Neither application progressed and both were subsequently withdrawn.
CBRE is advising McLaren on planning matters. To learn more, search for application reference 23F/1190 on Liverpool City Council’s planning portal.
