PLANNING | Liverpool approves all schemes from bumper agenda
Liverpool’s new cruise terminal, a link road at Waterloo Dock, the redevelopment of the Echo Building into hotel, offices and retail, alongside more than 850 flats have been granted planning permission by the city council.
APPROVED
Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal
Applicant: Liverpool City Council
Architect: Stride Treglown, with Ramboll as engineer
Planner: JLL
Value: £50m
Main contractor: McLaughlin & Harvey
The city council’s plans to build a new Cruise Liner Terminal at Princes Jetty include the dismantling of all existing structures at the site and the construction of the terminal on a suspended dock structure.
The council is understood to have picked McLaughlin & Harvey to deliver the works, beating a shortlist of Graham, John Sisk & Son, VolkerWessels with Willmott Dixon, and Bam Nuttall with Bam Construction.
The new terminal will be able to accommodate larger ships of up to 3,600 passengers, creating a “landmark tourist facility” for the city.
Echo Building
Developer: Trinity Mirror with Trinity Investment Management and Paradigm Investment Management
Hotel operator: Melia Hotels International
Office space: 44,000 sq ft
Retail space: 17,000 sq ft
Architect: Corstorphine + Wright
The conversion of the Echo Building into a hotel, office, and retail space at the ground floor is approved, subject to a legal agreement. The former home of the Liverpool Echo, the building will house a 207-bed hotel, restaurant and bar, conference space, and roof terrace once complete.
Place North West revealed two contractors, ISG and MAC, were shortlisted to deliver the project.
Merseyside Police HQ
Applicant: Merseyside Police
Architect: Ryder Architecture
Main contractor: Willmott Dixon
Office space: 137,000 sq ft
The four-storey building is due to be built on an eight-acre site bordering Scotland Road, St Anne Street, and the approach to the Kingsway Tunnel.
The building will replace the force’s existing headquarters at Canning Place, and Merseyside Police said the move would be £780,000 cheaper than restoring Canning Place, and would save £380,000 a year in running costs.
Construction work is set to start in the summer.
West Waterloo Dock link road
Applicant: Liverpool City Council
Designer: Amey
The proposed road forms the second phase of the council’s City Centre Connectivity plan, and includes the improvement of the existing junction of Waterloo Road and the widening of the main road and Trafalgar Bridge.
It is designed to provide access to and from the proposed new Isle of Man ferry terminal, which will relocate from its existing site at Prince Parade to West Waterloo Dock.
Copperas Hill Police Station
Developer: Study Inn
Architect: The Design Buro
Planner: Cerda Planning
Student beds: 220
Copperas Hill police station is due to be demolished to make way for a mixed six-and-seven storey building, developed by student accommodation firm Study Inn.
The plans include a mix of studio and cluster flats alongside a common room, gym, cinema, and meeting rooms.
It is the second time the proposals have been considered by Liverpool’s planning committee; a similar application was approved in August last year, but the applicant made some small amends including increasing the number of student beds from 206 to 220.
Flats and commercial, Seel Street
Applicant: Elliot Group
Architect: Falconer Chester Hall
Planner: Zerum
Storeys: 11
Apartments: 200
The proposals by HDCO EPL3, a special purpose developer headed up by Elliot Group boss Elliot Lawless, are to demolish the existing buildings bordered by Seel Street, David Lewis Street and Gradwell Street and replace them with an 11-storey building, called The Address.
This will contain 200 apartments, ground floor commercial space, a gym, and a rooftop garden, and sits next to the ongoing redevelopment of Wolstenholme Square, which is also being brought forward by Elliot Group.
The block will also include resident facilities such as terraces and a spa.
Student accommodation, 56 Norfolk Street
Developer: Borden Properties
Architect: NS Architects
Planner: The Planning Studio
Apartments: 126 studio flats
Proposals by Borden Properties for an eight-storey block of 126 studio flats returned to the planning committee, after the plans were first recommended for approval in January this year.
Borden had submitted a planning application for 171 studio flats but this was negotiated down to 126 following discussions with the council.
Student accommodation, Oldham Place
Developer: Kenworth Liverpool Investments
Architect: Inkdrawn
Planner: Iceni
Student flats: 210
The proposals are for a site off Mount Pleasant, formerly used as a car park, and include 210 student bedrooms over eight storeys, along with a ground floor retail unit.
St James Court residential
Developer: Citipads
Architect: Falconer Chester Hall
Planner: Zerum
Storeys: 12 and nine
Citipads’ proposals are for a 217-apartment block on a site bordering St James Court, New Bird Street and Greenland Steet, at the southern edge of the Baltic Triangle.
Alongside the apartments, the plans also include two ground-floor commercial units, 37 car parking spaces, and external amenity space.
Existing buildings, including partially-occupied industrial units, will be demolished to make way for the project.
Clegg Street residential
Developer: Caro
Architect: Falconer Chester Hall
Planner: Zerum
Apartments: 97
Height: Five to eight storeys
The scheme will replace a dilapidated industrial building. A series of ‘steps’ into the Great Homer Street façade have been created to allow for terraces for use by residents.
Cue Grosvenor eyeing-up Canning Place once vacated. Let’s hope we get something very special.
By LEighteen
A new Selfridges in Canning Place maybe?
By Kayla Bibby
Apparently we can’t have a Selfridges due to restrictive contract with Trafford Centre what they have signed up to. But don’t see any problem in something else as definitely need something high end! Please Grosvenor?????? Harvey Nics/Liberty………….
By Lizzy Baggot
That’s nonsense about Selfridges there is no such thing.
By Just Be
Getting a bigger HN in Liverpool will depend on how the one already there is performing – if that isnt satisfying and pushing over targets then it wont be financially beneficial. And as for the restrictive covenant on Selfridges, it wouldnt surprise me with Peel/Intu.
By CitySpotter
If Selfridges were to expand they’d be open in Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow by now, intu cannot stop them from doing that.
By Just Be
It is a well known fact. There are all sorts of things that can be put into property agreements which I am sure you will know?. If a Selfridges were to open in Liverpool the Trafford Centre would suffer significantly given that Selfridges is the only ‘out of the ordinary shop’ in the Trafford Centre. Most of the other shops you can get elsewhere John Lewis, Debenhams etc. So Selfridges are well aware how important they are to the Trafford Centre and have significant say within the Trafford Centre. Trafford Centre Selfridges makes more money than the Manchester city centre one and this is attributed greatly to the ‘Scouse Pound’ – despite Selfridges in Manchester city centre selling more high end brands like Chanel and Tiffany etc. The Trafford Centre has more turnover. (as previously advised Chanel and the higher end brands will not allow a store to stock its product if not in a city centre location – which Trafford Centre is not) As an aside John Lewis are not allowed to sell certain items in the Trafford Centre store (as they came after Selfridges to the centre) only on line if items that Selfridges are selling – as Selfridges have the control on some high end items – did you not know this? GHD hair styling products being one example!
By Lizzy Baggot