PLANNING | Liverpool residential pipeline grows with large scheme approvals

Yesterday’s planning committee saw councillors give consent to 600 flats and more than 300 student bedrooms, including the redevelopment of a former skating rink.

APPROVED

Location: Benson Street

Developer: NR Capricornus, subsidiary of London-based Niveda Realty

Scheme: Demolition of Renshaw Hall, a skating rink from the early 1900s, now an indoor car park

Buildings: Three

Flats: 62 flats for students, totalling 292 rooms

Hotel: 52 rooms

Architect: Falconer Chester Hall

Location: Fox Street and St Ann Street

Developer: Pointfield Developments

Buildings: Three

Flats: 313

Architect: Day Architectural

Location: Grafton Street

Developer: Submitted by Sutton Kersh on behalf of a private client

Homes: 301

Architect: Smith & McHugh

Planner: The Planning Studio

Value: £20m