PBSA plotted for Liverpool’s St Anne Street
Billed as Rose Studios, the 103-bed project has been designed by Enhanced Architecture for SW Properties.
Plans have now been lodged with Liverpool City Council for the development, at 104 St Anne Street – the site sits north of the city centre, across from the new Merseyside Police HQ. It sits to the east of the Pumpfields regeneration zone.
The Planning Studio has lodged the plans for the Liverpool-registered developer. SW Properties NW, which owns the site.
SW Properties’ professional team also includes NoiseAir, Tyrer Ecological Consultants, SCP Transport Planning, e3p, DGC and Base Energy.
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The proposal is for a part five and part six storey building, with 103 studio apartments and amenity spaces including a gym and communal study areas.
Previously used as a car hire site, this is a brownfield plot, mostly hardstanding, with two single-storey structures. Enhanced Architecture makes the case that “currently the site represents a break in the continuity of the surrounding urban fabric, creating a noticeable fracture in the established grain of the area”.
Enhanced goes on to describe how the area is moving from low-intensity industrial uses to residential, referencing schemes coming forward including the £46.9m Angel Gardens, where a Section 106 deal has just been finalised.
Another neighbour is Rose Place, where Legacie pivoted from a private residential scheme to a consent for 280 student bedspaces.
In its planning statement, The Planning Studio said that SW Properties has owned the site for two years, and will ultimately look to sell the site on to a buyer to deliver the student accommodation.
No pre-application discussions have taken place with LCC, which is attributed by TPS to a keenness to press on and secure consent so that meaningful dialogue with PBSA specialists can begin in earnest – the applicant’s aim is for the scheme to be delivered in time for the September 2028 student intake.
Documents relating to the scheme can be viewed on the LCC planning portal with the reference 26F/0818.
The ground floor includes a gym. Credit: planning documents
