Pub giant plans 30-bed Southport hotel

JD Wetherspoon wants to convert the upper floors of the Sir Henry Segrave on Lord Street.

The pub giant, which has more than 900 sites nationally, has submitted a planning application to Sefton Council seeking permission to create 30 hotel rooms on the first and second floors of the building.

Named after the first racing driver to break 200mph, the Sir Henry Segrave pub itself would also undergo a refurbishment.

JH Architects is advising JD Wetherspoon on the proposals.

To learn more about the plans, search for application reference number DC/2024/00999 on Sefton Council’s planning portal.

Southport may soon be in need of more hotel rooms due to the proposed £73m Marine Lake Event Centre, which is anticipated to attract more than 500,000 visitors annually. Work on the scheme began in 2023.

Earlier this year, plans for another hotel project on Lord Street were approved. Garrick Southport won consent to convert the former Garrick Theatre into a 109-bed venue.

In other Southport hotel news, administrators are still seeking a buyer for the 131-bedroom Southport Waterfront Hotel, previously known as Bliss Hotel, which is located next door to the proposed Marine Lake Events Centre.