Greenbank Park visitors could benefit from a new café as plans to develop the facility have been recommended for the green light.

Located in the former potting shed at the park’s entrance on Greenbank Road, the proposals are for the partial demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to form a café with an outdoor seating terrace adjoining the walled garden close to the playground and boating lake.

Formerly part of the Greenbank House estate owned by the Rathbone family, the potting shed is located within the Sefton Park Conservation Area and in poor condition with the proposed design, by Cass Associates, similar to that of Sefton Park’s Aviary café and new café.

The report submitted for approval says: “The head of planning considers that the proposal accords with NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) and the relevant development plan policies and therefore recommends that planning permission is granted subject to conditions.”

The plans will be debated at next week’s [23 February] planning committee meeting where issues will include the environmental and traffic impact the development will have from expanding the potting shed site and increased visitor numbers to the area without new parking in the plans.

Councillors Laura Robertson-Collins and James Roberts support the plans, believing it will bring a welcome facility to the local economy, benefiting residents and visitors to the area while providing a valuable resource.

Cass has previously built café and leisure structures around the region including at Ness Botanic Gardens, the Calderstones’ Story Barn, Liverpool Sailing Club and other projects in Prescot and Wirral.

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