The Mossley Hill Royal British Legion on Rose Lane could be converted into apartments under new plans.

A hybrid application has been submitted to Liverpool City Council for the construction of 22 flats on the site of the South Liverpool social club.

According to proposals brought forward by Mr D McQueen, the front part of the main building will remain, with some demolition to the rear and side.

The applicant has recently purchased the site from The Royal British Legion after the charity decided it was no longer viable to continue operating the social club due to dwindling funds and a drop in membership.

Under the plans, the main building will be converted to house eight apartments, with a further 14 flats located in new buildings at the rear where a bowling green and car park are currently located.

The bowling green continues to be used occasionally, but it’s understood the organisation which uses it has sourced alternative facilities.

Before becoming a Royal British Legion, the building was a church hall known as the Mossley Church Hall Institute.

A document included with the planning application reads: “The scheme seeks to use a previously developed site and has been designed to provide a high quality scheme with its own identity and coherent character, whilst minimising impact on residents and low impact on the surrounding open countryside.

“The proposed use is consistent with the prevailing residential use of the local area, and it provides greater choice for larger quality housing in the area.

“The amount, scale, appearance and layout, all provide for a high quality built environment that fully accounts for the prevailing character and appearance of the area and so ensures that the overall scheme does not have an unacceptable harmful impact on the character and appearance of the area.

“The site access is carefully considered to provide a safe, visually secure and accessible local environment, reflecting the scale of the local architecture language of the site, whilst providing a contemporary architectural feel to the development.”

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