Substantial residential developments on Seel Street and in the Baltic Triangle were amongst projects approved by Liverpool City Council yesterday (3 April).

Liverpool-based architect Falconer Chester Hall (FCH) designed all five schemes which also included a new apartment complex off Great Homer Street.

Chief amongst the approvals was the final piece of Elliot Group‘s Wolstenhome Square redevelopment project, to be known as The Address, which will see 200 apartments created in a new building on Seel Street.

The Seel Street development will include the demolition of an existing two-storey building to be replaced by a residential building of between nine and 11-storeys.

The 200 apartments will be a mix of studios, one and two-bedroom units, with a gym, spa and an communal rooftop garden with views towards the River Mersey.

Elliot Lawless of Elliot Group, says: “I’m delighted with today’s decision. It will see the redevelopment of another low-quality post-war infill with a building of a more appropriate scale for its location and setting.

“Our overall masterplan is providing a strong anchor at the north west end of Ropewalks and linking it seamlessly with Liverpool ONE. The regenerative impact of this should be substantial, over time.”

Another substantial scheme gaining approval was a 217-apartment development for Citipads on a site within the Baltic Triangle bounded by St James Street, New Bird Street and Greenland Street.

St James Street development

The St James Street development also includes ground floor commercial space which has been configured to allow for use as studios/workspaces.

The building will be between nine and 12 storeys with external amenity space at the upper ground and roof levels, and will be a mix of studio, one and two-bedroom apartments.

To the north of the city centre at Clegg Street, off Great Homer Street, proposals for new build residential accommodation of 97 apartments incorporating a mix of one and two bedrooms, stepping up from five storeys to eight, were also approved.

The Caro Developments scheme will enhance its location by replacing a dilapidated building and providing an active frontage. A series of ‘steps’ into the Great Homer Street façade will result in external space for residents which will boast views across the city.

Meanwhile at another approved project at the junction of Warbreck Moor and Hall Lane in Fazakerley, 17 apartments will be contained in a two-and-half-storey building. Accommodation within the development will be split between 10 two-bedroom and seven one-bedroom apartments.

Clegg Street development

The site is currently vacant and has been used for informal car parking. Under proposals from Collateral UK, the new building will have a curved frontage providing “visual interest” at a prominent corner site.

Finally, FCH also assisted with the addition of an extra storey to a building under construction by AC Parl Ltd on Parliament Street, again within the Baltic Triangle.

This increased the number of apartments to 56 from the previously consented 44, with the proposals filling in the hitherto stepped back fifth floor and adding a sixth occupying the same footprint.

Adam Hall, FCH managing director, says: “Liverpool is still seeing plenty of interest from developers as new residential districts emerge such as those to the north of the city centre.

“The ongoing volume of work has seen us invest further in our Liverpool base in order to both attract and retain staff.”

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