Plans to build almost 500 new apartments on the site of the infilled Toxteth Dock in Liverpool have been revealed.

Property developer Carpenter Investments is behind the ambitious proposals which include a 1.075 km green roof trail – extending from street level to the highest point of the building – offering residents 360-degree views of the city and over the River Mersey.

One Brunswick is described in a recently submitted planning application as a “new landmark for the city” which reflects the former scale of the lost buildings and landmarks of the south docks such as the grain silo, the Brunswick Goods Yard, and the overhead railway.

It’s envisaged the mixed-use scheme will provide 478 apartments in a stepped format extending from the first floor rising up to four storeys on the ‘West Wing’, and to 15 on the ‘East side’. A potential rooftop restaurant/gym would make up the 16th storey, with commercial units on the ground floor.

Each of the rental apartments, a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom units, will have its own private outdoor balcony and space to work from home.

The application site is described as an “under–used car park area” situated between Brunswick Way and Summers Road in the former Toxteth Dock.

A document included with Carpenter’s planning application reads: “We hope Liverpool City Council will support this proposal as it represents one of the most exciting opportunities to transform the nature of city living in an array of apartments which supports sustainable living, enjoying unparalleled views across both the city and the waterfront.

“We are providing a new housing typology with an integrated mixed live/work community with the emerging principles of the 15-minute city – the highest aspirations of sustainability.

“This scheme has been developed in response to the precise nature, location, and context of the site. Our application is to be able to genuinely create a placemaking piece of architecture adding to the quality of the city.

“Our building with its swooping dramatic silhouette is completely in tune with Liverpool’s historical and iconic heritage.”

Images © Carpenter Investments

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