Government plans to invest a further £10 billion in the Help to Buy Equity Loan have been welcomed by Liverpool housing developers. The expansion of the initiative, which enables buyers to purchase a new build home with a 5% deposit, was confirmed yesterday (2 October). According to the government the boost could ... Read More...
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New apartments could be built on a plot of previously developed land in Toxteth under new plans. A mix of two and three-bedroom homes are being proposed for the Arundel Avenue site, which is set within the Toxteth Park and Avenues Conservation Area. Plans for the 10-apartment building have been put forward ... Read More...
Liverpool residents can give their views today (19 September) on plans to improve Albert Dock’s Northern Gateway entrance. A public consultation event will focus on a proposed new pavilion building and landscaping works around the area, as the iconic tourism hotspot looks to address the evolving needs for future visitors. Business and ... Read More...
Plans for 130 new extra care homes have been put forward in the Liverpool City Region. Housing group Torus is proposing a new apartment complex for older residents as part of a wider St Helens masterplan. The group purchased a plot of land fronting onto the junction of Atlas Street and Standish ... Read More...
Outline plans to build new homes on the site of New Brighton’s former Old Tavern Club could be approved next week. Wirral Council’s planning committee is due to decide on a proposed mews-style residential project for the Magazine Lane plot. Applicant P Horner Property Ltd is looking to develop 13 two-bedroom and ... Read More...
Peel says it’s closer to achieving a “waterfront for the world” as two Liverpool Waters towers have been granted approval. The residential Plaza 1821 project and Your Housing Group’s Hive City Docks development were both given the go ahead by Liverpool City Council’s planning committee. Both towers will be located at Princes ... Read More...
A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) could be used on the stalled New Chinatown development site if it isn’t sold to a new developer. A request for CPO powers to be used by Liverpool City Council will be considered by cabinet members during a 21 July meeting. Chinatown Development Company Ltd acquired the ... Read More...
Further examination and consultation is needed on Liverpool’s Festival Park masterplan, according to a group of councillors. The vision for the city’s Festival Gardens site will be discussed during a Liverpool City Council meeting next week after Green Party members called-in a previous decision to progress it. In June the council’s cabinet ... Read More...
New student accommodation could be built at the heart of Liverpool’s Ropewalks district if a currently vacant site is transformed. The Slater Street plot was previously home to a four-storey building which was demolished in the 1980s, and is now the subject of new plans. An application which has been put forward to ... Read More...
A decision is due on plans to transform Aigburth Road’s former St Austin’s Church, its presbytery and Chaloner Hall into new homes. Liverpool City Council planning committee members are recommended to approve the conversion of the Grade II-listed buildings with conditions during a meeting next Tuesday (20 June). The church and presbytery ... Read More...