Liverpool City Council has drafted a new Desired State of Conservation Report (DSOCR) for the UK Government to submit to the World Heritage Committee ahead of its 44th annual session in late June. The draft DSOCR, which is referred to in a council report to cabinet next Friday (20 March), has ... Read More...
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Plans for a £100 million development of more than 550 new waterfront homes have been submitted to Liverpool City Council. Four seven to 12-storey buildings are proposed for the city’s Brunswick Quay with their appearance said to be influenced by the “rich maritime and industrial history” of the area. An application was ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council has welcomed a recommendation that the city maintains its World Heritage Site (WHS) status. An initial report published ahead of an annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee is recommending Liverpool is not deleted from the World Heritage list. Last summer, the committee concluded that Liverpool’s status on the ... Read More...
A report outlining how Liverpool intends to save its World Heritage Site (WHS) status has been revealed. UNESCO perceives the main threat to the city’s WHS title to be the proposed development of the Central Docks area in the £5 billion Liverpool Waters scheme. The Central Docks neighbourhood has been envisaged as ... Read More...
Christmas in Liverpool: 5 top ways to enjoy the season in the city Christmas here in Liverpool is magical and much of what makes it so special at this time of year is unique to the city. With this in mind, we've rounded up some of our favourite Liverpool-only ways to enjoy ... Read More...
UNESCO representatives are to give their perspective on Liverpool’s World Heritage Site amid ongoing concerns the city could lose the status. Residents are being invited to register for a series of seminars featuring heritage officials including UNESCO’s chief of the Europe and North America unit, Isabelle Anatole-Gabriel. Organised by social enterprise Engage ... Read More...
Liverpool's World Heritage Site status - Worth Fighting For? Liverpool's position as a World Heritage Site (WHS) has never been more precarious with its removal from UNESCO's prestigious list a very real possibility in 2018. But what does the status really mean for the city? Is it a great benefit we can’t afford to lose or a ... Read More...
A new apartment block could transform vacant land on Tabley Street in Liverpool city centre. If given the go-ahead, the 10/11-storey development would bring 55 homes to the area as previously approved plans are revised. Liverpool City Council’s planning committee is recommended to approve the project, put forward by applicant Liverpool Art ... Read More...
Liverpool is to receive more than 400,000 euros after being named one of 10 ‘heritage role model’ destinations in Europe. The money will be used to help residents and tourists engage more with the city’s unique assets and Mercantile World Heritage Site (WHS). Liverpool City Council successfully bid for the Horizon 2020 ... Read More...
Plans to develop 383 new apartments on Liverpool’s waterfront are being recommended for approval next week. The proposed 16-storey mixed-use building, which has been downsized following concerns over earlier larger scale plans, would replace the existing Strand House building (pictured) if given the go-ahead. Applicants FT Patten Properties (Liverpool) Limited and Panacea ... Read More...