Planning committee approves 49-apartment residential scheme

Liverpool City Council planning committee has this morning (June 27) granted planning permission for a new residential scheme which will provide 49 apartments.

The site, on Kirkdale Road, has been designed by architecture practice Falconer Chester Hall, which secured planning approval for 29 one-bed apartments, with the balance being two-bed units.

The six storey development offers undercroft car parking facilities for 21 cars and 26 cycle spaces.

Located on a prominent site on the corner of two major roads leading to Liverpool city centre, the plot is currently occupied by Coopers Reupholstery, trees and green space.

Robert Brym, associate director at Falconer Chester Hall, said: “The approval of this planning application will allow the restoration of the urban fabric of the area and act as a marker for wider regeneration. The slope on the site adds to the character of the development.

“The project steps down to three storeys along Kirkdale Road in acknowledgement of the existing local scale and will complement the streetscape in the locality.”

He added: “The deep recesses breaks up the massing, so the building reads as a series of smaller buildings rather than as a whole.”

Geoff Underhill, company solicitor and spokesperson for Erin Strategic Land, said: “We could see the potential of Kirkdale Road and the requirements of the area to provide an innovative development on this prominent site leading to the city centre.

“A travel plan has been implemented to ensure that the development is sustainable and to minimise the impact of the development on the local environment and highway network. We are delighted with the final design and securing planning permission today.”

Other consultants include Zerum (planning) and Clancy Consulting (structural engineers).