Property round-up: Liverpool Waters decision due in March; How appointed on Bridge St Quarter; and more
LIVERPOOL City Council is set to decide on the planning application from Peel Group for its £6.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme on March 6.
The application, which was initially submitted in January 2011, has been the subject of fierce debate in the city and from lobbying by heritage organisations who have argued that it will blight the city’s waterfront, which has World Heritage Status.
Peel will host a two-day public exhibition in Liverpool displaying new high-tech graphics and video imagery of the project on February 24th and 25th.
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MANCHESTER-based HOW Planning has been appointed by Muse Developments to act as lead planning consultants for the £130m Bridge St Quarter scheme in Warrington town centre.
Muse Developments was appointed as development partner by Warrington Borough Council in June last year.
The plans will incorporate around 592,000 sq ft of mainly retail and leisure accommodation, new public realm, an indoor market and associated parking and highway works covering a site of almost 15 acres.
An extensive community consultation programme will be launched in the spring after which a planning application for the masterplan will be submitted to the council.
Gary Halman, partner at HOW Planning, said: “This is a really exciting scheme for what has been a neglected part of Warrington’s town centre for too long.
“There is huge potential for regeneration and the plans being developed by Muse will make a significant contribution and act as a major catalyst for the regeneration of the wider town centre, as well as providing an impressive addition to the town’s retail and leisure offer, closely linked in to the main shopping area.”
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NEPTUNE Projects has signed two more occupiers to its new Halewood Shopping Centre – Ladbrokes and Barnardos.
The firm said there are now only four units still available for lease at the Leathers Lane site as local businesses have snapped up a further three units. These have been taken by a hair and beauty salon, a fast food outlet and a newsagents.
Work on the £8m regeneration scheme started on site in November and is progressing well with completion expected on target in early autumn.
The major occupiers already confirmed include Aldi as anchor tenant, a Tesco Express, Home Bargains and Cooltrader.
Rob Mason, Neptune’s development director, said: “The scheme has attracted some very positive market attention and we are expecting to let the final units in the coming months. If anyone is interested, we are recommending that they contact one of the agents immediately.
The scheme includes a new bus interchange and 243 car parking spaces. As well as being in the heart of Halewood, a major suburb of Greater Liverpool, the scheme is close to the Jaguar Land Rover site.
There are three 1,000 sq ft and one 4,000 sq ft units remaining. Agents for the scheme are Mason & Partners, Mowbray Gill and Lamb & Swift.
Matthew Vercell, from agents Mason & Partners, said: “We have received expressions of interest in the remaining units at Halewood Shopping Centre and we are hoping to agree terms with two retailers very soon.”
