A church and probation centre are set to be demolished to make way for apartments and student accommodation.
Proposals have been lodged for two six storey buildings on land occupied by a church and Liverpool Community Probation Centre on Falkner Street, L8. More than 105 apartments and 182 student bedrooms would be installed if the plans are signed off by Liverpool Council ’s planning committee on Tuesday.
A report submitted as part of the application detailed how planning approval had previously been secured at the site in December 2019 subject to a section 106 agreement being entered into. The legal agreement was not completed and as a result of the time elapsed since the original application was lodged, it must now go before the committee for a second time.
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Currently, the site occupies two buildings which would be demolished; a former probation centre built in the 1990s, and a former church built in the early 2000s, together with surface car parking. The probation centre’s services were transferred to another location while the church was closed in 2014 - 12 years after it opened.
The report said the buildings are “relatively recent purpose-built structures, which are architecturally unremarkable and at single storey do not represent an efficient development of the plot in this city centre fringe location.” It added that the location is within walking distance of the University of Liverpool main campus, 500m to the north west, and within walkable distance of parts of the John Moores University Campus.
It would sit within an area that includes a mix of uses including residential, student accommodation, institutional uses and industrial/ commercial premises. The applicant, Falkner Street Developments, is required to produce a student management strategy for the duration of the operation as a result of the potential “adverse impacts in respect of noise, disturbance and anti-social behaviour” according to the documentation.
The apartment block will be a mix of 61 two-bed apartments, 42 one-bed and a pair of three-bed. The application has been recommended for approval by council officers, subject to a Section 106 agreement being entered into.
