Liverpool’s waterfront skyline is one of the biggest selling points of the city and moves are being made to provide it with better protection.
Last week, a draft ‘Tall Buildings’ supplementary planning document (SPD) was signed off by the City Council which sets out the criteria for building any future towers. The exact definition of a tall building isn’t rigid and is instead measured in context to its local area.
For example the document states that a building that is 1.5x the height of its ‘context area’ should be classed as a tall building. So in some areas of the centre, towers of up to 40 storeys could be possible, but would have to be much smaller in height in other more low-rise areas.
