A striking building that thousands of drivers pass each day could soon be demolished.
The site on Netherfield Road North, at the junction with Everton Valley in L5, was once home to terraced housing that was bombed during the Blitz. After being cleared of bomb damage, any remaining buildings were demolished and a bank was built on the land to replace the one that was lost during WWII.
According to an ECHO report from the time, the Midland Bank moved there from a smaller site on Kirkdale Road on July 11, 1960.
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It later became home to Coopers Upholstery but now lies empty, with a ghost sign of the former shop still sitting on the side of the building. Plans have now been submitted to Liverpool City Council by Erin Strategic Land Limited, to demolish the building and replace it with a three to six storey building.
If approved, the new development would contain a total of 49 one and two bedroom apartments, including a number of duplexes.
The planning statement, dated January this year, said: “Full planning application for demolition of existing structures and construction of building providing residential apartments (Use Class C3) with associated car parking and access.”
The plans have been scaled back from the original scheme submitted in June 2019, which sought consent for a development of an eight to 13 storey building.
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