A cluster of student flats could be converted into supported accommodation in an area of Liverpool city centre described as “struggling to cope with drug crime and violence."
A proposal has been made to Liverpool Council 's planning committee for a 57-bed accommodation block at the junction of Shaw Street and William Henry Street to be repurposed into living spaces for individuals who have a support need such as a learning disability, a physical or sensory impairment, or mental ill health. The existing site retains the front façade of a Grade II listed, Georgian, end-terraced house and was refurbished for use as a student accommodation block following the grant of planning permission in 2013.
It is currently arranged in nine cluster flats, all rooms have en-suites and communal kitchen and living facilities. The amended properties would provide 52 beds across five floors in cluster flats for up to eight residents.
