It proved to be third time unlucky for a controversial student housing plan near Toxteth as it was formally rejected by Liverpool Council.
The local authority’s planning committee has confirmed that proposals for more than 180 student bedrooms and 105 apartments on Falkner Street cannot go ahead after it ratified its previous decision to knock back a plan heard in March. The scheme was up before the committee for a third time having initially been discussed in December 2019.
During a planning meeting almost two months ago, councillors went against the council planning officers’ recommendation to approve the plans by Falkner Street Developments to build on the site of a former church and probation centre in L8. Despite the plans being recommended for approval, Cllr Joe Hanson said the application should be refused based on the lack of parking, and the detrimental effect on residential amenity.
