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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Lisa Rand

Update on venue dreams for historic library after plans withdrawn

Plans to transform a historic Sefton library into a community venue are “progressing well” despite planning applications being withdrawn, according to Sefton Council.

Proposals to convert the library, which was closed down amid a round of cuts in 2013, into an events space with bistro and offices have been beset by challenges since Cunard Construction Ltd were appointed by Sefton Council last year to renovate the grade II listed Crosby building.

So concerned were Sefton Council earlier this year that in March they announced they were “seeking clarification” from the developer as to whether they were still intending to progress with the scheme.

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