Sarah Townsend
The developer has lodged fresh plans to build 330 homes and retail space at a derelict site on Liverpool’s historic waterfront, significantly scaling back its 2019 application.
Romal Capital in January that year unveiled a vision for a “little Amsterdam” at Liverpool’s Central Docks, featuring 646 apartments and commercial space at Plot C02 of the Liverpool Waters regeneration zone of which Peel L&P is the principal landowner and master developer.
The Ollier Smurthwaite-designed scheme was never determined by Liverpool City Council and Romal – headed up by Australian co-founder Greg Malouf – continued to work on the plans.
Now, the company has submitted a new application to the council featuring revised proposals for the Central Docks site.
Dan Whelan
Developer Hall & Co is forging ahead with Flora Henbury, a sustainable housing development to be built around a central community hub designed to encourage communal living.
The project, designed by Ollier Smurthwaite Architects, aims to create a “new model for sustainable community living in a post-Covid world”, according to the developer.
Flora Henbury would be built on the 2.5-acre site of the former Flora Garden Centre on Chelford Road and comprise 14 homes, a mix of one-, three-, four- and five-bedroom properties.
Under plans submitted to Cheshire East Council, FarmFolk, a commercial barn inspired by the concept of a farmstead, would feature flexible workspace and a farm shop, as well as a food hall for communal dining and stalls for local vendors.