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    Last Friday's Echo (25/08/06) had a letter from Canada pertaining to this project and the English Heritage objection to the original proposal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev View Post
    PLANS for new community housing for almost 400 families have been backed by councillors.

    The £100m scheme for the Sefton Street area of Liverpool will now be passed to the government for final approval.

    If it gets the go-ahead, it will transform a rundown industrial site just south of the city centre into a residential area within walking distance of the new Kings Dock arena.

    The project includes a 145-bedroom boutique hotel, about 375 family apartments and town houses, shops, leisure facilities and apublic square.

    Developer Vermont estimates about 760 construction jobs will be created.

    Director Mark Connor said: "With the Paradise Project and Kings Dock, the city centre is expanding and we think this will be the new southern gateway into the middle of Liverpool.

    "This is a cutting edge project because it provides good-quality family accommodation on the edge of the city centre."

    Vermont's proposal was approved by Liverpool council's planning committee yesterday. Because of its size, it will now go to Ruth Kelly's government department to be rubber-stamped.

    Work should start in the next few weeks, with completion in about 3½ years.
    Fabulous news. The city needs to draw in families as well as the 1-2 bedroom apartment market. It will help the city centre sustain a lot of services that have been missing for a long time. Hopefully a decent city centre school, of the public sector variety, will open up to serve these new families.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sloyne View Post
    Last Friday's Echo (25/08/06) had a letter from Canada pertaining to this project and the English Heritage objection to the original proposal.

    I saw that Patrick very well put.

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    This is a better look at the approved 22 story tower that will be built on the corner of Sefton Street.

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    This looks great, in the international style and the sort of modern building to be found in continental European cities.
    Lets hope we've seen the last of any new buildings constructed using drab red brick, a building material no better than breezeblocks. I doubt it though having seen the renders for the hotels on the King's Dock, a disgrace given that CABE, English Heritage and others who should know better gave their blessings to them.
    We finally seem to have realised the benefits of putting striking new developments in strategic positions around the city such as this and the Norton's scrapyard corner, surely leading to even more regeneration in these areas.
    Now if only we can tell people on Wirral to mind their own business when complaining about towers blocking their views of the Anglican Cathedral.
    As the letter from the Canadian gentleman stated, they don't pay taxes to Liverpool and should have no say in blocking developments on this side of the water just to preserve their view.

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    As the letter from the Canadian gentleman stated, they don't pay taxes to Liverpool and should have no say in blocking developments on this side of the water just to preserve their view.
    Correct!

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    Talking More good news from yesterday.

    Go-ahead for £100m mixed development


    SEFTON Street Quarter has been given the final green light by the government department responsible for housing, urban regeneration and planning.

    The Department of Communities and Local government yesterday endorsed Liverpool City Council's planning approval of the £100m development.

    The scheme will transform an under-utilised and low-quality industrial site into a mixed-use development including a luxury hotel and 22-storey apartment tower. New family homes, commercial, leisure and retail space as well as attractive public areas will also be built on the two-acre site at the junction of Parliament Street and Sefton Street.

    The project, created by Liverpool-based Vermont Developments and its joint venture partner, Ethel Austin Property Group, had been referred to the department because it required a change of land use. Further consent was also necessary because of its scale, passing the 150-units threshold.

    Mark Connor, chief executive of Vermont Developments, said: "We believe our scheme will provide a landmark development at the southern gateway into the city."

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    Default Sefton St Quarter aka Toxteth

    I've not seen this name before. It looks like an attempt to airbrush the name Toxteth out of this L8 development. Similarly the name "Georgian quarter" ( largely in L8 but not Toxteth) has been invented to disguise its L8 post code. I suspect this is because it does not fit in with the deprived image associated with Toxteth. It of course forgets that other part of Toxteth along the south Docks (L3) which we are now told to call Docklands and the council were even forced to remove the Toxteth sign near the Herculaneum as it upset the new locals who felt couldn't possibly live in Toxteth. At least that what their estate agents told them.

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    Why does everywhere have to be a 'quarter' now? And can there really be more than 4 quarters in 1 city anyway?

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    A few more pics of the Sefton St area.






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    ^Most of those buildings in the first picture from ScouseDave are gone now.^

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    And here's what's replacing it.

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    Great stuff, what are the chances of a similar scheme being developed on Norton Scrap?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev View Post
    Great stuff, what are the chances of a similar scheme being developed on Norton Scrap?
    To tell you the truth I can't believe it hasn't happened already,I think it's only a matter of time though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul D View Post
    To tell you the truth I can't believe it hasn't happened already,I think it's only a matter of time though.
    me too, should it happen, that way into town would be great!
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