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The Liverpool Echo reports that the lavish Edwardian pub The Vines is one of Britain’s finest historic pubs, with a lavish interior and now Thomas Kennedy wants to convert long-unused parts of its upper floors into hostel accommodation including 46 … Continue reading →

A proposed 19 storey development on Liverpool’s historic waterfront has been scaled back from earlier plans for a 25-storey scheme amid fears that it could detract from the prominence of the Three Graces. Read more on at Insider

The iconic Grade I (GI) listed Royal Liver Building in Liverpool is to be marketed for sale. CBRE writes: Acting on behalf of Royal London Mutual Insurance Society, CBRE has been instructed to sell the iconic Royal Liver Building in … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council has given the cold shoulder to a recommendation from UNESCO that there should be a moratorium on new development within the city’s world heritage site and the surrounding buffer zone as Mayor Joe Anderson has said he … Continue reading →

A last minute hearing at the Court of Appeal considered an alternative solution to save the frontage of the Futurist Cinema, Lime Street, Liverpool, after scaffolding was taken down to make way for full demolition. SAVE writes in their press … Continue reading →

Proposals for works to Liverpool Lime Street area within the World Heritage Site Buffer Zone are being challenged by SAVE in the Court Of Appeal, while an appeal has been set up to help fund the costs.  SAVE writes: SAVE … Continue reading →

SAVE has been unsuccessful in their recent judicial review regarding Liverpool Lime Street redevelopment plans.  SAVE writes: Judge rules against SAVE’s Judicial Review in Manchester High Court regarding demolition plans for Liverpool’s Lime Street. SAVE considers going to Court of Appeal. … Continue reading →

SAVE is challenging a decision by Liverpool City Council to grant permission for demolition and redevelopment works in the Lime Street area of the city, within the World Heritage Site (WHS) Buffer Zone in a High Court hearing on Friday … Continue reading →

The public votes for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) award for England’s Greatest Place have been counted, and the winner is Liverpool waterfront, while Thame High Street in Thame, Oxfordshire and Saltaire, the World Heritage Site-designated historic village near … Continue reading →

The influential UK contemporary arts prize has been won for the first time by an architecture and design collective, Assemble, winners of the Turner Prize 2015 for regeneration and community work on the Granby Four Streets, Toxteth, Liverpool. TATE writes: … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Region and The West Midlands have become the latest areas to form devolved regions. Liverpool City Deal- DCLG writes: Liverpool has become the latest city region to sign up to George Osborne’s devolution revolution, with local authority leaders … Continue reading →

The BBC has reported on the secret tunnels beneath Liverpool and the archaeological finds recording process for the 200 year old Williamson Tunnels. Find out what lies under the city of Liverpool, why they might have been built, what volunteers … Continue reading →

The Chinatown community of Liverpool has been in the news recently due to concerns expressed over the future of the area, and also the news of new £200 million planned developments (which include the retention of listed buildings, together with … Continue reading →

The 39th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets in Bonn from 28 June to 8 July, opening with a video message about the threats to world heritage from terror attacks while also considering the designation of new sites … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council has decided to go to the High Court to challenge the decision by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to reject the proposed regeneration of the Welsh Streets. Confirming the appeal Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for Housing, Councillor … Continue reading →

A Grade II listed former rice mill in Liverpool is to be incorporated into a luxury flat development, with façade retention being approved after demolition was refused by the City Council and objected to by local residents and amenity societies. … Continue reading →