Liverpool developer Hassett Homes submits £12m plans to build 20 new homes on a south Liverpool site close to an historic Grade I-listed house that dates back to 1704. Tony McDonough reports
Liverpool developer Hassett Homes has submitted plans to build 20 new homes close to the historic Woolton Hall in south Liverpool.
In a £20m investment the new homes, designed by Drome Architects will comprise 16 four and five-bedroom houses for open sale with four two and three-bed units available for rent or shared equity. Two of the homes will be wheelchair adaptable.
This 2.34 acre site, accessed from School Lane on Camp Hill, utilises the former tennis courts of St Julie’s Catholic High School, which were rendered surplus when the school was rebuilt on an amended footprint.
“The site rises up Camp Hill and has a lovely leafy aspect looking across to Woolton Village,” said Hasset Homes’ development director, Ben Thompson.
“The village offers an outstanding array of independent bars, cafes and restaurants and its distinctive Georgian architecture makes it enduringly popular. The area’s excellent schools ensure demand for housing is always high.”
In the planning submission to Liverpool City Council the development is described as “high-quality contemporary design and materials which respect the local character and context”.
Planning consultant Darren Muir of Pegasus Group added: ”The focus is on delivering high-quality and much-needed housing to the village, while adding value to the Woolton Conservation Area, recognising what makes it such a special place to be.”
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Other consultants supporting the project include GIHP (heritage), Axis (Highways), Ascerta (ecology) and Square Yard (landscape design).
John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met at the summer fete at St. Peter’s Church in Woolton village on July 6, 1957.
The grave of Eleanor Rigby, source of one of The Beatles’ most famous songs, can be found in the churchyard, as can that of legendary Liverpool FC manager Bob Paisley.
This site is adjacent to Woolton Hall, built in 1704 for the first Viscount Molyneux and remodelled in 1772 by the leading architect of the Georgian era, Robert Adam. It is considered his finest work in the north of England.
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