Plans for a boutique hotel directly opposite the site of Everton’s new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock are set to be approved by Liverpool Council.
The city’s planning committee will meet next week to discuss proposals from ZWY Lettings to convert 66 Regent Road into a nine-bedroom boutique hotel.
The building, a former warehouse, sits a few metres from the edge of the boundary wall separating Bramley Moore Doc k from the road.
Everton’s proposals for a new stadium there cleared a final hurdle at the end of last week after the government confirmed they would not call the plans in for further consideration.
That means Liverpool Council’s earlier decision to approve the stadium design stands.
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It is expected that a range of other proposed developments around Bramley Moore Dock will follow, with businesses keen to take advantage of the economic impact of Everton’s move.
That could lead to the transformation of a long dilapidated part of north Liverpool’s waterfront.
There will also be a series of improvements to key infrastructure around the stadium site, including at nearby Sandhills station.
In the case of 66 Regent Road, the plans would see a building that is currently empty brought back into use.
A short summary of the plans provided to councillors said: “The proposal is for the conversion of a vacant warehouse into a boutique hotel. The proposal also includes increasing the height of the property to provide a further floor of accommodation.
“The site is constrained on all sides but will provide 65.5m2 of usable accommodation on each floor plus a further 65.5m2 in the basement.
“The proposed hotel would offer 9no. bedrooms with ground floor reception and general storage, together with provision for recycling, refuse and secure cycle storage. The basement area will provide food preparation and dining space.”
The plans have been altered since first submitted after the council’s heritage specialist raised concerns about the effect on the building.
The heritage specialist raised no concerns about the altered plans.
Liverpool Council’s planning committee will meet next Tuesday to discuss the proposals.
