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Liverpool
£2m to £2.99M
Brownfield site, New Build, Within a Conservation Area
This scheme known as £Little Bongs£ comprises of 30 new key worker dwellings on brownfield land, opposite the new Alder Hey Children£s Hospital in Liverpool. Located in the Knotty Ash Conservation Area, we have developed the scheme through close working with the Planning, Heritage and Urban Design teams at Liverpool City Council. Our client is Homefast Ltd. The proposed high density, high quality residential development comprises of one bed apartments, two bed duplex apartments and two bed houses, of which 20 dwellings have a front door, nine have a garden and seven have a roof terrace. This previously developed brownfield site is situated in a particularly sustainable location, with Alder Hey Children£s Hospital, local amenities, public transport routes and green corridors located a stone£s throw away. The site is currently accessed through a narrow archway located on the westbound carriageway of East Prescot Road. Under the new proposals, this access would be transformed into a pedestrian-only avenue and amenity space. Local residents occupying houses adjacent and beyond the site will benefit from a new access road, with a new access off Thomas Lane. The completion of the new Alder Hey Children£s Hospital is having a regenerative effect on the local area, and this project is part of that. Much more than simply designing buildings, we are responding to context and placemaking; making the most of the built assets in this community. Through thoughtful design we are contributing to the positive regeneration of this area and a legacy of well-being for local residents and workers.