{"id":34045,"date":"2022-08-12T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34045"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:47:14","slug":"liverpool-council-sets-out-tall-buildings-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34045","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Council sets out tall buildings policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-23980\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Liverpool-16-Feb-2014-No-30_D_Chetwin_600-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/>Liverpool City Council has produced a framework aimed at guiding the development of tall buildings to ensure they \u2018positively contribute to the legibility and architectural richness of the city\u2019.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration only &#8211; Dave Chetwyn<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 significance of various heritage assets\u2026.remains undiminished\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Place North West writes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2026.Liverpool City Council\u2019s Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document is to be used in conjunction with the local plans and is aimed at ensuring developers understand how and where the authority wants to see towers delivered in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>The main areas identified in the framework are Peel L&amp;P\u2019s Liverpool Waters, which already has permission for multiple 30+ storey towers, and the central business district, which the SPD suggests could accommodate buildings of up to 50 storeys.<\/p>\n<p>Fewer tall buildings have come forward in Liverpool in recent years compared to other regional cities, due in part to the city\u2019s World Heritage Status.<\/p>\n<p>However, UNESCO rescinded the title last year, potentially opening Liverpool up to an increased number of tall developments.<\/p>\n<p>The new framework, which will go before cabinet later this week, intends to help the city council maintain control of Liverpool\u2019s skyline and ensure projects come forward in a measured way that does not negatively impact the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the city has recently lost its World Heritage Site status, the significance of various heritage assets contained within the rescinded designation remains undiminished,\u201d the SPD states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is therefore imperative to continue to protect the city\u2019s mercantile heritage and key waterfront, panoramic and city views and the setting of associated listed buildings and conservation areas remain valid considerations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/councillors.liverpool.gov.uk\/documents\/s277869\/Tall%20Buildings%20Supplementary%20Planning%20Document%20Draft%20for%20Public%20Consultation%20SDH2.22.23.pdf\">Liverpool City Council\u2019s Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placenorthwest.co.uk\/liverpool-sets-out-stall-on-tall-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool City Council has produced a framework aimed at guiding the development of tall buildings to ensure they \u2018positively contribute to the legibility and architectural richness of the city\u2019. image: for illustration only &#8211; Dave Chetwyn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34046,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34045\/revisions\/34046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}