Redrow Liverpool City Council rejects Redrow Homes application
Liverpool City Council has blocked controversial proposals to build up to 160 new homes by the grade II-listed Allerton Priory. Housebuilder Redrow lodged plans earlier this year for the plot, made up of open land and mature trees. However, the plans were rejected after over 3,000 objections were lodged and five petitions were sent to the Liverpool authorities. Allerton Priory was constructed in the late 1860s, and designed by Alfred Waterhouse, whose claim to fame was designing London’s Natural History Museum.

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Controversial proposals to build up to 160 homes next to the grade II-listed Allerton Priory have been blocked by Liverpool City Council.

Housebuilder Redrow lodged the plans for the 33.4-acre development earlier this year, proposing a mix of three- to five-bedroom properties.

Last week, Insider reported that the scheme was set for refusal ahead of yesterday's planning meeting, where the recommendation was upheld by the committee.

Documents revealed more than 3,000 objections to the application had been submitted to Liverpool City Council, including 194 from nearby residents and organisations. Five petitions were also sent to the authority, the largest of which had 1,235 signatures.

Allerton Priory was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, who was also the architect behind Manchester Town Hall and London's Natural History Museum. It was constructed in the late 1860s.

The plot that was earmarked for new homes by Redrow is made up of open land and mature trees.