Plans for 22-storey Liverpool tower revised

Plans to build a 22-storey tower in Liverpool city centre have been revised to facilitate the requirements of an insurance industry giant.Brickland and Anwyl Construction are behind the proposals for Aspire, which is earmarked for a plot bounded by Pall Mall, Prussia Street, Highfield Street and Cockspur Street West in the commercial district.Approval was granted for the 336-strong scheme in 2017, with the officer’s report identifying a host of benefits including enabling the regeneration of the city block with a “characteristic back of pavement building line” and a tower which would contribute positively towards the existing urban structure and hierarchy of buildings.However, a revised application drawn up to reflect minor design amendments which are required to facilitate investment in the scheme from AIG has been revealed, with the company’s main requests being 15 additional projecting balconies.These have been added to courtyard facades, with additional Juliet balconies lined up for the Pall Mall elevation in a move which would increase the number of apartments with external access.Window louvres on the external façade have been reconfigured, with some removed and others introduced, while the car park and parts of the ground floor could also be reconfigured.Landscaping to the first and fifth floor terraces has been rationalised to “strike the correct balance between residential amenity and maintenance requirements”, with the building’s waste strategy having also been revised.