A new bid to build new homes on the former Bogans Carpets site

Another set of proposals to build hundreds of flats on a former Baltic Triangle carpet shop has been submitted to Liverpool Council.

Over the years countless developers have come and gone in an attempt to build new homes on the site of the former Bogans Carpets site on New Bird Street. In September 2022, a plan for American-style apartments was rejected by the city council and the planning inspectorate.

Now plans for 194 new living spaces in a tower block of up to 10 storeys will go before the local authority’s planning department for consideration.

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Applicant Ascot Luxury Living Limited submitted a proposal for the Baltic Sea location, which would include retail space and coworking access. The existing warehouse is currently used as a gym for an amateur boxing club, following planning permission being granted in February 2016.

It was previously occupied by the Bogans Carpets warehouse building, service yard and parking area. The remainder of the warehouse is vacant after the business relocated more than a decade ago.

According to a planning statement submitted by Ascot: “The site is considered to be a highly sustainable location for development due to its accessibility to public transport links and the town centre.”

The existing warehouse would be demolished as part of the new projects to create the tower of up to 10 storeys. The planning statement said the first floor would include a communal roof terrace to provide residents with green outdoor space, with the majority of homes being one or two bed flats.

It is the latest scheme proposed for the site, with numerous plans rejected or failed since Bogans vacated. In September 2022, Crossland Ltd attempted to provide 236 shared living studios with an associated shared space.

Co-living is a concept that originated in America with schemes receiving planning permission in other UK cities including London, Manchester and Bristol. After this was rejected by the city council, the planning inspectorate supported local authority members in rejecting the plans.

Following a site visit to New Bird Street, government-appointed inspectors said “the proposed scheme conflicts with the development plan when taken as a whole. Other considerations do not outweigh this finding.”

No date has been set for the new plans to be considered by the city council.

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