Planning granted for 664-bed Liverpool scheme with hanging gardens and residents’ gym

Property firm The Vinco Group has received planning consent for a 664-bed residential scheme on the edge of Liverpool city centre.

The development, known as Freemasons, will comprise four 16-storey residential towers set around three landscaped courtyards on the junction of St Bartholomew Road and Leeds Street.

The properties will house a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, studios and three-storey two-bed townhouses.

With planning permission in place, Liverpool-based Vinco hopes to start work on site this year.

Chris Boles, senior project manager at Vinco, said: “Our team has worked hard to ensure that that the scheme delivers an impressive new development which provides a significant number of high-quality residential apartments in an up-and-coming area of the city.

“Liverpool’s planning committee has a great approach in welcoming innovative design which will enhance the city scape and deliver much needed residential accommodation.”

Image: How Freemasons will look

Falconer Chester Hall is the architecture practice behind the scheme, which will feature finished concrete and glazed façades offering a ‘light and fresh’ structure enhanced by a lantern on each block’s upper floors.

Between each tower there will be a ninth-floor communal garden, creating an open communal space with cascading hanging gardens.

The scheme will offer residents’ parking with space for 92 cars and 248 bicycles.

Freemasons will also feature a business centre, commercial space and residents’ gym on the ground floor.

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