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Plans changed for iconic derelict Merseyside nightclub

Harry November 4, 2024

The former nightclub last closed its doors in 2015.

Former Shorrocks Hill nightclub(Picture: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

A planning application for an iconic Merseyside nightclub has been amended as the council appealed to the community for feedback. Application to replace Shorrocks Hill, a derelict former nightclub. formbyIt was proposed to be converted into 25 homes and a car park, but has now been changed to 23 homes and a car park after people in the area raised concerns about the plans.

The nightclub was once one of the largest on Merseyside and was originally called Falcons Crest. The site closed in 2015 and once offered event suites, restaurants and bars, and was recently featured on Netflix’s Stay Close. The site is located on Lifeboat Road, a road that is often congested during the summer months as one of the National Trust’s two carriageways goes by. Parks at Formby beach.

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After complaints from citizens Sefton A change was made in the application on the municipality’s planning portal. The application, submitted by Cheadle Hulme-based Broadgrove Planning and Development, requests full planning permission for “twenty-three custom-built dwellings, with access to be determined and all other matters reserved.”

Also sought is “site-wide layout (all areas except residential plots) including associated infrastructure, access and landscaping and the construction of a 100-car public car park with WC blocks”.

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Following changes to the application, locals must have their say on the proposed plans by Sunday, November 17. The ECHO has previously addressed comments made against the application. Neighbors said if the “ridiculous” plans went ahead it would make the beach “unsafe” for visitors.

Commenting on the planning application document, one man said: “As well as normal vehicular traffic there are 42-passenger carriages and horse-drawn carriages both trying to reach and leave the car park at the far end of Lifeboat road. “At the same time, pedestrians with young children, prams and dogs will be able to access the beach safely. He’s trying to reach out somehow.

“I have witnessed Emergency Fire trucks trying with little success to pass vehicles coming from the opposite direction. This would be both ridiculous and extremely unsafe.”

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The site has sparked controversy for several years and in 2016 it was proposed to build 60 homes on the site, but residents strongly opposed this. A. petition came up and the plans were eventually canceled. Developers said the new plans included a “number of significant” benefits that would “far outweigh any perceived harms”.