New plans have been submitted to Liverpool Council as the owners of Allerton Manor Golf Club say they remain committed to delivering a hotel on the site, despite delays.
Marquee application for events
The course operators are seeking permission to erect a 5,000sqft marquee to stage events for the next three years. An initial bid was lodged in 2022 when hotel plans came forward.
In a covering letter, Richard Gee, director of Roman Summer Associates, acting on behalf of the golf company, said temporary planning permission did not move forward owing to economic factors and “very extensive” golf course works. He wrote: “Those course works have been ongoing for the past few years and are now largely complete, which in turn has triggered our client’s focus on delivering the approved hotel.”
Hotel delays explained
Mr Gee said the “gradual rather than immediate” recovery of the visitor economy in the Liverpool City Region, alongside increased costs and cautious investors, had led to hotel delays. In the interim, an alternative temporary marquee at the front of the manor, which lacked planning permission, led to all events being cancelled and plans for its removal.
Allerton Golf Trading is now seeking permission for a new temporary structure for three years, located on land used as a service yard for the golf course, described as “currently overgrown and unsightly.” The marquee would be used for drinking, dining and special events, serving 136 people, with one main entrance, a temporary external smoking area and male and female toilets.
Noise concerns and next steps
The three-year timeframe was described as a “worst case” scenario, with a view to the hotel being delivered before then. Mr Gee's letter added: "While it remains the applicant's intention to deliver the approved hotel scheme, the timing of delivery is influenced by wider macro-economic factors that sit beyond the applicant's direct control."
A planning report to be considered by the city council’s committee next week notes that residents and the ward councillor raised concerns about noise and disturbance, citing previous experiences of amplified music, late night activity, traffic and fireworks. A noise impact assessment concluded the proposed location would benefit from greater acoustic screening than the previous marquee, and Environmental Health raised no objection subject to mitigation measures and planning conditions.
