00:00Across Merseyside, a number of planning and development stories are progressing through key stages.
00:06Starting in Liverpool City Centre, a decision is expected on plans for almost 200 homes close to the proposed Baltic
00:13Triangle Mersey Rail Station.
00:15The scheme, brought forward by Davos Property Developments, would deliver a 13-storey mixed-use building off St James Street,
00:23providing 199 apartments alongside co-working space, ground-floor commercial units and resident facilities.
00:30The site sits a short distance from the planned station, which is part of a wider transport regeneration for the
00:36Baltic, although the station itself has faced delays in its delivery programme.
00:41Moving across to Wirral, two of the borough's best-known civic buildings are being marketed for potential sale.
00:49Beckenhead Town Hall in Hamilton Square and Wallasey Town Hall overlooking the River Mersey are both Grade 2 listed and
00:56more than a century old.
00:58Wirral Council's instructed property advisors to gauge market interest as part of a wider review of its estate.
01:05While there's no immediate commitment to sell, councillors have been assessing long-term running costs and the scale of maintenance
01:12needed to keep both buildings in use, alongside wider questions about future service delivery.
01:18In Port Sunlight, work is now moving ahead on restoring the village's boating pond and its associated fountain.
01:25Hoardings are being installed around the Grade 2 listed site near the Lady Lever Art Gallery as contractors begin major
01:31repair works.
01:32The boating pond and the Sea Peace Fountain have been out of use for several years due to structural issues,
01:38including leakage and deterioration of the basin.
01:41The restoration programme, led by the Port Sunlight Village Trust, will see the pond rebuilt and the structure conserved before
01:47being reinstated.
01:49On the Wirral coastline, a long-running dispute over Hoylake Beach has reached the courts.
01:55A local residence brought legal action over access, arguing the vegetation growth has limited accessibility for disabled users.
02:03Wirral Council says it must follow environmental rules and obtain consent from Natural England before carrying out clearance work,
02:09as the beach is a protected site of special scientific interest.
02:13The case highlights the ongoing balance between environmental protection requirements and public access,
02:19with the court acknowledging its wider public interest.
02:22Finally, a local licensing application has been approved for the cheese seller as it relocates from Carston.
02:28The cheese shop and deli has been granted permission to serve alcohol until 10pm at its new premises on Allerton
02:34Road,
02:35despite concerns raised by an objector about potential noise and antisocial behaviour in an area already home to several hospitality
02:43venues.
02:43The operators said the business would remain focused on food retail and short daytime and evening visits,
02:51rather than operating as a late-night venue.
02:54And that's your round-up of the latest developments across the region.
02:57And that's our important thing.
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