00:00Plans for new homes, major regeneration schemes and environmental projects across Liverpool continue to move through the planning system.
00:08A Liverpool city centre plans for a new Hilton branded hotel scheme on Matthew Street appear to have been dropped,
00:14with revised proposals now submitted for serviced apartments instead.
00:18The site within the Cavern Walks complex had previously been approved for a large hotel development,
00:23including a cinema and events based developers JSM Company Group,
00:27and now seeking permission to convert floors into around 85 serviced apartments alongside leisure facilities, including a gym and spa.
00:35The earlier plan had been linked with Hilton's motto brand as part of wider regeneration in the Cavern Quarter.
00:41Supporting documents suggest internal alterations only, with no external changes planned.
00:47A major housing developer has been given approval for more than 250 new homes across the city centre,
00:53as regeneration plans move forward on two previously stalled sites.
00:57Davos Property Developments, part of TJ Morris Group's property arm,
01:02will develop a 13-storey residential tower near the proposed Mersey Rail station in the Baltic Triangle.
01:07The scheme includes around 199 one- and two-bedroom apartments,
01:12alongside commercial units at ground level and residential amenities.
01:16A second element of the approval covers 59 additional homes across Blundell Street, Kitchen Street and Simpson Street,
01:24bringing further infill residential development.
01:27Hundreds of people have taken part in protests against the proposed Peak Cluster Carbon Capture Project on the Wirral,
01:35as developers continue efforts to build support for the scheme.
01:38The plan includes a four-to-five-storey compression facility near Melsell Morton,
01:43which should process carbon dioxide for storage in depleted gas fields beneath the Irish Sea off the Morecambe coast.
01:49The wider project is designed to capture emissions from cement production in the Peak District.
01:54It has an estimated cost of around £5 billion and has received government funding.
01:59We're set to begin on clearing boats from Heswell Beach on Wirral,
02:02following a long-running campaign to remove vessels described as dangerous along the shoreline.
02:07The clean-up aims to protect the de-estuary,
02:09an internationally important wildlife site known for bird species, including oyster catches and shell ducks.
02:15Local councillors say the work will help reduce pollution risks and restore the area for public use,
02:20with the boats being carefully removed to avoid environmental damage during the process.
02:25Work is set to begin on creating a permanent home for Liverpool's historic botanical collection at Crocsworth Hall,
02:30following funding support aimed at restoring the Peach House greenhouse within the walled gardens.
02:35The site will act as a gateway to the national plant collection,
02:38which includes rare species such as orchids, ferns and tropical plants with national significance.
02:44The refurbishment will support tourism, education and well-being initiatives across the city,
02:49with involvement from council teams and heritage partners to safeguard the collection for the future.
02:54And that's your round-up of the latest developments across the region.
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