Comments on: Hoose Court Demolition Plans

By: Julian Priest

Julian Priest — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:07:07 +0000

I asked that very question of the council officer responsible for the site, the response I got was,
“The two trees that have been removed were required for access to safely demolish the building”

The council officer also went on to say “Wirral Partnership Homes have plans to bring in their own professional landscapers on completion of the demolition and I understand there are plans to soft landscape and replace the felled trees”

Further to this I have seen this week in the weekly freebie throw away papers there was an article stating that Wirral Partnership Homes “is planning to ask local people how they would like the block’s fomer site to be ‘soft-landscaped’ ”

So I guess it is time to get our thinking caps on . . .

To me a landscaped ared that could also be used as a temporary ‘Market Square’ for farmer’s markets or similar events to the very successful Food Fayres they have had at the Parade [local community centre] would add something positive to the district. The site is on Market Street afterall ! and a focus point at this end of the main high street that is also directly opposite an existing car park could help increase ‘footfall’ for the local retail businesses

By: Gordon Evans

Gordon Evans — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:35:28 +0000

Pardon my cynicism, but if the plans for the site really are that it will be landscaped, why on earth has it been necessary to ‘cut down a tree or two’ in the course of demolishing the unwanted buildings?
Could the trees not have been left to grow, and incorporated into the landscaping plan?

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By: Julian Priest

Julian Priest — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:48:55 +0000

Living in Chapel Road we have a good neighbour in the self contained flats in Hoose Court beyond our back yard.

We therefore know that Wirral Partnership Homes have recently refurbised the kitchens and bathrooms in the self contained flats in the rear blocks. So I don’t see it that the remaining blocks are likely to be demolished as well in the near future.

Once they have demolished the front blocks we,like you, will be very interested to see what the landscaping will be . . .