University of Liverpool win battle to build nine-storey £40m eco-halls

Residents have lost their battle to stop the University of Liverpool from getting permission to build a nine-storey £40m eco-halls of residence in the city centre’s Georgian quarter.

The university scheme has caused uproar in the community living around the campus.

Yesterday, the city council’s planning committee approved the plans, but only with the chairman Dave Irving’s casting vote, after three voted in favour and three against …

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