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Littlewoods Pools building

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit approvedLiverpool, UK

Approved 2013 Liverpool retrofit (300k sqft) for education/industrial; fire (2018); university tenant (2020); film studio hub planned. · summary, model-written

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Littlewoods Pools building
Exterior view of a large white building surrounded by greenery under a cloudy sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: …new £35 million film and TV studio hub record · all sites with this
New use
EducationThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Logistics and industrialThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyReinhabitation, approvedWikipedia no source
New useseducation, industrialWikipedia no source
What is there nownew £35 million film and TV studio hubnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2013newtypes-extraction reported
DeveloperCapital & Centricnewtypes-extraction

History and original facts

Gross leasable area300,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction reported
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Littlewoods Pools building in Liverpool is being transformed by Capital & Centric into a £35 million film and TV studio hub, with parts already leased to Twickenham Studios and Liverpool John Moores University.

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Planning

Entitlement year2013Wikipedia

Site context

Other atlas sites nearby5 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: St John's Market (4.5 km); Wapping Dock Warehouse (4.7 km); Tower Building (5.3 km); Albany Building (5.3 km); Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse (6.2 km)computed

Summary, model-written

Littlewoods Pools building (Liverpool, UK) was approved for retrofit in 2013 as an administrative/office space (300,000 sqft GLA). Developer Capital & Centric plans to reinhabit it for education and industrial uses. The project includes a new £35m film/TV studio hub. Events: 2013 approval; 2018 fire damage; 2020 Liverpool John Moores University signed for space. Peer comparisons (US-based) show similar GLA and 'reinhabit' strategy but are geographically irrelevant. Context shows 5 nearby built structures within 10km. Status: approved. Unknown: impact of fire, exact education/industrial mix, or if film hub is operational.

Why. Record shows approved retrofit with new uses, key events, and peer context. No external knowledge added. Fire event and university signing are recorded but impact unknown.

Where it stands. Retrofit approved (2013), fire occurred (2018), university tenant secured (2020). Film studio hub noted in after_notes. Peer comparisons not applicable to Liverpool context.

For a planner

  • Approved retrofit with education/industrial strategy
  • Fire event recorded (2018)
  • University tenant confirmed (2020)
  • Peer comparisons are US-based and not relevant to Liverpool context

For a developer

  • £35m film studio hub planned
  • 300,000 sqft GLA available
  • Fire damage noted (2018)
  • University tenant secured (2020) - reduces vacancy risk
  • Peer examples show similar GLA/strategy but in different markets

What we do not know yet

  • Fire damage impact unknown
  • Exact industrial use not specified
  • Film hub operational status unknown
  • Peer comparisons not applicable to Liverpool

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Timeline

  1. 2013 Littlewoods scheme unanimously approved.
  2. 2013 Retrofit: reinhabit
  3. 2018 Twickenham Studios announced opening a complex.
  4. 2018 Fire damaged the building.
  5. 2020 Liverpool John Moores University signed on for space.

Sources

  • Capital & Centric · CC BY-SA 4.0
    5 quoted sentences
    Littlewoods Pools building
    The Littlewoods scheme was unanimously approved in 2013.
    In 2018 it was announced that Twickenham Studios would be opening a £50 million major new complex at Littlewoods
    In September 2018, a fire damaged the building

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