New 30-Bedroom Hotel Proposal from JD Wetherspoon for Southport Landmark

JD Wetherspoon has lodged plans to create a 30-bedroom hotel in a historic Southport building.

The pub giant wants to change the use of the first, second and third floors of 93-97 Lord Street into a hotel. 

Currently, the company occupies the ground floor of the site - trading as The Sir Henry Segrave. The floors above, while previously used as office space, are now vacant. 

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The site is named after Sir Henry Segrave who raised the land-speed record to 152mph, in his 350hp 4.5-litre Sunbeam Ladybird, on Southport's Birkdale Sands in 1926. The building occupied by the pub chain was originally built in about 1880. 

Under the plans, internal amendments would be made to the ground floor to form a new hotel reception area with a dedicated entrance. Bar and kitchen upgrades are also planned and the toilets will be relocated to the first floor. 

The first, second and third floors will be refitted to include bedrooms, staff facilities and a plant room. 

A planning and heritage statement submitted with the proposal said that the company has "capabilities of reviving significant buildings" adding: "By taking into account history and heritage, they are able to meaningfully revive and restore existing structures to become spaces that are open and inviting to the public."

Sefton Council will consider the application at a later date. 

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