Anger over plans to demolish Carla Lane's former home
Residents received a letter informing them over the plans the day after the writer's death
The former home of the Liver Birds creator Carla Lane could be demolished to make way for luxury apartments.
Ms Lane, whose funeral is to be held at the Anglican Cathedral on Thursday, died at a nursing home in Mossley Hill aged 87 on May 31.
If the plans go ahead her former home in Childwall, known as Maldon Lodge, will be demolished to make way for 25 residential apartments and a carpark according an application submitted to the council by architects LAG Pritchard.
John McDonald, chair of the Childwall Residents Association has expressed his anger about the proposals after receiving a consultation letter from Liverpool City Council the day after Ms Lane’s death was announced.
He said: “I think it should be a listed property. First of all, and most importantly, because Carla Lane was well known as a writer and quite a lot of her work such as Bread and Liver Birds was well broadcast.
“But also because it’s a beautiful building and the aesthetic of the area would be impacted by the building of a block of flats.
“There’s plenty of other areas in the town that we believe would be more suitable for building flats and a car park.”
The home was listed for sale in 2015 for a guide price of £850,000 and was reportedly sold in October for an undisclosed sum.
Ms Lane had previously spoken of how fond she was of the home - and said she had ‘always wanted it.’
In 2013, she told the ECHO’s Paddy Shennan: “I love it here. I’m now living in a 600-year-old cottage in Woolton. For years, every time I came up and drove past it I used to say ‘I want that!’ It took a long time, but now I have it.
“I moved away but always kept in touch. Instead of going abroad for my holidays I came back to Liverpool. I’ve got my brother and his wife and lots of relatives who live here.”
The TV comedy writer is to be laid to rest tomorrow at a service in the Anglican Cathedral.
Fans can say their goodbyes to the TV comedy writer along a three-and-a-half mile route, as the cortège makes its way to Cathedral for the service.
As well as a distinguished writing career, Ms Lane - whose childhood homes included Heswall and West Derby - was a keen supporter of animal welfare.
She was known for her support for animal welfare charities , including the Carla Lane Animals in Need Sanctuary she had named after her.
Friends and family will pay tribute to the writer in a service in the Lady Chapel of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral on Thursday, June 9.