“The grassland has been unmanaged and unmown for approximately ten years, this has allowed the biodiversity value of this site to develop.” UK housebuilder Redrow 's controversial development of 160 homes on the old Allerton Priory site in Liverpool would destroy a " mosaic of habitats which are of ecological significance " , according to Rachael Rhodes , an ecologist from Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service . Speaking during an ongoing public inquiry , launched after Redrow appealed against Liverpool Council 's rejection of the development , Rhodes said the land qualified for designation as a heritage site .
UK housebuilder Redrow 's controversial development of 160 homes on the old Allerton Priory site in Liverpool would destroy a " mosaic of habitats which are of ecological significance " , according to Rachael Rhodes , an ecologist from Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service . Speaking during an ongoing public inquiry , launched after Redrow appealed against Liverpool Council 's rejection of the development , Rhodes said the land qualified for designation as a heritage site .