Stanley Dock, it does not harm the significance of the wall. New development along the eastern side of the site, however, has been reduced in height so as to avoid dominating the wall, and is typically 27m high, dropping to 21m in the area of the Clarence Graving Docks and rising to 33m in the secondary cluster on the site of the Clarence Power Station. In other words considerably lower than the Tobacco Warehouse. Only one building alongside the wall rises higher, and that is the southernmost block in the secondary cluster which is 58m, a height that relates to the cluster of tall buildings and the large public open space that it encloses. With the exception of this building, all taller buildings at set back a distance of at least one block west of the wall, and are not therefore in the immediate setting. As with the walls of a medieval fortified town, understanding of its significance depends on views from outside the walled enclosure where its meaning can be appreciated and enjoyed. Views of the wall from inside the site, which were largely obscured by transit sheds, by the overhead railway and by operational plant and equipment, have never been important. Thus the new development preserves the views of the wall from outside the site for its full length, and whilst buildings will be seen rising above the wall just as the buildings at the Stanley Dock do, this will not adversely affect its setting or its OUV. The proposal is therefore medium compliance.
Stanley Dock Warehouses As discussed in paragraph 3.4.41 above, all the proposed new buildings within the immediate surroundings of the Tobacco Warehouse are significantly lower in height. It is only on the riverfront and in the area that was occupied by the Clarence Power Station that they are higher. The riverfront buildings are part of the setting of the Stanley Dock, when seen from across the river, where the impact has already been analysed in paragraphs 5.2.1 - 5.2.4. The cluster of tall buildings on the Clarence Power Station site can also be considered to be within the setting when seen from viewpoint 40, which is assessed in paragraph 5.2.1 and 5.2.6. In accordance with this previous assessment, the impact of building heights on the views and setting of the Tobacco Warehouse is found to be low significance non-compliance.
Waterloo Warehouse Like the Tobacco Warehouse and the Wapping Warehouse, the Waterloo Warehouse is set far back from the riverfront and is therefore a background building in cross river views. Its setting has already been harmed to some extent by the small-scale residential development around the north and west quays of the East Waterloo Dock. The proposed new buildings that stand between the warehouse and the river are low to medium rise and will not obscure it or harm its setting Liverpool Waters Heritage Impact Assessment
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