Peel hunts developer for ‘most prominent’ Liverpool Waters plot

If the new operator is aiming to dock two large cruise ships at any one time then any hotel will need to be larger than the one proposed previously by the City Council. Peel has the opportunity to make more of the Liverpool waterfront by way of restaurants, bars, and other leisure, and this can be all linked to the new cruise terminal and hotel. Meanwhile, one way or the other, there is going to be a large plot, directly on the river front, available soon for Peel to market for offices or residential.

So much space so much potential ???
where is the movement here its an very attractive location am confused

I agree with Anonymous 11.54.
There are usually two types of shore visits by “Cruisers” 1) Those who take organised shore excursions and maybe spend several hours touring the area. 2) Those who enjoy a short walkabout the port/city (Liverpool ideally situated for this) and tend to keep close to the local amenities etc.
The Port Market building in Montevideo, Uruguay would be my ideal bench mark for this.
Regarding the Hotel size, yes that could be reviewed as most passengers often arrive a day or two before sailing and spend time in the embarkation port.

More positive news starting to emerge. I am starting to believe things are changing in a positive light for the City of Liverpool. I think the changes will be truly transformational and significant around the cruise liner terminal. It’s such a shame so many years have been wasted whilst the previous useless incumbent was in charge, LCC.

If LCC have anything to do with the hotel small very low key not too high poss red brick and nothing fancy !!!! after 50yrs of consultation.

Yes things are looking good lately for Liverpool please LCC do not interfere .

A sharpened up version of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe. Could be a bit larger on that basis.

Re anonymous 1.30 …I understand the point you are making but it’s a bit misguided for this site . Brick is correctly used in the baltic and other warehouse areas . The buildings which surround this area are more modern and light in colour …so no doubt the planners and architects will go for a modern building with a light stone facade similar to nearby buildings. As regards height the original plan for 4/5story’s is appropriate on the site the higher buildings ( which I agree should be very high ) should be further back . The king Edwards triangle a perfect spot for high buildings

George 2.40pm doesn’t do irony, but he does make a good point about the buildings needing to be light, to reflect the Portland stone of the commercial district. I recall Packaged Living taking that on board for their two mid-rise towers on Old Hall Street.

I quite liked the old design, bit unusual, I hope they keep those architects onboard!

Look how 99 panned out in hong kong.

How is leasing a port a good idea?

Would you lease your heart valve for 50 years?
Look how 99 years planned out on HK

Great news. As this is the site of the current terminal and not the site shown in the image, a height about the same as the Cunard building would be appropriate. Material wise, hopefully only keeping in keeping light stone colours will be used in something that is contemporary and cutting edge, as done in the museum. A keeping in keeping building with keeping in keeping materials will subtract from the Liver building next door. I’d rather have something in the same black glass as Mann Island than that, or even much maligned brick. There’s nothing wrong with brick being used, or where it’s used, only how it’s used. However, unless the new hotel is a portland stone neo classical, art nouveau or neo rennaisance masterpiece, designed to complement the 3 at the Pier Head, as envisaged in the plans of the 20s and 30s, I am hoping for sonething really modern and contrasting.

Manchester gets world class skyscrapers on the side of a motorway. On the banks of the World Famous Mersey we’ll be getting an average looking hotel building that wouldn’t look out of place on a industrial estate.

@Blueboy Manchester’s skyscrapers are not a good look sadly they all look the same and futures ones are the same design – Liverpool’s one are going to be modern .

Any skyscraper built in Liverpool will likely be square and boxy and u imaginative simply because they’re efficient to build that way. And the difference in residential values between the two cities means that there is even less margin for developers in Liverpool to spend on imaginative design .

@11:04 Here we go !!! Waked around Manchester last week Liverpool looks better and feels better and yes there is a market for Skyscraper in Liverpool and as stipulated in the report of the developer they are going to be world class also a lot of high end jobs in the City region of Liverpool . A lot of office located jobs are based in Manchester city centre are more call centre based where in Liverpool are spread out into the boundaries so your not better

Manchester is full of call centres… is that what we’re telling ourselves because Manchester has essentially grown its own economy?

@11:18 residential and commercial values tell their own storey. There seems to be some wishful thinking going on here.

This news is certainly is good for Liverpool and no we dont want to be Manchester in anyway shape or form.
We are Liverpool and we will do what good for our city and the people that live here.

Any hotel, or hotels, needs to be a good-looker, as the previous council effort was a bit underwhelming. It will be on a famous waterfront and, hopefully , near to Hugh Frost’s proposed towers, and if these are as inspired as One Blackfriars then we are in for a treat.

Yes .. let’s bring more of these enviromentally damaging cruise ships into the river, moot point; if passengers have cabins on board why is there any need for another hotel ?

@Anon 10.35am, April 1st was 2 weeks ago, but just to make you aware that many cruise passengers stay in a hotel a night or two before their sailing because they choose to. As regards cruise ships in the Mersey, is it just the cruise ships you object to or all ships, in other words would you like to close the Port of Liverpool, or in fact all UK ports.