Liverpool city centre could be about to welcome its first micropub.

Plans have been submitted to transform a former shop on Maryland Street into a mini alehouse capable of catering for just 25 people at a time.

If approved, the pub would join fellow Liverpool micropub’s Cask in West Derby and the Liverpool Pigeon in Waterloo.

The proposed pub has been designed to be “unattractive to those looking for a louder, lively night out”, offering no live music or live sports in an effort to soothe potential fears from local residents worried about any negative impact the new pub could have.

A planning document included with the application states that the intention of the pub is to “provide a cosy atmosphere conducive to conversation with total strangers; a place to meet and talk”.

The UK’s first micropub, The Butchers Arms, was opened in Kent in 2005 following the passing of the 2003 Licensing Act which made it easier to set up a small independent public house.

The Micropub and Microbrewery Association defines a micropub as a “small freehouse which listens to its customers, mainly serves cask ales, promotes conversation, shuns all forms of electronic entertainment and dabbles in traditional pub snacks”.

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