Liverpool City Council has submitted a planning application for a new £50 million cruise terminal facility on the River Mersey.

If approved, the new terminal would be set within a “statement building” at Princes Dock and would allow Liverpool to welcome much larger ships than is currently possible.

The new facility would also feature a state-of-the-art passenger and baggage facility, complete with passport control, lounge, café, toilets, taxi rank and vehicle pick up point.

The application is expected to be heard by the council’s planning committee in January 2018 and if approved site preparation is expected to start in spring 2018.

This year Liverpool welcomed more than 60 vessels, with 120,000 passengers and crew to its current terminal which generates more than £7 million a year for the city’s economy.

One proposal for the new facility.

The local authority is also currently inviting tenders to select a design and build contractor to construct the facility.

This is a two–stage contract award basis, with the first stage to develop the design and confirm the construction costs with appointed consultancy firm Ramboll UK. The first stage contract is expected to be awarded in March 2018.

Meanwhile, tenders are also being assessed for the site investigation works needed at the Princes Jetty site, which has been gifted to the council by Peel, and it is expected these works will also start in January 2018.

The council says further planning applications could potentially include supplemental projects with a new 200-room hotel and 1,700+ multi-storey car park to improve the city’s capabilities in handling the next generation of turnaround cruises.

Although the proposed multi-storey car park has been earmarked for the new cruise facility, the council is reviewing locations north of Leeds Street so it could also support initiatives around the Ten Streets creativity district.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, says: “A new cruise facility is one of the city’s most important regeneration projects of this decade and is vital to growing Liverpool’s tourism economy.

“We want to provide the next generation of super liners and their passengers a world class welcome with a five star experience.

“A new cruise facility will also be a huge boost to our plans to regenerate the North Liverpool docklands and create thousands of new jobs which is why we’re putting together the best team of experts to ensure we build this facility to the very highest standards.”

Ian Pollitt, assistant project director at Liverpool Waters, adds: “We are delighted at the progress the city council is making with the new terminal proposals. We are working very closely with them and our other partners to progress the development and this planning applications is a major milestone in that process.”

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