Council plans to buy car park for development
LIVERPOOL City Council wants to buy a car park in the city centre which could then be developed into Grade A office space.
The authority says that in the future the 1.2 hectare site on Pall Mall, currently owned by the Hones and Communities Agency, could be home to 1,000 jobs.
It says the acquisition of the land and the development would help meet demand for top quality office accommodation on the edge of the city’s central business district, which was highlighted in the city centre’s 15 year blueprint, the Strategic Investment Framework.
The plot was previously home to part of Exchange Street Station which closed in 1977 when the Merseyrail Underground was completed.
Cllr Malcolm Kennedy, Cabinet member for regeneration, said: “We need more top quality office accommodation in Liverpool and this site is perfect as it sits right next to the existing commercial district.
“As a growing city, it is vital we have the right office space available in the right place and Pall Mall is part of a natural expansion of the district as we look to extend its footprint down towards the waterfront and Princes Dock.
“This is just one of a number of schemes where we are using former HCA sites to create jobs and economic benefit for the city. We have already completed the new Exhibition Centre and Pullman Hotel and are driving forward a plan for a warehouse and distribution centre at Stonebridge Cross and the film and TV studios at the Littlewoods Building on Edge Lane.”
The council’s cabinet will consider the report on Friday December 11.
