Traders at Quiggins shopping centre collected 100,000 signatures

The decision spells the end for the alternative shopping centre Quiggins - renowned for its bohemian clothes shops and indie record stalls.

The Paradise Street Project will see a new complex of shops and hotels.

Quiggins traders had collected a 100,000-signature petition opposing the Bluecoat triangle scheme.

The scheme takes in Hanover Street, Paradise Street and School Lane.

New shops

The new project is the brainchild of the Duke of Westminster's property company.

Quiggins, which is on School Lane, would be closed under a compulsory purchase order, affecting 45 businesses.

The petition had been presented to the House of Commons by Crosby MP Claire Curtis Thomas.

Work on the redevelopment is expected to start in the autumn.