Plans for city's tallest skycraper with 70 storeys

Plans for a 70-storey tower have been unveiled which would see it become Liverpool's tallest building.

The proposed skyscraper includes a 5-star hotel and luxury residences on the city's waterfront, north of Pier Head.

Developers said the hotel will occupy the bottom 23 floors, with 212 rooms. The rest of the building will feature 563 apartments.

If the scheme is approved by planners, it will also house bars, restaurants, gymnasiums, banqueting facilities and a rooftop terrace.

Developers hope the tower will form the "centrepiece" of the £1bn Kings project.

It is one of 10 buildings anticipated in the project which will go out to public consultation in a few months' time before an expected planning submission in late summer.

Hugh Frost, chairman of developers Beetham Davos, said the skyscraper would be the "signature building" and the "ultimate expression of our confidence".

He added: "Demand for the hotel will be driven in part by cruise passengers seeking to start or finish their journeys in the same style and luxury offered on board."

Designer Ian Simpson said: "This is a landmark intervention for Britain's most dramatic waterfront skyline."

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