Authorities in the UK city of Liverpool have approved a plan to built a cruise terminal to be able to handle ships with a capacity of up to 3,600 passengers and which is to replace to replace an existing, temporary structure.
The facility, which is due to open in 2021, will be situated within Peel L&P's £5 billion Liverpool Waters urban redevelopment scheme and it will be constructed at the site of the Princes Jetty site, just off the existing structure, in the city centre.
The new facility will comprise a baggage hall on the ground floor, as well as a passenger lounge, café and check-in on the first floor.
The city council is also investing £32 million in upgrading the A565 road to support the cruise facility and North Docklands, and is gearing up to create a £20 million link road to extend Leeds Street to the waterfront to support a £30 million Isle of Man Ferry terminal.
Darran Lawless, development director at Peel L&P for Liverpool Waters, said in a statement: "Planning permission being granted for the new cruise terminal is fantastic news for the city, boosting the economy, creating new jobs and providing an opportunity to welcome tourists from around the world. Peel L&P gifted the land required for the new terminal at Princes Dock to the city council, ensuring Liverpool has the ability to accommodate growth from the cruise leisure industry and high level of interest in Liverpool and the North West from the world's largest cruise ships."
The Peel Group is a major landowner in the Liverpool area and it owns the cargo port in the city plus a canal that links the city of Manchester to the sea.
