Land near fire-hit car park on King's Dock gets £300k revamp
The council has full freehold ownership of the site, with extensive developments undertaken in 2008 to provide leisure, residential and conference facilities including the M&S Bank Arena, Exhibition and Convention Centre, and almost 2,000 residential housing units and hotels.A council report described the land near the car park as an "aesthetic blight on the area".The hoardings currently fence off what the authority described as a key piece of public realm that ACC Liverpool could activate to support its wider developing events offer.
The work proposed would allow for water and power to support future events, visually improve the area and secure the space, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.An officer report said: "On the new landscaped area, ACC Liverpool will be responsible for the operations which will consist of a new food and beverage offer associated with both event and non-event days." Work is expected to be completed by 29 August.
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