Pall Mall office development to create 1000 Liverpool jobs

Plans for a new office development in Liverpool’s central business district could create up to 1,000 jobs.

A new report, to go before the city council cabinet on December 11, will recommend that the authority acquires a three-acre site on Pall Mall from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), where the authority will be able to create Grade A offices.

The plot was once home to part of the Exchange Street Station, which shut down in 1977 with the completion of the underground Merseyrail system, and is currently used as a car park.

Liverpool City Council’s cabinet member for regeneration, Cllr Malcolm Kennedy, said of the proposal: “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.”

Speaking further, Mr Kennedy said the project is just one of a number that have used former HCA sites to create jobs and boost Liverpool’s economy.

He continued: “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.

“This is all part of our commitment to making sure Liverpool is a business friendly city.”

If the project comes to fruition, it would address the need for office accommodation on the edge of Liverpool’s business district, as highlighted in the city’s 15-year Strategic Investment Framework blueprint.