A new hotel could be built across the road from the site of Everton's proposed new stadium, if Liverpool Council's planners approve.
'Bramley Hotel' will be located on Regent Road in Bramley-Moore Dock, aiming to accommodate football fans and visitors to the North Docks area of Liverpool.
It will be run by worldwide chain Accor, branded as an 'Ibis Styles' hotel, positioned just metres from the new stadium.
Plans have been submitted to the council, with the building set to be nine storeys high and delivered by developer Crossfield.
The design and access statement submitted alongside the application said the buildings on site currently "appear in relatively poor condition".
It added: "The brand has identified this location as a destination of choice which fits well with their brand and will therefore be a positive contributor to the local economy.
"The proposal will introduce uses which are wholly compatible with the council’s transformative plans for this underutilised area."
The proposals would see the current buildings on site demolished, with the hotel and 87-space multi-storey car park built in its place.
It's expected to go before Liverpool Council's planning committee later this year.
Final designs for the new stadium were unveiled in December, with a detailed planning application sent to the council.
The planning statement described Bramley-Moore Dock and Ten Streets as an "underutilised area", adding: "This site is well-located within the Northern Docks, close to sustainable access options and existing and proposed commercial and leisure opportunities.
"The proposed hotel offering will complement the existing and anticipated uses and the wider tourism economy of Liverpool.
"The development has been designed to meet the requirements of its end operator, who recognises that there is a local requirement for hotel accommodation. The hotel will offer high quality, reasonably-priced visitor accommodation, attracting a range of guests and entirely appropriate in this location."
It added: "Tourists and leisure visitors will also benefit from hotel accommodation, and the proposal will increase the image of the northern docks as a destination in their own right.
"It will provide valuable supporting infrastructure for the proposed football stadium, and the wider emerging leisure offer in the area."
