[1] Liverpool is a city undergoing mass regeneration, with older buildings being demolished to make way for new developments.
[4] This period marked the pinnacle of Liverpool's economic success, when it regarded itself as the "second city" of the British Empire.
[8] A masterplan, envisioned by Peel Holdings, to redevelop Liverpool's north docks, named Liverpool Waters, was launched in 2006 and received Government backing in 2013; it includes proposals for multiple high-rise buildings that will considerably change the city's skyline over the next few decades.
A thirty year long project, the development is expected to create 21.5 million sq ft of new commercial and residential floor space and will consist of upwards of seventy buildings, with many classed as high-rise.
[102] Construction of the very first building of the scheme eventually commenced five years later in 2018;[10] completion of the entire project is currently slated for 2041.
[104][105][106][107] Extensive redesigns notwithstanding, the current version of the master-plan still includes several plots of the site reserved for notable high-rises set to transform Liverpool's skyline in the next couple of decades.
Plots poised to be populated by a structure over 100 metres are listed in the table below: (Note the below heights do not refer to that of a currently proposed building.
They are the maximum permitted height for any future building designed for that plot, as agreed with planning officers.
The Royal Liver Building held the title of tallest structure in Liverpool for 54 years until Radio City Tower was completed in 1965.