Plans for a new hotel beside Liverpool's northern docks were first reported here in October 2024, when the proposal was still awaiting a final planning decision. The position is now much clearer.
What has been approved?
The scheme covers the Grade II-listed former warehouse and mill at 15-17 Fulton Street together with the adjoining corner site at Regent Road and Blackstone Street.
The approved design combines conversion of the historic building with a new five-storey extension. The original proposals allocate 32 guest rooms within the converted mill and 48 rooms within the new-build element, creating an 80-bedroom hotel in total.
Ground-floor plans include reception, lounge, bar and restaurant space, while the basement was designed to accommodate spa facilities and back-of-house uses.
Planning permission was formally granted on 13 June 2025. Listed building consent is recorded separately under application 22L/3415.
Why is the listed mill important?
15-17 Fulton Street dates from around 1850 and was originally built as two warehouse units within a single structure. The building was later used as a corn and provender mill and warehouse before serving a range of industrial uses.
Historic England added the building to the National Heritage List in 2020 at Grade II. Its significance includes surviving mid-19th-century fireproof warehouse construction and its connection with the growth of Liverpool's northern dock system.
What changed after the original article?
The original October 2024 report said Liverpool City Council was expected to approve the proposal. The planning committee did then vote unanimously in favour of the development on 22 October 2024, but the formal decision notice was not issued until June 2025.
By July 2025, the landowner had appointed agents to market the freehold site for sale with the planning permission attached. Current commercial listings continue to advertise the opportunity, rather than presenting the hotel as a completed or active construction project.
That distinction matters. The hotel is consented, but a planning permission does not guarantee that the approved scheme will be delivered exactly as drawn or on the original timetable.
What does the location offer?
The site occupies a prominent position directly opposite Hill Dickinson Stadium, which is now fully open and operating as Everton's men's first-team home.
It also sits between the stadium, Stanley Dock, Ten Streets and the wider Liverpool Waters regeneration area. That puts the site within walking distance of a growing cluster of visitor, hospitality and leisure uses on the northern waterfront.
If the hotel is ultimately delivered, it would add another accommodation option much closer to the stadium than most traditional city-centre hotels.
