Plans are afoot in Liverpool to build a new hotel which will include the city's first rooftop swimming pool and spa.

The developers are currently in negotiation with a hotel operator to build a 116-bedroom boutique hotel on a former surface car park in Seel Street in the centre of Liverpool.

The designs are still are still subject to final review but are expected to make "extensive use" of bricks to fit in with the neighbouring Georgian and Victorian buildings. It is expected that a planning application will be submitted in early March.

Details: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk