A masterplan developed by Liverpool City Council envisages a new "city centre gateway" for the city’s £2billion regeneration scheme - ‘Knowledge Quarter’.

If approved the land and property around Ranelagh Place, Lime Street and Brownlow Hill could be bought under a Compulsory Purchase Order and redeveloped.

This would include demolition of the Grade II-listed Adelphi Hotel in the centre of Liverpool.

The Adelphi Hotel was rebuilt in 1912 on the site of an earlier hotel. It is a landmark building in the centre of Liverpool. It is currently owned by hotel operator Britannia Hotels.

Liverpool City Council cabinet will meet on 3 March 2017 and is expected to approve the development of a masterplan.