A new £3.5m food hall planned for the Baltic area of Liverpool has secured planning approval and will create 150 jobs. Tony McDonough reports

Leisure operator BOXPARK is to press ahead with a new food market in Liverpool after securing planning approval.

Following on from its London venues in Shoreditch, Croydon and Wembley, BOXPARK will create 150 jobs at Cains Brewery Village in the Baltic Triangle. It has taken a 15-year lease at the site.

Spanning 21,000 sq ft and with a capacity of 400 internal covers and 200 external covers BOXPARK Liverpool will include 10 kitchen units.

There will also be three internal bars with additional external bars. There will also be a 5,430 sq ft external garden to offer al fresco dining and events. It is scheduled to open later this year.

Chief executive  Simon Champion, saidt: “Our team has put a lot of work into bringing the Canning Hall at Cains Brewery back to life. We’re very excited to bring jobs, and a lot of fun, to the Baltic Triangle.”

BOXPARK Shoreditch launched in 2010. It fused the concepts of the modern street food market and the pop-up retail mall. It was followed by venues in Croydon and Wembley. Liverpool will be its first venture outside the capital.

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Cains Brewery Village managing director, Harj Dusanj, added: “Today marks an exciting day for Cains Brewery Village with the planning approval of BOXPARK Liverpool.

“It takes a village to nurture the regeneration of Cains Brewery and we are thankful for all parties that have worked hard to make this next chapter a truly exciting one.

“The inward investment into Liverpool is a testament to our home of pioneering creatives that continue to echo the entrepreneurial spirit of Robert Cain.”

Cains Brewery Village opened its gates in November 2015 and is a leisure destination centred around the Grade II-listed Cains Brewery. The brewery was established in 1850 by Robert Cain.