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Striking new images have been released showing how a new £1.2 billion Liverpool neighbourhood - described as the most significant development for the city since Liverpool One – could take shape.

The proposed eight-acre Kings development will be constructed on the edge of the city centre, near the waterfront on land around the Gibraltar Row area. The ambitious plans would see 10 buildings erected in total, including a 70-storey tower that would become Liverpool's tallest structure.

The proposals are the result of a partnership between Beetham and the TJ Morris Group, which runs the Home Bargains empire. In total, Kings would deliver 2,750 homes alongside 400 hotel rooms, 150,000 sq ft of office space and 160,000 sq ft dedicated to retail and leisure facilities.

At the heart of the ambitious new vision will be the towering 70-floor structure, which will incorporate a hotel. Approval has already been secured for the first building in the development, a 28-storey structure, reports .

With a planning application expected later this year, those behind the scheme have unveiled a series of striking new visuals illustrating how the new neighbourhood might appear once complete. The images include how shared spaces within the scheme could be designed, featuring a central plaza and a winter garden.

Speaking to the Liverpool ECHO this week, Beetham boss Hugh Frost said: "It's the most fantastic opportunity in the city. It's a chance to change the skyline for the better, create a really vibrant district, a neighbourhood that links the central business district with the rest of local waters and the waterfront, which is one of the city's biggest assets."