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Plans have been revealed for a large new hotel close to a station in Warrington set to deliver dozens of jobs.

Developers behind proposals for a new seven-storey, 126-bedroom hotel next to the town's emerging Bank Quay hub have released the first detailed image of the site.

Clifford Christian Estates has submitted an application for outline planning consent to deliver the new property, which it says will support the local council’s aspirations to see a major commercial hub spring up around an extended and improved Bank Quay Station, from where trains to London depart.

Geoff Underhill, company solicitor and spokesperson for Clifford Christian Estates, said: “The site is only a few hundred metres from the station within an established and pleasant landscaped commercial setting so it’s the perfect place for a new hotel.

“It’s on the main commuter link from the south of the town and ideally situated for businesses meeting clients arriving by train."

He said that, should permission be granted, the hotel would benefit from the opening of the adjacent Centre Park link road, designed to ease traffic flow around the busy southern gateway to the town centre.

The site is currently used as a 104-space surface car park, and Mr Underhill said a hotel would offer a much more economically-advantageous use.

He said: “The development would provide 42 full time jobs when complete and help retain hotel business in the town centre, supporting the council’s efforts to bolster Warrington’s evening economy. Hotels are great generators of footfall for local restaurants and bars.”