How do the proposals relate to all of the other developments on the Mann Island site?
The whole of the development at Mann Island (including the museum) is overseen by a Steering Group, including National Museums Liverpool, to ensure that the proposals are developed in a co-ordinated way and fully integrate with other initiatives coming forward on Liverpool’s waterfront. To this end, a set of development principles and a master plan was produced in 2005 and has been adopted as Special Planning Guidance by the City Council. English Heritage and the World Heritage Site worked closely with the Steering Group to identify key views to be protected, materials to be used etc for the area in order to guide any development. The programme for building the Museum of Liverpool is independent from the private sector scheme but does have a close relationship to the canal which will run very close to our foundations.
