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The call centre proposal for Asif Hamid’s Contact Company at Liverpool’s Kings Dock has been scrapped. 

Development Sites Sold: In March 2022, Liverpool City Council put the undeveloped plots at Kings Dock up for sale, effectively ending the plans for the 45,000 sq ft office building. 

Conflict and Backlash: The original plan, announced in 2017, faced significant anger from developers and the public because it allocated prime waterfront land to a business owned by the Liverpool LEP chairman, despite the site’s masterplan prioritizing tourism uses like an Olympic-standard ice rink. 

Current Status: The sale of the land marks the “final death knell” for the call centre scheme, with the council now seeking experienced developers for a mixed-use landmark scheme instead.