The City Council’s cabinet is set to give the go-ahead on Friday to a multi-million pound programme of site works on seven plots to pave the way for the first phase of construction at Paddington Village.

Morgan Sindall will oversee infrastructure works which will pave the way for the Royal College of Physician’s new £35m northern base which the contractor will also build.

Work on a new learning centre for the Liverpool International College and the new £35m Rutherford Cancer Centre North West could also begin shortly.

Liverpool City Council is also proposing to exercise a Compulsory Purchase Order to acquire a site to build a multi-storey car park to service the development.

Morgan Sindall, have produced an indicative design for the car park which could be submitted for planning in early-October.

Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said: “You can sense the momentum that is beginning to build with numerous internationally renowned partners wanting to be a part of it and that is hugely exciting and is another great example of how appealing Liverpool is to investors.”