basement car park. Status The building of Shanghai Tower depends on the fate of the Liverpool Waters project itself. Although Liverpool Waters has changed form a number of times, Shanghai Tower has always remained part of it. An outline planning application for the whole of Liverpool Waters was submitted in March 2010 with Peel Group having already found a significant amount of funding. As of March 2012, Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission to the Liverpool Waters scheme as a whole. Historic England has formally objected to the plans and UNESCO has expressed concern, meaning that the proposal will have to be referred to the Communities Secretary, who will decide whether to hold a public inquiry or to allow the project to go ahead regardless. If the project continues, Shanghai Tower is expected to be completed in 2025. Note: as of 2019 there is no reference made to Shanghai Tower on the official Liverpool Waters site, nor does it appear in any of the current renders therefore its future is unknown but highly likely not to come to fruition. See also List of tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool Shanghai Tower, a Chinese megatall skyscraper with the same name References External links Shanghai Tower at Emporis Liverpool Waters official site Shanghai Tower Proposed skyscrapers in England