Liverpool's Baltic Market area could soon see the development of dozens of hotel rooms in shipping containers, if a planning application from London-based Snoozebox is approved. The company, which first introduced this accommodation concept during the British Grand Prix in 2011, has submitted plans to Liverpool Council for 56 bedrooms within black shipping containers.

The venue designs are intended to complement the industrial aesthetic of the surrounding buildings. The application seeks permission for a 15-year period, ensuring the site remains occupied "until the long-term mixed use redevelopment commences in accordance with the Cains Brewery Village."

Each 45ft container would house three bedrooms, with stays likely limited to four nights per booking.

Snoozebox, part of the Portable Living Group and operator of a similar site in London's Olympic Park, offers guests "offers guests compact and cleverly designed en-suite hotel rooms and hotel services."

A design and access statement for the Liverpool application said the meanwhile use of the site would reflect the "historic industrial context" of the site while also offering a "contemporary reinterpretation of details in new developments in the area", citing the Boxpark food and drink scheme as an example. It added: "The design creates a sense of identity for the area that responds positively to the wider local context, identity, character and distinctiveness of Cains Brewery Village."

The bedroom units are made up of steel black shipping containers. . Each of the 56 bedrooms would include a double bed and two bunks, air conditioning/heating, an en-suite wet room, WiFi, LCD TV, power sockets, safe deposit box, linens and toiletries.

The hotel will be open 24 hours a day, seven days per week with a 24-hour licence for hotel guests. Staff would be at the facility around the clock.

Planning documents suggest the hotel system and booking platforms used will limit bookings to four nights and would not allow long-term repeat bookings.

The planning statement noted: "The proposed hotel and associated food and drink and music venue will allow more people to visit and stay in the area, which will have a positive economic impact on local businesses in accordance with the Baltic Triangle."

Liverpool Council has not yet confirmed a date to review the plans.