00:00A proposed fan zone opposite Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium investigated over alleged planning permission issues could be stripped of its license to operate before it even opens.
00:11It was confirmed in July that a stop order had been placed on a development on Regent Road after health and safety concerns were raised about the construction of a marquee across from the stadium.
00:21Liverpool Council issued the notice to the company behind the plans, Mersey View Leisure Limited, after its building control team visited the site after work began.
00:30The local authority said this inspection raised a number of health and safety concerns, resulting in them being instructed to stop immediately.
00:38The plans are from a private company and in no way linked to Everton Football Club.
00:43Now the City Council's licensing authority will look again at the terms issued to the business amid ongoing investigations.
00:50Plans for the business were first unveiled in February ahead of the Blues' first season away from Goodison Park.
00:57Named the Holy Trinity in tribute to the Blues' legendary midfield trio of Alan Ball, Howard Kendall and Colin Harvey.
01:04Days before the construction was ordered to stop, a formal planning bid was launched for the venue.
01:09Should it be permitted to go ahead, it's expected the site could accommodate 1,500 Toffees fans.
01:16A licensing application was granted by the City Council earlier this year, permitting operators Mersey View Leisure to operate from 9 in the morning to midnight daily.
01:26This includes the sale of alcohol on the premises only.
01:29Last month, a second venue operated by Mersey View Limited next to the proposed fan zone was denied a premises over fears it's not safe to the public.
01:39The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:43The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:44The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:45The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:46The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:47The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:48The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:49The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:50The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:51The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:52The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:53The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:54The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:55The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:56The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
01:57The hearing will take place on the 17th of September.
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