Five Liverpool city region housing projects comprising 113 new homes in line to secure £2.8m from Brownfield Land Fund. Tony McDonough reports
Liverpool city region’s Brownfield Land Fund is set to inject £2.8m to unlock five projects that will see the construction of 113 new homes.
A derelict former police station, church, school and pub are among the sites seeking cash from the £60m fund to transform what are currently derelict sites. Money has already contributed to projects creating more than 4,500 new homes.
The five development proposed for inclusion in the project pipeline are:
- Sentinel Way, Aintree (Sefton): Your Housing Group (YHG) is seeking a £1,350,000 grant for a 54-unit brownfield scheme next to the Merseyrail line.
- Prescot Police Station (Knowsley): Prima Group is requesting a grant of £325,000 to deliver 13 shared ownership units consisting of seven flats in the former police station alongside the construction of two bungalows and four houses.
- Mather Avenue (Liverpool): an 11-unit scheme to be constructed on derelict land, formerly the site of St Bernadette’s Church that was demolished in 2018. Regenda Group is requesting a grant of £275,000, to deliver specialist units which will provide accommodation for adults with additional needs.
- St. Monica’s Church, Stewart Avenue, Bootle (Sefton): a 10-unit scheme on a cleared site adjacent to the St Monica’s Church Parish Centre in Bootle. Crosby Housing is requesting £200,000 to deliver a 100% social rent development.
- Stork Inn, Billinge, St Helens: Torus 62 is seeking a grant of £650,000 to convert the old pub and build new properties on the adjacent brownfield site, creating a 26-unit 100% affordable scheme.
Earlier this year, the Combined Authority approved a list of housing development projects to potentially receive funding, and delegated authority to the executive director – investment and delivery to approve the full business cases for these projects.
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These further five priority projects have been identified by the Combined Authority’s housing team, with the collaboration and support of the relevant local authorities, and the Combined Authority will be asked to add them to the project pipeline.
Cllr Graham Morgan, Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration, said: “These developments, which could be added to our project pipeline, are a great mix of schemes offering a wide range of different housing types.”