Developer Anwyl Homes Lancashire seeks planning consent for the first two phases of a Liverpool city region residential development comprising 840 homes. Tony McDonough reports
Anwyl Homes Lancashire has submitted a planning application to build 249 homes north of Liverpool.
This forms part of wider development in Maghull that will eventually see 840 homes built on an 80-acre site. Subject to consent from Sefton Council, Anwyl hopes to start work on the first phase in summer 2024 with first properties released for sale in 2025.
The scheme will comprise 175 homes for sale on the open market of two, three and four bedrooms. A further 74 homes, of two and three bedrooms, will be classed as affordable.
This means a rent or sale price typically no higher than 80% of local market rates and these will include 52 rental properties and 22 intermediate / shared ownership homes.
A registered social landlord or registered provider to deliver the affordable housing element of the scheme is expected to be confirmed in early 2024.
These first two phases will be built on a 15.74 acre parcel of land off School Lane. The land forms part of a larger strategic site allocated for housing under the Council’s Local Plan as well as the Maghull Neighbourhood Plan.
It already has outline planning permission for 855 homes with a local centre, an over 55s’ development, more than 18 acres of public open space, woodland area along with a multi use games area, which will be developed over the longer term.
The land is currently part-owned by Anwyl, and two other private landowners. John Grime, managing director of Anwyl Homes Lancashire, said: “We’ve been working closely with the land agent acting for the other landowners and with Sefton Council.
“The council has a specific housing mix requirement based on identified needs and our plans are shaped around this.
“Going forward, we anticipate that the wider site will deliver up to 840 homes in a phased development, over a number of years, with 250-plus affordable homes earmarked.
“Due to the volume of homes and significant infrastructure investment required to develop the wider site, including a much-needed link road to be constructed from School Lane to Poverty Lane, the overall Maghull East scheme is being delivered in manageable phases.
“We are in discussions with other developers to create the local centre, which will comprise a supermarket and car park, along with a pub and / or children’s pre-school nursery. Throughout the project Maghull Town Council will be major consultees.”
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To ensure the new neighbourhood is sustainable, section 106 contributions linked to the overall proposals would see funding allocated to schools, healthcare, recent highways improvements and the link roads to junction one of the M58.
There would also be public transport contribution with funding also allocated to the canal and to recreation improvements in the locality.
Planning consultants acting for Anwyl in respect of this application are Connollys.