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Liverpool City Region plans 3,000 new homes for £36m brownfield sites programme
The Liverpool City Region has earmarked 14 new brownfield development sites on which it aims to build 3,000 homes.
The combined authority, which covers the Merseyside area, will spend £36m of its £45m Brownfield Land Fund to support the preparation and development of the sites.
The funding will be split between eight private sector-led projects and six local authority-led schemes. The projects led by private companies are expected to deliver 1,400 homes, while the local authority projects 1,200 homes.
The sites include developments being led by housing associations, such as a 161-home site in Liverpool by Regenda Homes. Riverside will deliver a 118-home site in Runcorn; Housing 21 and Onward Homes a 91-home site in Sefton; and Livv Housing a 52-home site in Knowsley. (See tables below)
The local authority sites are being led by five councils in the area: Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
They include a 274-home site led by Halton Borough Council in Foundry Lane, and two 150-home developments being delivered by Knowsley and Sefton, respectively.
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Liverpool City Region received its £45m funding from the government last July and has already used £11m towards seven projects delivering 886 homes.
The £45m came from the government’s £400m brownfield fund, which was given to seven city regions, including West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Tees Valley Combined Authority.
There has been a major drive to use brownfield sites as areas of development, with the government announcing £1.8bn in funding towards remediating and developing these areas of land.
Brownfield sites are often areas where industrial plants or factories used to be, so require more groundwork remediation than other sites. Liverpool City Region has said part of the funding will go towards this work, to make the sites construction ready.
Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said: “For too many people across our region, the chance to own a home of their own remains out of reach. To tackle the housing crisis and help more people realise their home ownership ambitions, we need to take serious action to get more homes built across our region.
“When I was elected, I promised to prioritise brownfield sites for house building and have been working hard to make that a reality.”
List of sites for private developers and housing associations
| Local authority | Scheme name | Sponsor | Homes proposed | Total spend (£m) |
| Sefton | Johnsons Building | Sovini | 123 | 1.55 |
| Sefton | 503 Hawthorn Road, Bootle | Housing 21 / Onward | 91 | 1.35 |
| Liverpool | Grove Street | Regenda Homes | 161 | 2.41 |
| Halton | Palacefields, Runcorn | Riverside Group | 118 | 1.77 |
| Wirral | Scott’s Quay | Peel | 482 | 5.2 |
| St Helens | Moss Nook Phase 3 | Harworth | 230 | 3.42 |
| St Helens | Thatto Heath, St Helens | Vistry Partnerships | 167 | 2 |
| Knowsley | Sewell Street | Livv Housing | 52 | 0.78 |
| Total | 1,424 | 18.48 |
List of sites for local authorities
| Local authority | Scheme name | Homes proposed | Total spend (£m) |
| Halton | Foundry Lane | 274 | 5.35 |
| Knowsley | Prescot Shopping Centre | 150 | 2.25 |
| Sefton | Benthams Way, Southport | 150 | 2.25 |
| Sefton | Bootle High School | 63 | 0.95 |
| St Helens | St Helens Town Centre Transformation | 227 | 3.4 |
| Wirral | Land Registry Building, Rosebrae Court | 335 | 5.21 |
| Total | 1,199 | 19.41 |
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