A key plan to help deliver 8,100 new homes across Knowsley during the coming years has been officially adopted by the borough council.

Knowsley Council gave final approval for its Local Plan Core Strategy during a full council meeting this week, and the document will now set out where and how new development and regeneration takes place in the area until 2028.

The plan supports the wider aims of Knowsley Council and its partners to increase the housing supply across the borough in order to grow its population, to develop 164 hectares of employment land to create new jobs and also to regenerate Knowsley’s town centres including Kirkby, Huyton and Prescot.

Meanwhile, the local authority says environmental assets  such as Conservation Areas and protected wildlife sites will also be enhanced under the strategy.

Welcoming the final approval Councillor Mike Murphy (pictured), Knowsley’s cabinet member for regeneration and economic development, says: “This is a major opportunity for the council and our communities as the plan will facilitate transformational change across Knowsley through new housing development, new employment opportunities and new and improved retail developments.”

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