Knowsley’s Earlsfield Park development given the green light

Plans for Knowsley’s 22-hectare Earlsfield Park housing and employment development have been given the go-ahead. Property developer Ion, which is working in collaboration will Bellway Homes and the Knowsley Estate, secured permission from the borough council’s planning committee yesterday (28 June). A site next to the existing Lord Derby Playing Fields and ... Read More...

Plans in for 160 new Huyton homes

Plans to build over 160 new homes in Huyton have been submitted to Knowsley Council. The proposals are part of Ion Development’s 23-hectare Earlsfield Park masterplan which also includes a 40-acre employment park, a pub/restaurant and a hotel. Ion has submitted its application in collaboration with the Knowsley Estate for the project, ... Read More...

Region’s housebuilders ‘must sell themselves’ more to recruit future talent

Housebuilders must do more to sell the industry’s opportunities to young people as it faces a “crying need to recruit” workers. The North West managing director of Bellway Homes spoke out about the construction sector’s needs to engage more with schools during a panel discussion in Knowsley yesterday (3 May). David Williams ... Read More...

Homes at former school site set for green light

An application to convert the former site of Gateacre Community Comprehensive School into 200 homes has been recommended for approval. Liverpool City Council’s planning committee will meet on 7 July to discuss the plans, which will see the school building demolished to make way for three, four and five-bedroom homes on ... Read More...