Should heritage sites be repurposed to meet Liverpool's housing needs? A city long renowned for its plethora of stunning architecture, Liverpool boasts the greatest concentration of Grade II-listed buildings of anywhere outside of London. With the demand for new homes as pressing as ever and past high-profile residential conversions of character ... Read More...
New homes
The development of over 100 new homes on the site of a former primary school in Speke looks set for the go-ahead. The Keepmoat Homes scheme at Greenway Road, which includes a mix of two and three-bedroom properties, has been recommended for approval at a meeting of Liverpool City Council’s planning ... Read More...
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has submitted plans for a proposed redevelopment of the club's first-team training ground at Melwood. The document submitted to Liverpool City Council applies for outline planning permission for the redevelopment of the West Derby site into up to 160 family homes. The proposals also include vehicular access from ... Read More...
A new report into government-backed home ownership schemes says "new action" is required to help more low-income buyers. The independent study found that current programmes such as Help to Buy are more likely to benefit financially better-off househunters. Around three in five first-time buyers responding to the survey said they would have bought anyway and ... Read More...
Plans for a new housing development in Wavertree have been given the go ahead. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has won outline planning permission to build 40 homes on a vacant brownfield site on the edge of Wavertree Technology Park. The site 3.8-acre plot, which was previously utilised as railway sidings ... Read More...
New homes are to be built in Stockbridge Village for the first time in 10 years. Villages Housing Association has unveiled plans to invest £12.4 million to create 90 new properties at The Withens development. The scheme, which includes 64 extra care homes and 26 bungalows, will be built on land next ... Read More...
Lead contractor on the £25 million project to regenerate the former Walton Hospital site has gone into administration. Stockport-based Harbur Construction started work on the 195 homes scheme last February. Harbur had been sub-contracted the job by Mulbury Homes, which is in charge of the project on behalf of Riverside. Mulbury has ... Read More...
Homes could be built at the site of a former bingo hall in Kirkdale under new plans. Proposals to construct five townhouses and 32 apartments where Princess Bingo Hall once stood have been submitted to Liverpool City Council. Sited on Selwyn Street, the apartment block would vary between three and six storeys ... Read More...
Generation Rent: Liverpool's build to rent boom Liverpool’s rental sector special Words by Christine Toner It’s the tenure that’s seemingly taking over the nation. Across the UK purpose-built rental accommodation is popping up regularly and the trend shows no sign of stopping. Legal & General Group recently released plans to create a purpose-built PRS (private ... Read More...
A former children’s home near Lark Lane could be demolished to make way for apartments under new proposals. Nugent Care has submitted plans to tear down Moredale Children’s Home on Livingston Drive, which has lain derelict for a number of years. Nugent, which owns the site, has submitted plans to Liverpool City Council ... Read More...