McCarthy Stone details Bromborough Civic Centre site transformation

The senior living specialist is looking to deliver 46 one- and two-bedroom flats on the brownfield site off Allport Lane in the Wirral town.

McCarthy Stone acquired the site of the former Bromborough Civic Centre from Wirral Council earlier this year. A price was not shared.

McCarthy Stone said its proposed retirement home would include a residents’ lounge, garden, life access to all floors, and storage with charging capacity for mobility scooters.

The building has been designed by Ridge and Partners. There would be 29 one-bedroom apartments and 17 two-bedroom ones. There would also be provision for 32 cars to park, according to plans submitted by The Planning Bureau.

There are no affordable properties included in the plans, which have an estimated GDV of £11.2m – and a cost of around £9m.

David Major, development director for McCarthy Stone, said the company was “excited” to showcase its plans former the civic centre site.

“This proposed scheme aims to meet the growing demand for retirement accommodation in the area, offering greater housing choice for older residents,” Major said.

“In turn, it will help ease pressure on the wider housing market by freeing up family homes for local families and first-time buyers.”

McCarthy Stone argued that its proposals would help meet a growing demand for accommodation for older people, noting that Wirral Council’s latest local plan including provision for 1,149 such homes. The retirement community developer said that its plans could free up at least 92 homes as future residents leave their current properties in favour of a senior living apartment.

You can review the planning application by searching reference APP/25/01685 on Wirral Council’s planning portal. In addition to The Planning Bureau and Ridge and Partners, the project team includes LK Group, E3P, Focus, Adept, Three Dragons, Alder King Property Consultants, and Keen Consultants.