Breck processes pet food factory plans
The Fold Hills facility on Sandy Lane in Aintree has been earmarked for demolition and redevelopment into 59 homes.
Breck Homes has tabled plans with Liverpool City Council for a mix of one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom houses and apartments on the 2.7-acre site where the pet food factory currently stands.
A planning statement prepared by consultant SATPLAN states that the Fold Hill Foods factory is currently still in operation but is due to close soon.
“The output of the factory has declined in recent years given changes in customer demand for their products,” the statement reads.
“Fold Hill Foods therefore intends to close the factory and rationalise its operations that are based in its headquarters in Boston, Lincolnshire.”
All of Breck’s proposed dwellings would be affordable and operated by a registered provider. It is anticipated 70% – 42 homes – will be available for affordable rent and intermediate rent.
The remaining 30% – 17 homes – would be available for discounted sale.
Andy Garnett, director at Breck said: “Breck has agreed to purchase land from Fold Hill Foods, subject to us gaining planning permission.
“We have submitted a planning application to Liverpool City Council for a mix of two-to-four-bedroom houses, which will help alleviate the growing need for high quality affordable housing in the Liverpool area with 59 new homes close to local amenities and transport links.”
To learn more about the scheme, search for reference number 24F/1958 on Liverpool City Council’s planning portal.
Looked at the plans, at least there is a variety in the look of the properties being provided. There are 3 storey flats and houses, as well as your regular 2 storey houses, and at least this will somewhat avoid the blandness of seeing a development of only mundane semis.
By Anonymous
Any affordable housing is good, but this is a very long-standing local employer going, which was sold by a multi-national to the current owners as recently as 2019 with much talk about this would be the best way to protect the jobs and give it a more sustainable future. It doesn’t look like anyone was very interested in that in the event.
It’s also a shame they haven’t looked to keep the nice neo-Georgian office block at the front, which is small enough for reuse and something of a local landmark.
By Bog Discuits
This is disappointing, more houses in an already highly populated area. Services are already at breaking point. Access is from Sandy Lane which will impact Bradville Road which is already used as a ‘short cut’ to avoid lights on the main road. Pity they’re not keeping the main building office block, it will just be another bland housing estate. More people, more cars!
By Anonymous