Countryside picked for Wallasey homes
Wirral Council has selected the housebuilder to deliver 75 homes on the sites of the former town hall annexes off Brighton Street in Seacombe.
Countryside Properties will now set about drawing up plans for affordable homes on the two sites, which are a little over half an acre each. The buildings that previously occupied the plots were demolished in 2024 having been vacant since 2020.
Leader of Wirral Council Cllr Paula Basnett, said: “This development represents a major opportunity to bring new life into a key part of our borough and deliver the high-quality affordable homes local people desperately need.
“Across Wirral, demand for affordable housing continues to grow, particularly for affordable rented homes, with hundreds of families and residents currently in urgent housing need. That is why developments like this matter so much.”
Wirral Council estimates that a fully affordable housing scheme on the plots would have a GDV of between £18m and £24m, inclusive of VAT.
Initial design works show the possibility for buildings rising to four storeys but this could change following detailed design.
The redevelopment of the sites is being supported by £2.3m from the government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund.
