Ground tested for 83-acre Knowsley resi
Hallam Land Management wants to build 730 homes between Prescot and Kirkby on land known as Spookies Wood.
The developer, part of Henry Boot, has submitted early stage plans for the scheme with Knowsley Council to see if an environmental impact assessment is necessary to form an outline application for the 83-acre site.
Pegasus Group is advising Hallam on the application.
In addition to more than 700 homes, green infrastructure would be installed, combining existing hedgerows with newly formed ecologically enhanced areas, according to plans.
Access to the site would be from two points along Knowsley Lane, which runs west of the plot. Road connections to the nearby Stanley Grange Business Park are also being considered.
The plot, located south of Home Farm Road in Knowsley Village, forms part of a 145-acre zone safeguarded for residential use under the Knowsley Local Plan.
The project team includes Astute Transport, Air Quality Consultants, Hoare Lea, Weetwood, and FPCR.
To view the scoping opinion application, use the planning reference number 25/00233/SO in Knowsley Council’s planning portal.
News of Hallam’s Knowsley intentions comes in the same week as the developer’s plans for 300 homes in Ribble Valley emerged.
We do not need more housing’s on Knowsley village to take away all the green land would be catastrophic for village and residents.
By Mr CRAIG
Why don’t they consider getting the Doctors sorted first we can’t get to see one now imagine what it would be like with more residents, you need to get your priorities right and sort out the Doctors first it is a ridiculous situation.
By Edith Holbrook
As a community we will do everything in our power to stop this build , terrible for the area
By Doesn’t matter
The impact on this would be absolutely horrendous. The potential of 1400 motor vehicles, public service transport to the heart of the village is shocking, potentially 700 new children to two over subscribed schools , doctors surgery is non existent and not fit for purpose, no dentists , people have to go out of the borough for treatment. Environmental damage to the area and the biggest laugh is that you say you’re keeping the hedgerows, the same thing was said about the new builds further up knowsley lane in Huyton and they were tore down.
By Resident of knowsley village
There is not a housing shortage. Once the green areas are built upon they’re gone and won’t be replaced. Just look at the Prescot end of Knowsley Lane. Is this area not green belt?
Furthermore, Knowsley Lane, already busy,
would struggle with the extra traffic.
Is there any way in which this would improve anything at all for the people in the area?
By Alex
How can the state cope with the traffic knowsley Lane is staring to get congested now with the new build at longview plus there are no doctor now how can the state cope with 700 houses .
By Winnie McCabe
Absolutely disgusting! No one on this village wants this!
By Stephanie
https://planapp.knowsley.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=SU51FTIX0MX00&fbclid=IwY2xjawJ3SKFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtWP0DlpGfQbQRs6rw8nLnG1m1h-6hVDDKclZymdEhmg5PMON_wMOjh9tLPO_aem_Yf5DbbeBfHW3qG5ia6hUEA
Everyone should sign up and object ASAP and put an end to this. Building more homes on a small village and removing the greenery, woodlands and grasslands would be catastrophic for the residents, wildlife and community. Let’s keep knowsley village and actual village
By A resident