Ellis Williams appointed to £33m Bootle community housing

Wirral is in line for an additional 450 homes, including 189 at a site bought from the council for £2m, in a pair of projects due to be brought forward this year.

Housing association Torus has bought a 20-acre plot from Wirral Council for £2m in order to deliver a £30m residential development. 

Construction work has started on Torus's 28-unit affordable housing scheme in Eastham.

A 185-home development in Litherland is set to be approved by Sefton council on Wednesday.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Wirral Council has overhauled the list of sites that could be used to meet its target of 12,000 homes over the next 15 years, describing Green Belt release as a "worst case scenario" in the ongoing creation of its Local Plan.

Wirral Council has approved the first phase of a £55m project by Peel L&P and House by Urban Splash to build 347 modular homes at Wirral Waters.

Anwyl Partnerships is planning its latest retirement living development off Greenheys Road in Wallasey.

Leader of the council Cllr Pat Hackett has promised its upcoming Local Plan will feature no Green Belt release, in a pledge that backtracks from previous proposals to allocate nearly 50 sites for development.