Torus to accelerate following Homes England boost

The proposed removal of flyovers to enable regeneration south of Birkenhead town centre has been welcomed by Ion Developments, a key landholder in the area.

South Liverpool Homes and Keepmoat have started on site with the development of 119 family homes in Speke, which will include up to 26 modular houses available to move into by spring this year.  

Proposals by Laurus Homes for the first 120-home phase of a housing development in Skelmersdale, including 36 affordable homes, have secured reserved matters approval from West Lancashire Council.

The PRS REIT, the fund set up to invest in new-build private rented sector housing, has confirmed the purchase of nine more sites including a completed 73-home development in Little Hulton for £12m.

St Helens Council’s cabinet will next week be asked to approve the draft of the borough’s Local Plan, a key feature of which is a reduced target for housing completions, from 570 per year to 486. 

A reserved matters application for Wirral Waters One, a 500-home project at East Float Dock in Peel’s Wirral Waters will be considered at planning committee next Thursday, with a recommendation for approval.

M&Y Maintenance & Construction has started work on two Merseyside shared ownership schemes, Lister Gardens in Waterloo and Pavilion Point in Aigburth.

The PRS REIT, the fund set up to invest in new-build private rented sector housing, has signed contracts on four development sites, two of them in Salford and one in Knowsley.

Housing association Alpha Living is planning to start construction on the 78-apartment extra care development early next year after getting the go-ahead from Wirral planners.