Wirral Growth Company, a joint venture between the council and Muse Developments, has been given the go ahead for a £1bn project to regenerate Birkenhead town centre with planning applications for the commercial district expected this June.
Wirral Council has approved a £30m residential scheme in Rock Ferry, and has issued a call for brownfield sites to be brought forward as part of the Local Plan "to help protect Wirral's green belt".
The architect has won the contract for charitable developer SAFE Regeneration’s six-acre Destination Bootle project along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
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.
