Wirral lines up developer for New Ferry explosion site

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.

Orbit Investments' plans for an industrial development, made up of 15 units totalling 100,000 sq ft, have been recommended for approval.

The Liverpool-based housing association is seeking a contractor to deliver 57 homes on Altbridge Park and Stonedale Crescent in Croxteth at a cost of £8.7m.

After 20 years of failed attempts at retail-led redevelopment in the town centre, GMI Construction has started work on behalf of Knowsley Council to create a 45,000 sq ft Morrisons, petrol station, car park, 20,000 sq ft Home Bargains and a KFC.

A 58-metre-tall crane has been installed on the site of the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot as main construction work begins on the £27m project.

Applications from East Maghull Consortium and Countryside Properties, which would have brought a combined 1,700 homes to Sefton, have been deferred by the planning committee.

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

Plans for a car dealership in Huyton and an industrial unit in Kirkby have been approved by Knowsley Council.