MIPIM UK: Knowsley puts 164 acres of housing sites up for sale

23 October 2015 09:11 Comments (0)

Knowsley Council has launched 12 shovel-ready sites in its ownership to market, with capacity for around 1,500 homes.

The sites are predominantly brownfield former school and leisure centre plots, and cleared of buildings, which have been allocated for housing development in the authority’s local plan.

Seven sites are now open for bids from single developers, with a further five to be released by the beginning of 2017.

Speaking to Place North West, John Flaherty, executive director of Place at Knowsley Council, said that there had been a huge degree of interest in Knowsley’s proposition while at MIPIM UK: “This exercise is not about maximising capital receipts, we will not sacrifice quality for price. We want high quality houses which stand the test of time.

“However, any developer which works with us can rest assured that we have made the process easier, simpler and quicker than ever.”

The deadline for receipt of bids for the following sites is 22 January 2016:

Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, 26.6 acres
Rockford Avenue, Kirkby, 7.64 acres
Bewley Drive, Kirkby, 1.47 acres
Waterpark Drive, Stockbridge Village, 7.07 acres
Western Avenue, Huyton, 20.94 acres
Whiston Lane, Huyton, 5.99 acres
Scotchbarn Lane, Prescot, 10.19 acres

The following sites will be available by the beginning of 2017:

Whitefield Drive, Kirkby, 17.54 acres
Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, 31.21 acres
Hollow Croft, Stockbridge Village, 17.8 acres
Little Moss Hey, Stockbridge Village, 17.8 acres
Astley Road and Knowsley Lane, Huyton, 8.49 acres

Earlier this year Knowsley selected Countryside as the developer for five sites, which will deliver around 600 homes. The planning applications are due to be considered next month.