Ion and Bellway start at Earlsfield Park

Mulbury and Magenta Living have put forward fresh plans for the 19-acre site, more than halving housing numbers from a previous application which would have seen the delivery of 624 homes.

Sefton Council is set to develop a former school through its dedicated housing arm Sandway Homes after winning more than £600,000 from the Government housing body.

Liverpool Foundation Homes is partnering with former boxer Paul Smith to deliver a housing-led project in Kirkdale, alongside community facilities, elderly care accommodation and a boxing academy.

Galliford Try Partnerships has agreed a partnership with Homes England to deliver 230 houses and a 100-bedroom retirement scheme in Sandymoor, Runcorn.

The housebuilder has completed the purchase of a 14-acre site in Melling, Sefton, with planning permission for 149 homes.

Working with housing association Plus Dane, Macbryde has completed 67 homes in an £8m development at Oakley Park on the outskirts of Ellesmere Port.

After approving 286 homes in Formby earlier this month, Sefton’s planning committee is set to give the go-ahead to David Wilson Homes for a further 183-dwelling scheme in Crosby next week.

The housing association has chosen Avison Young, Optimised Environments, and Mott MacDonald to draw up a renewal plans for the Palace Fields and Hallwood Park estates.