Sefton’s 841-home Eastbrook Village clears latest hurdle
The local authority has voted to approve two different applications that make up part of the large new neighbourhood proposed by Vistry Group and Persimmon – one that will enable work to begin on 124 homes and another for a 76-bed care home.
The site in question focuses on 68 acres east of Poverty Lane in Maghull. A total of 841 homes are proposed for Eastbrook Village, as well as 12 acres of open space and an extra care facility for those 55 and older. Of the 841 homes, roughly 260 will be designated as affordable.
Hybrid planning permission was granted for the scheme through appeal in 2021.
As part of the conditions for approval, only 250 homes could be built and inhabited prior to the completion of a new spine road linking the development to Poverty Lane and School Lane. It was this condition that was the subject of the first Eastbrook Village application at Sefton Council’s planning committee meeting last Wednesday.
Housebuilders Vistry and Persimmon wanted to amend the condition to enable 498 homes to be occupied before the road is complete.
Vistry said that, with the planning permission secured, it was ready to start building 124 homes. Construction is estimated to take 18 months.
Vistry’s managing director for Merseyside and Cheshire West, Gemma Hardy, said: “We’ve worked closely with Sefton Council and other stakeholders to bring forward this latest planning application and its approval allows us to continue to develop out the site at speed, with the next 124 homes being built in conjunction with the completion of the new spine road.
“This will enable us to start knitting our new neighbourhood into the existing community, including access to the newly formed Whinny Brook public open space, and is great news for existing residents and the local community.”
- For more details on Vistry and Persimmon’s planning application search DC/2023/00065 on Sefton Council’s planning portal
The second Eastbrook Village application to be approved at Wednesday’s meeting was North Bay’s 76-bed care home on a one-acre plot northeast of Poverty Lane.
This two-story care home will include a café, reception, dining area, activity room, games room, cinema room, and hair salon.
Residents will be able to explore a series of outdoor courtyards, according to the plans drawn up by Jackson Design Associates.
The scheme also includes provision for 34 parking spaces and one ambulance bay.
- For more details on North Bay’s planning application search DC/2023/02111 on Sefton Council’s planning portal
Great use of land next to two Merseyrail stations…but it would be if they could walk directly to Maghull station instead of around the existing houses.
By DenSity
Fairly decent sized windows. More volume house builders should take note!
By Faraday
The new Merseyrail Station at Maghull North is a catalyst to these new housing developments. We need to see more communities built around railway facilities so all the more reason for Merseyrail to re-open old lines as there is a ready made catchment in places like Gateacre , West Derby, Walton etc, so it’s a win-win for Merseyrail to boost revenues and the residents to take advantage of public transport.
By Anonymous
No more health facilities though,existing doctors must be at breaking point
By Anonymous
From our back garden we used to see the fields, where these houses are being built, flooding every wet winter
By Anonymous