Wirral approves New Ferry explosion site homes
Regenda Group has been given the go-ahead for the first part of a project to regenerate an area destroyed by a gas explosion in 2017.
Wirral Council has granted the developer planning permission to deliver 34 affordable apartments across two of the three sites impacted by the blast.
John McCall Architects designed the proposals for Regenda, dealing with a pair of plots on Bebington Road.
The sites are located on the northern boundary of Port Sunlight village, at the southern end of Bebington Road.
The first is rectangular in shape running as a linear plot in line with the main axis of Bebington Road.
It previously housed a row of shops, with flats above, which were demolished following the explosion. Under Regenda’s plans, the plot will be redeveloped into 11 one-bedroom homes and four with two bedrooms.
The second site is the former 41-43 Bebington Road, which was the site of the explosion. Thirteen one-bedroom, and seven two-bedroom homes are proposed here.
Plans for the third and largest site, the Woodhead car park, will be dealt with on a separate application.
Martin Davies, director of development for The Regenda Group, said: “After extensive public consultation, I am delighted that Wirral Council have granted planning approval for these properties. This development will bring modern, energy efficient homes to the area, with a range of tenures to suit the needs of local people.”
Michael Birkett, chief executive of The Regenda Group, described the project as “truly transformational”.
Regenda Group was appointed in March to take the sites forward after a drawn out procurement process.
The professional team on the project also includes Amenity Tree, Landon Planning Consultants, AJP, 1st Line Defence
To find out more about the application, see APP/22/02137 on Wirral Council’s planning portal.
Oh come on. You architects can do better than this. The design is horrendous.
By John
It’s called modernism apparently. Been around for years, architecture colleges teach it and then send their acolytes out into the world without any idea of how to design anything but ugly.
By Anonymous
I’d say this is more post-modernism.
This scheme will rest or fall on the quality of the build and materials.
By SW
They say look for the positive… I’m still looking.
They look like something from the 80s.
Probably one of the ugliest designs I’ve seen on here. The images don’t do it any favours.
By Katie
How is this going to rejuvenate New Ferry? The original talk, following the devastation of the blast, was about building a brand new precinct and making New Ferry a good place to shop.
Now 6 years on – which is disgusting in itself, and the talk is about yet more housing.
Our local Health Centre is already severely over stretched and adding even more properties to an area, that has had more than its fair share of new properties built during the same period is not certainly not going to ease the problems.
By Anonymous