We had a great turnout for our consultation event on Tuesday, where we shared our plans for the South Parade area of Speke.
Approximately 20 people came along to chat with us about the plans and watch the video fly-through which gives you a flavour of the planned development.
We’ve compiled a list of frequently-asked questions and answers based on your comments on the day and on social media in the lead up to the event.
- What are the timescales for the scheme?
- How many homes are planned?
- Will any local employment opportunities be created?
- Why build more new homes when there aren't any secondary schools and some other services in the area are closing down i.e. shops, health centre, post office, etc?
- What are the plans for the recreational green space?
- How do I apply for a home within the development?
- Will the homes be allocated to people already on the waiting list?
- Can you build more bungalows for people who require accessible homes?
- Can we have a designated dog-walking area within the open space?
- Will the established trees remain in the former grounds of St Aidan’s Church?
- A planning application will be submitted in Summer 2023.
- We aim to start on site Summer of 2024
- We hope to hand over the first homes Summer/Autumn 2025
- We hope the scheme will be completed in Summer 2026
Subject to planning approval, we intend to build 94 new homes with a mix of affordable rent, shared ownership and rent to buy.
- 35 one and two-bedroom apartments (27 purpose-built for older people)
- 4 two-bedroom bungalows
- 33 two-bedroom houses
- 20 three-bedroom houses
- 2 four-bedroom houses
We will look to include a requirement within the contract for contractors to utilise local labour from the Liverpool City Region. We are also hoping to create a number of apprenticeship opportunities and prioritise candidates from the local area.
SLH has a waiting list of over 1,500 people looking for homes in the area. We need to meet this need by building new homes that match the criteria on our list.
The 3,000qm area (about half the size of a football pitch) is designed to be informal public open space and the exact details of what will be included in the open space are to be agreed with the council.
You can apply for a home on our website here. You will be added to our waiting list and will be allocated a home based on your needs and circumstances. If you are interested in a home for shared ownership or rent to buy, you can register your interest here.
We will be allocating our new homes to people who are registered on our waiting list and the home ownership products will be allocated based on expressions of interest and the necessary affordability assessments.
There are 35 apartments in our proposal of which 27 one and two-bedroom apartments will be allocated for older people. These, combined with the four bungalows proposed, will help meet the needs of people currently on our waiting list.
The public open space being created will be available for everyone to use for all types of recreational activities.
We are keen to create an attractive open space for local people to enjoy and understand that established trees can play a role in this. However, we need to balance preserving mature trees with the overall layout of the development and a strong residential frontage onto South Parade. The removal of any trees will be through discussion and agreement with the council as part of the overall application for the site.