Sefton Councils Cabinet members have approved new properties to be used as council housing for the first time since 2006.
Thirteen properties will be acquired by the Council from housing development company Sandway Homes. The houses will be located at the Buckley Hill Lane development in Netherton.
Sefton Council established Sandway Homes in 2019 to enable it to meet its commitment to providing local people with new high-quality housing. Nine apartments will be for rent, six of them having one bedroom and three of them with two bedrooms.
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Four of the two bedroom houses on the site will be available on a shared ownership basis which the council hopes will offer an affordable route to home ownership.
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing said: "Thanks to our innovative and far-sighted decision to establish Sandway Homes, the council now has opportunities to start making these much-needed, new affordable homes available in Sefton alongside the development of high-quality housing at locations across the borough. This is just the first opportunity to develop new council housing through Sandway and looking ahead, we are now developing a new Business Plan to set out proposals for a whole new Council Housing Programme in Sefton.”
Sandway Homes’ development will be for a total of 63 properties, consisting of two, three and four-bed homes and one and two-bed apartments, most of which will be for sale. The scheme is on land previously occupied by tower blocks, known locally as the Z Blocks and the main construction phase is due on site in November 2022.
Louise Davies, Sandway Homes Managing Director said: “The inclusion of affordable homes has been a pre-requisite of each of the Sandway schemes across the Borough. This ensures that we are providing access to home ownership and high-quality rented accommodation to a wide range of customers as part of our developments, as well as properties to buy on the open market.
“Buckley Hill Lane will go on site later this year, with the sales launch planned for Spring 2023. We have a range of spacious homes with a high standard of specification which we are certain will be well-received in this area of Sefton.”
