House builder Vistry has submitted a planning application to Wirral Council for a development of 534 new homes close to the River Mersey waterfront in Bromborough.
The proposals comprise 424 homes ranging from one to four bedrooms, alongside an extra care facility providing 110 one and two bedroom apartments. Both parcels of land sit south of Dock Road South.
Former industrial site
Plans explain the sites "include areas reclaimed from the River Mersey Estuary during the 1950s as part of the former Lubrizol Chemical Works". They add "following the closure of the works in 2006, the majority of the site has remained vacant and derelict".
As part of the plans, Vistry is proposing measures designed to improve connectivity and enhance access to the waterfront. This would include the introduction of a new bus route through the development, the creation of an accessible promenade along the River Mersey, and an extension of the Wirral Circular Trail through the site.
Reserved matters application
The proposals have been submitted as a reserved matters application after the approval of outline plans for a housing development of up to 598 homes on the site were approved earlier in the year.
The new application will see the development's layout, appearance, scale, and landscaping decided upon, following the outline approval which essentially gave the green light to the principle of having a housing development on the land, rather than approving the finer details of the scheme.
Gareth Roberts, regional managing director of Vistry Merseyside and Cheshire West, said: "We're pleased to have reached this important milestone with the submission of our reserved matters planning application for Bromborough. The proposals would deliver a diverse mix of homes, including extra care accommodation, alongside new public open space, improved access to the River Mersey frontage and enhanced connectivity through a new bus route and the extension of the Wirral Circular Trail."
With the site being brownfield land, the proposals would align with the council's "brownfield first" approach to housing building as the authority remains determined to protect the green belt despite high housing targets.
