Hind Street Village awaits £50m funding boost
Wirral Council is expected to enter into a master development agreement with Ion Property Developments later this week to unlock a Homes England grant and pave the way for the first phase of the 1,500-home project.
The authority has requested £50m of grant funding from Homes England and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to support the delivery of the first phase of the Hind Street Village development in Birkenhead.
Phase one would see 633 homes and 14,000 sq ft of commercial space developed across 27 acres off Borough Road, in a move seen as “fundamental to the delivery of the council’s brownfield-first local plan”.
By entering into a formal development agreement with Ion, which has been involved in the project for some time, Wirral hopes to satisfy Homes England’s grant funding conditions.
The council’s policy and resources committee will decide on the finalised agreement with Ion on Wednesday.
The project is also known as Birkenhead Central Gateway.
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Hind Street Urban Village would see more than 1,500 low-carbon homes constructed in Birkenhead over the next 10 to 15 years.
The second phase at the north of the site will comprise additional homes, a primary school, and the eventual demolition of the Mersey Tunnel flyovers.
Once fully complete, the development will provide almost 650,000 sq ft of commercial space across the 65-acre development.
BDP is the architect and masterplanner for the project, with WSP as the planning, transport, and environmental consultant.
The homes are close to Birkenhead Central and Green Lane Stations, making them accessible for commuters.
Wirral Council has said the development is expected to attract people who are existing Wirral residents, looking for a more modern housing offer.
Curtins is the engineer and Planit will be responsible for the landscape architecture.
It is estimated that all the new homes would be complete by 2035.
