Development Opportunity: Seaview Road - Site of former Liscard Municipal Buildings and Adjacent Carpark
Description: Wirral Council (the Council) is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The Council's Economy, Regeneration, and Housing Committee adopted the Neighbourhood Framework for Liscard: An Integrated Master Plan on 22 November 2021. The Masterplan is published on Wirral Council's website, and the vision is to create a Liscard town centre loved by local people where: Everyone feels welcome; People can live, work, and play; There is a strong sense of local identity, and; People can come together. Members of the Council's Policy and Resources Committee (the Committee) agreed on 12 July 2023 to declare the former Liscard Municipal Offices fronting onto Egerton Grove and the adjacent carpark accessed by Seaview Road and behind businesses fronting on to Seaview Road and Liscard Village (the Site) surplus (read more...)
Summary: Wirral Council is seeking a lead development partner for the redevelopment of the former Liscard Municipal Buildings and adjacent car park in Liscard, Wallasey. The opportunity is for a housing-led brownfield development guided by the Council’s Neighbourhood Framework for Liscard. The scheme is intended to provide affordable rented housing, improve links with Liscard Village and support wider town-centre regeneration. The stated minimum requirement is 100% affordable housing for rent and at least 93 homes, with the site’s capacity study indicating approximately 100 homes. The work is primarily construction and development, supported by architectural, planning, surveying, environmental, energy, landscape, project management and other construction-related services. Associated works may include roads, footpaths, cycle paths, landscaping, utilities, building installations and renewable-energy measures. Delivery is in Liscard, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.