Plans to transform an area of Birkenhead and build 1,600 new homes have been submitted.
Regeneration specialist Ion Property Developments is behind the proposals for the Hing Street scheme which would also include a new primary school and up to 60,200m2 of commercial space set aside for offices, shops, cafes and restaurants. There would also be space for healthcare services, a new multi-storey car park and hotels.
The 26-hectare Hind Street Urban Garden Village Project is part of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's ambition to remove the 1960's flyovers that currently act as a visual and physical barrier to the town centre.
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The development is part of the local authority’s which looks at transforming the town with new office spaces, , and
Some regeneration projects have already begun construction on the Birkenhead Docks at Peel's with the. Wirral Council also
Ion said the removal of the flyovers will "encourage integrated communities and will foster economic growth and as well as neighbourhood cohesion".
The Hind Street project will include re-purposing the former Birkenhead Gas Works and the Mollington Train Maintenance Depot.
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Steve Parry, managing director of Ion, said: "We're delighted to see this next step in the vital regeneration of the Hind Street area, which is such an important part of the future regeneration of Birkenhead.
"The new and existing neighbourhood, which includes 1,600 new homes, will enjoy new and more seamless connections within the neighbourhood and to the town centre itself, as well as much better connections to Liverpool and other city region transport hubs.
"We're working hard towards a goal of achieving the highest quality green urban village, which we hope will set a standard for innovation, connectivity, and quality of life."
Ion is working with WSP (planning consultancy, transportation, and environmental assessment), BDP (masterplanning and architecture), Planit.ie (landscape), and Curtins (remediation & engineering) as well as Homes England and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.