HOW MANY HOMES WILL BE INCLUDED? 

Currently, as part of the outline planning application, we are proposing around 320 new homes. This will include a mix of housing types including family and affordable homes.

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WHY ARE NEW HOMES NEEDED IN GARSWOOD?

In Garswood, there is a need for a wide range of housing for the local community. This development would provide around 320 new homes of which 30% would be affordable.

There is a national housing shortage and Garswood and St Helens is no exception. More homes are needed to meet pressing and future demand.

 

The supply of new homes isn't keeping up including the need for affordable housing across the borough, which would also help sustain local services and facilities.

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HOW MANY AFFORDABLE HOMES WILL BE INCLUDED?

Our plans will help address the local housing shortage, by delivering around 320 new homes, each of varying size and type. 30% of the available properties will be affordable, which could be around 96 dwellings, allowing local families to get onto the property ladder for the first time.

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ARE THE PROPOSALS WITHIN GREEN BELT?
No, the site is not within the Green Belt.

 

As part of the adopted St Helens Borough Local Plan up to 2037, the site is identified as safeguarded housing land under Policy LPA01: Spatial Strategy. This means that the site has been removed from the greenbelt by St Helens Borough Council upon the adoption of the Local Plan in July 2022. ​

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​​HOW WILL THE PROPOSALS AFFECT LOCAL SERVICES?

​The applicant will enter into a Legal Agreement with St Helens Council to provide additional funding to local services including roads, schools, medical facilities, sporting and recreational facilities, and open spaces.. This will be negotiated during the planning determination process where required.

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​The scheme will also benefit local shops and other businesses by providing additional customers when the homes are being built and when they are occupied.

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HOW WILL THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS BE OVERSEEN?

A Construction Management Plan will be put in place to manage matters such as dirt, noise and construction traffic. This would be secured by condition on the application during negotiations with the planning officers at St Helens Council.

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WHAT ASSESSMENT WORK HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN OF TRAFFIC ON THE SURROUNDING ROAD NETWORK?

As part of our assessment, capacity assessments of key junctions on the local highway network will be undertaken, informed by traffic surveys on the local highway network during school term time.