Major Speke housing scheme approved
THE new joint venture between Peel Group and Barratt Homes have gained planning approval for a scheme containing 268 new homes at Speke in south Liverpool.
The joint venture, which will bring forward new housing on several Peel-owned sites in the north of England, was granted full planning approval for the development at Speke Hall Avenue on the approach to Liverpool John Lennon Airport yesterday.
It plans to make a start on site at the scheme early next year.
Louise Morrissey, director of land and planning at Peel said: “We are pleased to achieve this significant success to help towards the continuing regeneration of the Speke-Garston corridor.
“Peel is happy to have found the right partner and projects to deliver significant investment in major new development schemes to serve local demand.”
Neil Goodwin, managing director of Barratt Manchester, said: “We are delighted to have worked so quickly and successfully through the planning process and can now look forward to starting on site and to building and selling much-needed new Barratt homes in Speke.
“Our ongoing, constructive relationship with Liverpool City Council assisted in the planning application being determined in early course.
“This is a great achievement very early in the life of the Framework Agreement between Peel and Barratt and we are looking forward to further progress in the coming months.”
