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10/07/2025

Lovell Begins Work On 115-Home Development In Port Sunlight

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Lovell has broken ground on a new residential development in Port Sunlight, set to transform a long-vacant brownfield industrial site into a thriving community of 115 high-quality homes.

Located on Dock Road North, the development supports the local authority’s strategy to unlock underused land for much-needed housing across Wirral. The scheme will feature a range of two, three, and four-bedroom homes, blending open-market sales with a significant proportion of affordable housing.

Stephen Daintith, Land Director at Lovell, said: "It's great to be starting work at Dock Road, bringing a long-vacant brownfield site back into positive use, and providing high-quality, energy-efficient homes that meet local need and support the wider regeneration goals for the Liverpool City Region.
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"Our portfolio in Wirral and across the wider Liverpool City Region is unlocking opportunities to create new places where communities can thrive. We will be maximising the local value generated during the build phase through employment opportunities and supporting local businesses and organisations."

Of the 115 homes, more than 30% will be affordable, exceeding Wirral Council's planning policy requirement of 20%. Lovell will deliver 42 affordable homes in partnership with Onward Homes and Wirral Council.

Tahreen Shad, Partnerships Director at Lovell, said: "With more than 30% of the plots being affordable homes, we are delivering a sizeable development to meet Wirral Council’s delivery ambitions, far in excess of the 20% planning policy requirements.

We are excited to deliver much needed affordable homes in partnership with Onward Homes and Wirral Council. Lovell will deliver 42 affordable homes across the development, including four affordable homes as part of the First Homes scheme, which offers local first-time buyers and key workers a 30-50% discount on new-build homes."

The remaining 38 affordable homes will be offered through a mix of rental, shared ownership, and rent-to-buy tenures. This builds on Lovell’s existing partnership with Onward Homes, following their ongoing collaboration at the 66-home development at the former Foxfield School site in Moreton.

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