Warrington-based Your Housing Group has confirmed that the first properties at its Woodlands, Halsnead Garden Village development will be delivered in early 2025.
Knowsley Council leader Cllr Graham Morgan joined Your Housing Group and Countryside Partnerships along with various key stakeholders for a celebratory event to acknowledge the fantastic progress being made on site at The Woodlands housing development, located at Halsnead Garden Village in Whiston.
The £44 million development will offer a mix of shared ownership, rent to buy and affordable rent housing, whilst providing a range of 1 bed apartments, 2, 3 and 4 bed houses.
The first new homes remain on track to be handed over by early 2025, once complete the development will deliver 158 new homes by early 2026.
The proposal is supported by Homes England through £7.5 million of grant funding, which forms part of Your Housing Group’s Strategic Partnership Programme.
Halsnead Garden Village is the largest combined housing and employment site in the Liverpool City Region and was one of the first 14 sites in England awarded Garden Village Status by the Government.
Lorraine Donnelly, Director of Development for Your Housing Group, said: “The Woodlands at Halsnead Garden Village site is progressing at pace and we are very pleased that these first handovers will take place early next year. Your Housing Group has ambitious growth and construction plans to deliver much needed affordable housing across the region. The garden village principles with community facilities and green spaces underline our commitment to creating communities that people can thrive in.
The site’s location offers good access to Huyton, Prescot and Liverpool City Centre via road and public transport and is also close to motorway links for Manchester and Cheshire, makes it a really accessible location.
The Your Housing Group planning application was developed in line with Knowsley Council’s requirements and the Garden Village design principles.
Gemma Hardy, Managing Director of Vistry Merseyside & Cheshire West, said: “By working in partnership with Your Housing Group, we’re delivering a number of new, mixed-tenure affordable homes, which will give local people greater housing choices. The development is progressing well and as planned and we’re looking forward to seeing the first residents move into their new homes next year.”
Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, said: “The Halsnead Garden Village development will deliver high quality homes to help meet the demand in the borough. It’s exciting to see the Your Housing Group development take shape as this will provide a range of affordable housing options as part of the wider development.”
Cllr Tony Brennan, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said: “I am delighted that a significant number of much needed, high quality affordable homes will be delivered within Halsnead Garden Village as a result of the Your Housing Group development. This development alone will mean that a substantial number of the proposed 1,600 homes at the Garden Village will be affordable and this is exactly what many of our residents have been asking for.”
The development forms part of Your Housing Group’s strategy to build high-quality affordable housing, and create thriving communities across the North-West, and in areas in Staffordshire and Yorkshire.
You can find more information about the Halsnead Garden Village development at https://www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/im-looking-for-a-home/property-search/the-woodlands-at-halsnead-garden-village/
