Sefton Council has unveiled new drone footage and photographs of progress on the construction of the Borough’s first new Council housing since 2006.
Eighteen of the 63 new homes under construction at the properties at the Molyneux Gardens scheme at Buckley Hill Lane in Netherton will be one and two-bedroom apartments that will be let at affordable social rent rates. Those on the ground floor will be built to meet national accessibility and adaptability standards.
Molyneux Gardens has been developed by Sandway Homes Limited, Sefton Council’s arm’s-length housing development company that has already delivered 78 new homes across two developments in the Borough.
The new apartments are due to be handed over to the Council from the constructors Challenger Building Services Ltd. in Spring 2025.
Cllr Daren Veidman, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing and Highways said:
“I am delighted to see the progress that has been made on the construction of these 18 new apartments that will be the first new council housing in Sefton in almost two decades.
“We have long recognised the need to build homes fit for the future and this includes homes that are available to local people at social rent levels.”
In her speech to the Labour Party conference at the weekend, Angela Rayner said that not enough homes had been built over the past 14 years and said the Government will get Britain building and building decent homes for working people.
Ms Rayner said:
“Whether you’re a leaseholder, a tenant, a home-buyer or without somewhere to live this government is on your side.
“But my mission is not just to build houses, it is to build homes. We will give families the security they need to have the best start in life.”
Cllr Veidman added:
“I was pleased to hear the Deputy Prime Minister set out the new Government’s commitment to building affordable homes protecting the rights of tenants and homeowners in her speech this weekend.
“Sefton Council shares that commitment and will continue its commitment to creating new social and affordable homes in the coming years.”
Molyneux Gardens’ 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom homes have been designed to appeal to first time buyers, growing families and those looking to downsize. The properties will conform to the latest Building Regulations which will ensure that they will have a higher energy efficiency rating than the average equivalent property in Sefton.
Electric vehicle charging points to each dwelling and to the apartment blocks and energy efficient design with high thermal efficiency values to reduce heat loss are among the measures that will help reduce the Buckley Hill Lane site’s carbon footprint. Other features to offset its impact on climate change are high efficiency boilers and photovoltaic panels to capture sunlight and convert into energy.
People can watch the new footage showing the progress of construction at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx1pVYuWrsY