Recently, Sefton Council leader Marion Atkinson, Cabinet members Paulette Lappin and Daren Veidman and Bootle MP Peter Dowd visited the new development at Buckley Hill in Netherton.

Eighteen of the properties at the development will be for social rent making them the first new council housing in Sefton since 2006.

You can watch hear what the councillors and MP had to say here.

Priority

A mixture of one- and two- bedroom apartments, the new council homes will be let to local people through the Property Pool Plus housing allocations scheme. This means those in housing need and with a connection to the local area will be given priority.

All the 63 homes for sale and rent on the Molyneux Gardens site include measures to reduce the Buckley Hill Lane site’s carbon footprint and offset its impact on climate change.

Energy efficient design

This means high efficiency boilers and heating systems and energy efficient design. Apartments on the ground floor have been to meet national accessibility and adaptability standards including level access showers.

All properties on the site, including the apartment blocks, have electric vehicle charging points.

National housing policy

Developing these apartments – the first new council housing in Sefton for almost 20 years – is part of Sefton Council’s commitment to tackling much-needed new home in the Borough and tackling homelessness. It is also in line with Government’s national housing policy, which focuses on the delivery of more, affordable family homes.

The Buckley Hill lane development has benefited from grant funding from the Combined Authority and from the Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 21-26 to help support these new homes to be developed.

Looking ahead

Looking ahead, Sefton Council is prioritising social and affordable housing delivery across the Borough through the Council’s Transformation Plan. This includes working with partners to bring forward more social and affordable housing.

Sefton Council is working with One Vision Housing to create 53 new affordable family homes at site of the former Bootle High School.