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mulbury.co.uk

A development led by Mulbury Homes, a division of Mulbury

1 VALUE UNITS PARTNER £12m 108

STATUS Overview On site – Due to complete in 2016 This development, on almost five acres of former industrial land, will see the creation of 72 houses and 36 apartments.

It features a range of housing types including contemporary terraced houses that mimic the street pattern of the Victorian-era housing opposite the site, as well as large three-bedroom houses with large driveways and gardens and three large apartment buildings, each containing 12 one- bedroom flats.

The scheme has been designed to achieve high levels of environmental performance and to achieve Secured by Design status through a safe and well considered layout.

mulbury.co.uk Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 2 Moving quickly to make housing happen This was a development that once again showed that Mulbury is up for the challenge of developing difficult sites.

This particular site had an interesting history as a re-designated for housing, especially as Liverpool railway siding, a Royal Mail rail distribution centre mayor Joe Anderson had pledged to build 5,000 and even an indoor go-karting track, but it had stood homes during his first term in office. derelict for many years. Mulbury was able to use its knowledge of the It was owned by an industrial investor and was affordable housing sector to strike a deal with designated as an employment site. However, being Riverside, one of the largest housing associations such a large site on a key gateway into Liverpool, and regeneration specialists in the region, and where affordable housing need is incredibly high, entered into an agreement with the landowner to there was huge political support for having the land purchase the site.

mulbury.co.uk Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 3 Overcoming planning and development issues There were a number of issues to deal with as part of the planning process and these required a great deal of negotiation with a range of stakeholders.

Greg Mulligan, a director of Mulbury, said: Being an industrial site, there was Other technical issues that had to be dealt a degree of contamination. It meant with included gas mitigation (effectively sealing the site to prevent any ground we required a robust materials gases from entering the completed “ management process as part of our properties), realigning a ‘right of way’ for remediation strategy, which is to Network Rail, upgrading drainage systems, keep as much of the hard standing and reducing noise pollution from the nearby West Coast Mainline through the and good soil on site as possible. use of specialised acoustic glazing.and There was a significant well considered layout. re-engineering of the site.

mulbury.co.uk Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 4 Meeting a range of housing needs

“Prior to work commencing on the new homes, The development will also provide more one- this site had posed a significant health and safety bedroom properties to help housing tenants avoid risk, especially for local children attracted by the the under-occupancy charge. All of the houses in dilapidated industrial buildings and disused railway the development have large rear gardens and ample lines,” added Greg. “Being on a key gateway into parking, while each apartment building has its own it was also a blot on the local designated amenity space and combined bin and landscape, but now it’s being developed into modern, bicycle storage. energy-efficient homes to help meet local need.” Being on a key gateway into Liverpool City Centre it “ was also a blot on the local landscape, but now it’s being developed into modern, energy-efficient homes to help meet local need.

mulbury.co.uk Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 5 A client’s view

In the Riverside Neighbourhood strategy for the Mulbury were very proactive in developing the area, the Picton neighbourhood is identified as scheme and securing planning for the site which requiring concerted action to address housing previously had non-housing use. The Mulbury failure. The development of 108 houses and flats team always worked in a professional and “ on Picton Road will contribute to this strategy collaborative manner both in the development by developing new, modern accommodation that of the site and the subsequent delivery of the will improve local sustainability. scheme on site.

The development offers an increased choice in terms of type, size, value and tenure of homes, accessible to existing and new residents, in one of the city’s most deprived areas. Mulbury facilitated this redevelopment by Annette Dennett securing the site purchase and working in Project Manager, partnership with Riverside to develop a scheme Development for Riverside to meet the future housing needs of the area.

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