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$A5bvb2ur ID Site Name Street Name Electoral Ward Post Code Area (Ha $a5bvb2ur Area Brownfield/ Allocated Planning Settlement ID Site Name Street Name Electoral Ward Post Code (ha) greenfield Plan Designation in UDP Consent Area Easting Northing Location Cammell Lairds - South of Employment 2 Wet Basin Cambletown Road Rock Ferry CH419BP 24.5 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 332982 387761 OC Eastham Dock Estate - Employment 6 Queen Elizabeth II Dock Bankfields Eastham CH620BB 6.55 Greenfield Development Site Yes No 4 336918 380589 OC Premier Brands, Reeds Lane Leasowe & Moreton Employment 8 - South of Access Road Reeds Lane East CH620BB 5 Greenfield Development Site Yes No 5 326762 390816 OC Eastham Dock Estate - Employment 9 Eastham Refinery Bankfields Eastham CH620BB 5.87 Greenfield Development Site Yes Yes 4 337291 380071 OC Eastham Dock Estate - Employment 13 North Road Tank Farm North Road Eastham CH620BB 9.29 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 4 337821 379490 OC Eastham Dock Estate - 13 North Road Tank Farm North Road Eastham CH620BB 9.29 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area Yes No 4 337821 379490 OC Former Railway Depot, Birkenhead & Employment 15 Mollington Street Mollington Street Tranmere CH419HJ 3.44 Brownfield Development Site Yes Yes 2 332341 388108 EC Riverview Road - East of Employment 17 Tulip Riverview Road Bromborough CH623NL 2.93 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 4 336115 382482 OC Premier Brands, Reeds Lane Leasowe & Moreton Employment 24 - North of Access Road Reeds Lane East CH623NL 1.45 Greenfield Development Site Yes No 5 326711 390935 OC Conway Park - North of Birkenhead & Employment 29 Station Europa Boulevard Tranmere CH413QZ 1.24 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 332097 389074 TC Birkenhead & Employment 30 Twelve Quays - Tower Wharf Tower Road Tranmere CH411LW 1.01 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 332249 389768 OC Twelve Quays - Morpeth Birkenhead & Employment 31 Waterfront Morpeth Wharf Tranmere CH414AA 1.5 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 332738 389708 OC Twelve Quays - North of Birkenhead & 32 Egerton Dock Tower Wharf Tranmere CH411FN 1.18 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 332238 389653 OC North of Oakdale Road - Employment 35 West of New Way Oakdale Road Seacombe CH444AJ 0.78 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 331548 390540 OC Centuria Business Park, Employment 43 Stadium Road Georgia Avenue Bromborough CH444AJ 8.05 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 4 335566 383390 OC Centuria Business Park, 43 Stadium Road Georgia Avenue Bromborough CH444AJ 8.05 Brownfield PIA (part) Yes No 4 335566 383390 OC British Gas Depot, Hind Birkenhead & 45 Street Hind Street Tranmere CH419AG 2.7 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No Yes 2 332371 388262 EC Former Telephone Greasby, Frankby & 47 Engineering Centre, Arrowe Arrowe Park Road Irby CH490UE 2.99 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No Yes 5 326879 387427 OC Riverside Park, Riverwood 49 Road (Phases 2b to 4) Riverwood Road Bromborough CH623QA 3.36 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No Yes 4 335863 382012 OC Former Tank Farm, 50 Commercial Road Commercial Road Bromborough CH623RD 0.97 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 335384 383124 OC Clatterbridge Hospital, Green Belt - Major 54 Clatterbridge Road Clatterbridge Road Clatterbridge CH623RD 4.72 Brownfield Developed Site No No 8 332027 382183 OC Wirral Land Supply April 2012 1 $a5bvb2ur Area Brownfield/ Allocated Planning Settlement ID Site Name Street Name Electoral Ward Post Code (ha) greenfield Plan Designation in UDP Consent Area Easting Northing Location North Cheshire TE - South of 56 Bouteilles en Fete Prenton Way Prenton CH433DU 0.2 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 3 329169 385542 OC North Cheshire TE - S of 57 Avalon Funeral Supplies Prenton Way Prenton CH433DS 0.21 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 3 329006 385825 OC Birkenhead Dock Estate - 59 Uveco Yard Dock Road Seacombe CH411FD 0.32 Brownfield Former Dockland No No 2 330590 390434 OC Kern's Warehouse, 60 Cleveland Street Cleveland Street Bidston & St James CH418FZ 0.98 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 330953 389813 OC Former Training Ground, Recreation Development 64 Valley Road Valley Road Bidston & St James 1.27 Greenfield Site No No 2 329158 390486 OC Premier Brands, Pasture Leasowe & Moreton 65 Road - North of Access Pasture Road East CH468SE 2.62 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 5 326031 390912 OC Former River Streets, 66 Beaufort Road Beaufort Road Bidston & St James 5.85 Brownfield Primarily Residential Area No No 2 329815 390327 OC Peninsula Business Park, Leasowe & Moreton 70 Moreton Reeds Lane East CH461QT 1.26 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 5 326954 390960 OC North Cheshire TE - North of 72 PK Commercial Prenton Way Prenton CH433DU 0.47 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 3 329034 385757 OC Former British Gas, Old 73 Gorsey Lane Old Gorsey Lane Seacombe CH411DY 2.1 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 330837 390602 OC Former MOD Tank Farm, 74 Old Hall Road Old Hall Road Bromborough CH623QA 8.05 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 335591 381972 OC Lever Faberge - Former 78 BOCM Silcock Animal Feeds New Chester Road Bromborough CH624RH 6.42 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 334290 383954 OC Wallasey Bridge 79 Wirral Waters - Bidston Dock Road Bidston & St James CH442EF 17.49 Brownfield Former Dockland No No 2 329813 390969 OC Former Unilever Research 80 Laboratory & Golf Centre New Chester Road Bromborough CH624RW 7.75 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 334268 384324 OC Birkenhead Dock Estate - 81 Former RHM Mills & Canada Beaufort Road Bidston & St James CH418GA 25.1 Brownfield Former Dockland No Yes 2 330286 390301 OC Lever Faberge - 82 Bromborough Road New Chester Road Bromborough 15.53 Brownfield Primarily Residential Area No No 4 334048 383499 OC Former Town Station, Birkenhead & 84 Borough Road East Tunnel Road Tranmere CH415DD 1.26 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 332484 388474 EC Wirral Waters North Bank Dock Road 86 West (Northwest Seacombe CH411DN 4.21 Brownfield Former Dockland No No 2 331434 390330 OC 87 Wirral Waters - Tower Quay Tower Road Bidston & St James CH411BP 0.96 Brownfield Former Dockland No No 2 332128 389762 OC North Cheshire TE - Former 94 Horticultural Training Centre Prenton Way Prenton CH433AP 0.47 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 3 328931 386209 OC Birkenhead Dock Estate - 96 Cavendish Quay Corporation Road Bidston & St James CH418FA 2 Brownfield Former Dockland No No 2 330809 390049 OC Wirral Land Supply April 2012 2 $a5bvb2ur Area Brownfield/ Allocated Planning Settlement ID Site Name Street Name Electoral Ward Post Code (ha) greenfield Plan Designation in UDP Consent Area Easting Northing Location Former Royal Swan Hotel, 97 Dock Road Dock Road Seacombe CH411LT 0.23 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 331976 390279 OC Rear of Riverside House, 98 Kings Wharf Kings Wharf Seacombe CH411FB 0.87 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 332603 390364 OC Former Lovelady House, 99 Wheatland Lane Wheatland Lane Seacombe CH447ER 0.58 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 331963 390485 OC East of Lubrizol, Employment 100 Bromborough Coast Dock Road South Bromborough CH624SU 9.63 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 4 335417 384025 OC Quest International, 101 Bromborough Coast Dock Road South Bromborough CH624SU 0.59 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 335270 384322 OC North Cheshire TE - N of 105 Meribel Fashions Prenton Way Prenton CH433DU 0.15 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 3 329197 385743 OC Rose Brae Phase 2, Church Birkenhead & Housing Development 108 Street Church Street Tranmere 1.96 Brownfield Site No No 2 332912 388945 EC West Float Industrial Estate, 110 Dock Road Hickmans Road Seacombe CH411DY 0.34 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 330701 390461 OC Former Builders Yard, 116 Magazine Lane Magazine Lane Bromborough CH624SU 1.01 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 335520 383572 OC 123 Wheatland Lane, Seacombe Wheatland Lane Seacombe CH447DG 0.5 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 332086 390501 OC Tarran IE - Tarran Way Moreton West & 125 North Tarran Way North Saughall Massie CH464TZ 0.24 Greenfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 5 325846 391002 OC Cross Lane IE - North of Employment 127 York Refridgeration Cross Lane Wallasey CH458NS 0.22 Greenfield Development Site Yes Yes 1 328488 391984 OC Wirral Waters - Hydraulic 129 Tower Tower Road Seacombe CH411DH 0.83 Brownfield Former Dockland No No 2 332139 389971 OC Former Waste Transfer, 133 Limekiln Lane Limekiln Lane Seacombe CH411DH 1.58 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 330592 390697 OC Conway Park - Cinema Birkenhead & Employment 148 Frontage Europa Boulevard Tranmere 0.1 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 332068 388904 TC Former Animal Feed Depot, 216 Riverbank Road Commercial Road Bromborough 0.52 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 4 335780 383248 OC 217 Ten Streets - Phase 1 Livingstone Street Bidston & St James 0.97 Brownfield Primarily Residential Area No No 2 331568 389657 OC Former Parry & Sherlock, 219 Corporation Road Cleveland Street Bidston & St James 0.35 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 2 331427 389725 OC Bidston Business Park, Wallasey Bridge Employment 221 Wallasey Bridge Road Bidston & St James 0.44 Brownfield Development Site Yes No 2 329738 390599 OC 222 Carr Lane IE - The Ironworks Carsthorne Road (37) Hoylake & Meols 0.04 Brownfield Primarily Industrial Area No No 6 322188 388815 OC West Wallasey Van Hire, Primarily Commercial 226 Wallasey
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