LIVERPOOL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE November 2019 Foreword After many decades of decline, Liverpool’s population began to grow after 2011 and by 2018 had done so by 6.3%. This growth outperformed both the National UK rate (5.0%) and the Liverpool City Region (3.0%). In 2018 our city’s population stood at 494,000, and by the end of 2020 it is expected to exceed 500,000. A growing population needs more homes, and – for us – the task is to ensure that enough homes are built in the coming years to match that growth. Based on our current estimates, we need to develop over 30,000 new homes by 2030. Source: 2018 Mid-Year Population Estimates, Offic e for National Statistics. June 2019 Office of the Chief Executive, Policy, Intelligence and Performance Division Since I became Mayor in April 2012, over 12,500 homes have been built by both the public and private sectors. Some 6,709 of these were under the Housing Delivery Plan (which I originally set with a target of 5,000); and – more importantly – 3,140 of these (47%) were “affordable”, having been made available at social/affordable rent, as part of shared ownership schemes, or at market rent. On page 55 of this document you can see a breakdown of our achievements in this goal, and I am committed to pushing forward our agenda to continue to build yet more, including the type of homes that our citizens want that meet their diverse needs. As you can see in this document, the number of homes being built with public sector support is continuing and this council will be working with our development partners to bring yet more affordable homes to the city over the coming years. We will also be doing more to encourage reductions in carbon emissions from the homes that we and the private sector builds. COVER PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ON As Liverpool and its economy grows, we are now attracting SITE – “PARLIAMENT SQUARE, GREAT GEORGE more and better paid jobs in our offices, digital/media industries, STREET; ON SITE – “18 LIVINGSTONE”, LIVINGSTONE and technology development sectors. People with better paid DRIVE; COMPLETED – FALKNER SQUARE; jobs aspire to moving up the housing ladder, so we also COMPLETED – “HARRINGTON ROW”, PARK STREET. welcome higher quality and more spacious executive style housing to the mix our city can offer. I hope that the data included in the following schedules will be useful to individuals and organisations involved in regeneration. Joe Anderson, OBE Mayor of Liverpool Contents Executive Summary 1 City Centre: Residential Accommodation 3 City Centre: Student Accommodation 15 Neighbourhoods: Public Sector Assisted Schemes 21 Neighbourhoods: Liverpool Foundation Homes Ltd 29 Neighbourhoods: Refurbishment & Empty Homes 33 Neighbourhoods: Private Sector 35 Neighbourhoods: Student Accommodation 51 Affordability: Helping residents to buy their 55 first home, and giving tenants more choice DISCLAIMER: All information provided in this document is correct as known at the time of publication based on information provided by developers, architects and agents. Liverpool City Council cannot be held responsible for alterations to completion due dates, values or other where such occur for reasons beyond our control. 3 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE // ON SITE: “KINGS DOCK MILL – PHASE 2”, BALTIC CREATIVE, CITY 2019 has been yet another year which seen CENTRE the pace of home-building across the city pick up. Both the City Centre and Neighbourhoods have seen several large scale residential and student schemes completed but also new ones start. Over 1,600 new residential homes have been completed across the city since January 2019, whilst a further 7,729 are currently on site with a total value of £1.4 billion. Over 3,600 student bedspaces have been provided, and 2,659 are under construction. Meanwhile, fresh applications continue to come in from both public and private sector developers. Over 14,600 homes are either seeking permission or have already been granted and are awaiting start. This is almost double the number reported in this document in October 2018, and illustrates the interest that exists as developers find sites and put proposals forward, as well as demonstrating the increased volume of applications which our Planning Department is currently handling. Key new investment hotspots are emerging, with the Pumpfields and Baltic Creative areas of the City Centre attracting interest for residential apartments; the Fabric District has already claimed the no. 1 spot for student living schemes. Meanwhile, in the Neighbourhoods, investors are looking at Kirkdale and Everton wards, but also at refurbishing the Victorian villas of South Liverpool in the Princes Park and St Michael’s wards. Liverpool Foundation Homes Ltd are the “new kids on the block”, with their first scheme completed and more either on site or coming forward as proposals. NEW HOMES (Non-student) 1,676 COMPLETED since January EXECUTIVE 2019 (City-wide) Estimated total development £240m SUMMARY value of the above schemes NEW HOMES CURRENTLY ON 7,729 ACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS (City- wide) Estimated total development £1.4bn value of the above schemes STUDENT ROOMS/BEDSPACES 3,606 COMPLETED since January 2019 (City-wide) Estimated total development £217m value of the above STUDENT ROOMS/BEDSPACES 2,659 CURRENTLY ON SITE (City-wide) Estimated total development £130m value of the above schemes RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE // 1 LIVERPOOL’S HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE YEARS IDENTIFIED IN LOCAL PLAN All local planning authorities are required to prepare a 2020. The majority of this need will be met by planning Local Plan to guide the long term, strategic spatial permissions for new homes, with the Local Plan allocating a development of their area. The Liverpool Local Plan range of sites across the City to accommodate 2,320 new provides a long-term spatial vision, strategic priorities and homes. These allocated sites include: policies for future development in the city over the next 15 to 20 years, specifically with regard to the quantity and • Land at Aintree University Hospital, Longmoor Lane, location of new homes, employment provision, shops, L10 Fazakerley - 180 dwellings facilities and other services, transport and other • Former Fruit and Vegetable Market Old Swan Prescot infrastructure provision, climate change mitigation and Road – 150 dwellings adaption and the conservation and enhancement of the • Land at Former Spekeland Road Picton Sidings -330 natural and historic environment. The Local Plan will soon dwellings be endorsed and will replace the outdated Unitary • North of Dock Road, Garston, Cressington – 775 Development Plan which currently guides development dwellings activity in Liverpool. • Land At Banks Road, Garston, Speke-Garston - 305 Going forward, the City Council through its emerging Local dwellings Plan is seeking to ensure the delivery of new homes across the City to meet Liverpool’s future housing needs, and In addition to ensuring the provision of enough new homes, contribute to social and economic regeneration, through the City Council – through the Local Plan – is also seeking to prioritising brownfield sites in sustainable locations. A key ensure that specific needs are met including for families, objective is also to ensure that the City’s existing residential young people and older people; and that new homes are neighbourhoods are vibrant, sustainable and attractive accessible and of a high quality design. Work undertaken places to live. on behalf of the City Council indicates that the City needs a range of housing types of between 10 and 15% detached Over the next 20 years, Liverpool’s housing requirement is for homes, 25 - 30% semi-detached, 25 - 30% terraced and 30- 34,780 net additional dwellings, which will be met through 35% flat/maisonette dwellings; with a need for 25% - 45% existing planning consents, allocations within the Local Plan comprising two bedrooms, 30% - 50% three bedrooms and and windfall sites. These figures will be subject to scrutiny at 5% - 25% four or more bedrooms. the Local Plan Examination, due to take place in Spring MOVING TO LOW CARBON HOUSING Around a quarter of the UK’s current carbon emissions In July 2019 a cross party Liverpool City Council motion comes from our homes. These are primarily from direct use established a target across the city of a net zero carbon of fossil fuels – mostly natural gas – which are burned for target for 2030 and our homes have a large part to play in heating, hot water and cooking, and as a result of helping the city reach this target. generating the electricity needed to meet domestic demand. Improving the quality of our housing and its The amount of energy required to heat and power new heating and insulation methods will enable us to meet the homes and non-domestic buildings is now lower today than UK’s international and domestic obligations to reduce ever before. There are still, however, many opportunities for emissions. further progress, particularly as low carbon technologies improve and costs reduce. We are already starting to see The Government has published policy proposals for Part L “all-electric” developments utilising heat pumps, whilst and Part F of Building Regulations, to come into force in modular buildings will increase the speed at which we can 2020. For 2020, the proposals being consulted upon include construct. A larger proportion of new homes will uplifts on Part L 2013, which would result in either a 20% or incorporate smart technologies, such as battery storage, 31% reduction in emissions from new build homes, with a Electric Vehicle Charging, Demand Side Response, LED noted Government preference for the latter. lighting/controls and smart thermostats. All of these have great potential to disrupt the way we currently waste It has also published outline proposals and transitional energy in buildings. arrangements for the Future Homes Standard in 2025.