Wirral Council appointed The Regenda Group as its development partner in March 2022. Regenda is an experienced housing and regeneration organisation. It is delivering a housing scheme in New Ferry in two phases over the next few years.
Phase 1 - sites B and C
The first residents have moved into new homes in New Ferry. The first phase of the regeneration programme is almost finished. Phase 1 includes 34 one- and two-bedroom apartments. They are at two sites on Bebington Road (Site B) and Boundary Road (Site C). They have been developed by the council’s partner The Regenda Group. Building work has been done by M&Y Maintenance and Construction.
All 14 homes on Site B now have residents living in them. They applied to rent them through Property Pool Plus. Site C, on Boundary Road, is nearing completion. It offers 20 Rent to Buy one- and two-bedroom apartments. These have all now been reserved and buyers will be moving into their new homes by the end of 2025.
Phase 2 – Sites A and D
Planning permission is in place for the second part of the regeneration programme. This is on Woodhead Street and part of New Chester Road. It includes the site of the former Co-op building. 43 new homes including 2, 3 and 4 bedroomed properties will be built as part of the second phase. Construction will begin in 2026.
The new housing development will cover the land that is now Woodhead Street car park. New parking spaces are being created next to the new housing development. This will be between Bebington Road and Grove Street. There will be 54 spaces (including seven disabled spaces).
The new parking will be free to use for the public and visitors. The car park will have a footpath with signposts to the main high street on Bebington Road.
The existing free car park next to the Village Hall on Grove Street will not change.
Street improvements
Phase one of the highways improvements finished in November 2025. This included a new public car park on Grove Street. It has 56 spaces and replaces the old Woodhead Street car park. The Woodhead Street site is now being used to build new homes.
Work on the designs for phase two is now close to completion. This phase covers the public areas along Bebington Road. The plans will go to Wirral Council’s Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee in the next few months.
The proposals were well supported during the consultation in September 2022. The updated designs were also shared with the community in March.
Phase two has been designed to:
- improve road safety
- reduce anti-social behaviour
- make the area more welcoming
- add new green spaces
- upgrade paving and street furniture
- provide better lighting and cctv
- add traffic-calming features to make the street safer for people walking
- create flexible spaces for community events and activities
You can see the latest design proposals in the document below. These projects are funded by the government through the Local Regeneration Fund and council funding.
The PDF file below may be hard to read if you use a mobile phone, a screen reader or other assistive tools. If need the document in a different format please email regeneratingwirral@wirral.gov.uk.
Have your say on the proposed street improvements
The council is inviting local residents, groups and businesses to have their say on the proposed improvements. This will help us understand how people and groups want to use the space and how they might help to look after it. We will use what you tell us to improve the final design. It will then go to the council committee in the next few months.
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