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
Wirral Council has been granted £3.2 million from the government’s Future High Streets fund. Some of this will be used to support the redevelopment of New Ferry. There will be improvements to the area around the shops on Bebington Road.
The aim is to make the shopping areas more attractive for traders, visitors and residents. It will include traffic-calming measures, new planting and seating. There will be more CCTV to deter anti-social behaviour. The funding will also go towards work on the new car park mentioned above. These works are anticipated to start in early 2026.