The Cowley Hill Works site in St Helens, UK, is poised for regeneration following the completion of a legal agreement between real-estate company BXB Land Solutions, property developer Promenade Estates, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and St Helens Borough Council.
A new road, funded by BXB Land Solutions, will be constructed through the site, enhancing connectivity from Washway Lane to College Street.
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This infrastructure will include junction improvements and support new active travel routes, benefiting both the development and the nearby town centre.
BXB land and planning director Gary Goodman said: “We’re delighted to have arrived at this point and couldn’t have got here without a genuine partnership with both the Combined Authority and St Helens Council.
“We can now bring forward the site in its entirety, unlocking a range of new homes and employment opportunities for local people whilst improving connectivity with the town centre to the south.”
The travel component of the project will be financed by the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, which has allocated £710m ($906.7m) for major transport infrastructure projects across the Liverpool City Region.
The first phase of the Cowley Hill Works site, comprising 200 homes, was acquired by affordable homes provider Torus in early last year.
The recent grant facilitates the progression of the remaining site.
Site investigation work is scheduled to commence next month, laying the groundwork for full construction, with the appointment of the main contractor anticipated later in the year.
Architects Brock Carmichael devised the master plan for the site and CPC is serving as project manager, with Nexus providing planning advice.
Gardner & Theobold is acting as cost consultant while Curtins is handling the structural and civil engineering aspects. DB Remediation will execute the physical remediation works.
Glassmaker Pilkington has retained the western part of the Cowley Hill Works, which remains operational.
Last month, St Helens Council formally approved the regeneration proposals from design practice Broadway Malyan for the former Pilkington site.
