More than 100 new homes are to be delivered in north Liverpool by the city council's new £500 million ethical housing company, Foundations.

A report to the local authority's cabinet has identified council-owned land in the Yew Tree area, which could accommodate the first 120 homes to be built as part of plans to deliver 10,000 new homes over the coming decade.

Situated between Denford Rd, Ackers Hall Avenue, Dunchurch Road, the land is a former council-owned housing estate and has historically been cleared and left vacant. It has been identified as good potential for housing development as it is located in primarily a residential area with good amenities including access to local schools and colleges and good road network as it is close to Queens Drive.


In addition, the site contains a small park and associated area of green space. These facilities will be excluded from the development site and the design phase of the contract will consider how these facilities could be enhanced through the development.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: "I'm delighted at the progress that is being made to get Foundations active in the housing market so we can start to change the lives for thousands of families across this city.

"This site is in Yew Tree is the first of a number of sites that Foundations will be developing in its first two years of operation, breathing new life into communities all across the city and providing quality, affordable homes for people with many differing needs.

"A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes to get Foundations up and running and the recruitment of the team has already begun with a new Chief Operating Officer and Chairman to be announced next week and we will be announcing more sites in areas of Liverpool, from Dingle to Speke, in the near future with the aim of delivering 2,000 homes by the end of 2020."

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