February 2024 - Stanley Land and Homes

Stanley begins work to deliver over 160 new homes to St Helens

Stanley has started work on 168 new affordable homes that will regenerate a former glass works site off Lancots Lane in St Helens.

The collection of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes and bungalows are being developed in partnership with housing provider Torus.

They will be developed on an 11-acre derelict brownfield site which lies in a sustainable location close to transport links, amenities and parks.

The homes will be built using high quality products to ensure they are well insulated and thermally efficient with low running costs and will be made available for affordable rent and shared ownership helping to address high demand for this type of property in the area.

Neil Hughes, director of Stanley Land and Homes, said: “At Stanley we believe affordable housing should enjoy the highest standards of urban design and quality.

“The construction of 168 new homes will continue to drive a complete transformation of the area and prove to be an exemplary demonstration of brownfield regeneration through highly collaborative partnership working between Torus, the LPA and Stanley. We have exciting plans for the continuing regeneration of Sutton and look forward to delivering these soon.”

The contractor for the project is Holmpatrick Developments and the professional team includes MPSL Planning and Design (Architect), Alan Johnston Partnership (Engineers) and Hive (Planning consultants).

The scheme is one of two affordable housing developments being developed in the area by Stanley Land and Homes. The developer received planning to regenerate a former industrial site by creating 28 new affordable homes on Baxters Lane.

Stanley supports mission to upskill housing professionals

Stanley is proud to have supported an initiative to help housing sector professionals grow their knowledge and skills in developing new homes.

The Bric-by-Bric Development School is run by Saffer Cooper Consultancy and sees experienced property professionals training and passing on their wisdom to those working for registered providers.

Now in its fifth year, the annual programme brings together experts and contributors from across the industry sector to help upskill affordable housing development professionals.

Chris Curtis, director at Stanley Land and Homes, delivered a training session and workshop on development risk and opportunity to a number of ‘students’ from registered providers across the North West and Midlands

Chris said: “We’re delighted to be supporting this fantastic initiative for the fourth year running. It’s absolutely vital that experienced practitioners across the region contribute their knowledge and skills to the next generation of development professionals.

“This unique and very commendable programme enables us to do this in an organised and structured way that can only benefit the affordable housing sector.”