Stanley presents Bridge-It Housing with tackling homelessness award

The Stanley Land and Homes team was proud to play its role in recognising a leading homelessness support project at this year’s Northern Housing Awards.

We were honoured to present Bridge-It Housing UK Team Ltd with the award for Best Initiative for Tackling Homelessness at the awards which were attended by over thousand guests from the housing sector.

Bridge-It provides housing and support to families and individuals, seeing each client as a human being and empowering them to turn their life around. The organisation was shortlisted alongside fellow nominees Torus and Light for Life in partnership with Sefton Council.

Chris Curtis, director of Stanley Land and Homes, commented: “All the projects in this award category would have been worthy winners for the truly inspiring work they do in tackling homelessness, and we were thrilled to help the housing community recognise their efforts.

You could see how much it meant to all of them and especially to the team at Bridge-It Housing when they went up to collect the award. Our congratulations once again to all involved.”

Bridge-It works with local authorities, housing organisations and communities across the North of England.

It takes a person-centred approach to tackling homelessness, building the capacity of people who have experienced homelessness to feel they are part of society, regain control of their lives, and become more confident about participating in decisions that affect their future.

Stanley Land and Homes has been a long-term partner of the Northern Housing Awards. This year’s ceremony, held at The Point at Emirates Old Trafford, saw awards presented in 24 categories.

Stanley unveils plans for more affordable housing in St Helens

Stanley Land and Homes has revealed plans to develop an additional 36 homes on a former glass works site off Lancots Lane in St Helens.

Development on phase one of Lancots Lane is currently underway consisting of 168 affordable homes on an 11-acre derelict brownfield site which is close to local transport links, amenities and parks.

The proposed second phase of the scheme – made up of houses and cottage flats between one and four bedrooms – will be developed in partnership with contractor Holmpatrick Developments.

A planning application will be submitted to St Helens Council in the coming weeks for the new homes which will be made available for affordable rent and shared ownership.

Neil Hughes, director of Stanley Land and Homes, said: “Plans for the second phase of Lancots Lane will continue our regeneration journey in St Helens and further demonstrate Stanley’s commitment to turning underused sites into thriving communities.

“With phase one of Lancots Lane and our scheme on Baxters Lane currently underway, we plan to deliver a total of 232 new homes to the area, all benefitting from high thermal efficiency and low running costs.”

Stanley’s professional team on the project includes MPSL Planning and Design (Architect), Alan Johnston Partnership (Engineers) and Hive (Planning consultants).

If approved, the scheme will be the third affordable housing development being developed in the area by Stanley Land and Homes, alongside phase one of Lancots Lane and a 28-home scheme on Baxters Lane.