Key demolition project gets £12m Liscard regeneration underway
Contractor Freeley has started a key demolition project marking the first step in Wirral Council's £12 million regeneration of Liscard.
Following the demolition of a community centre and asbestos removal, the team is dismantling a former municipal building. The clearance will unlock the site for new housing as part of Wirral Council’s ambitious plans to revitalise the town centre.
To minimise disruption to local residents and maintain the highest safety standards, Freeley is using low-noise, low-vibration machinery and implementing dust suppression measures. Sections of the building close to occupied properties are being dismantled floor-by-floor under sheeted scaffolding for additional protection.
The remainder of the structure will be mechanically demolished using high-reach excavators, while 20-tonne excavators will process and load the demolition arisings.
The project is also providing local employment opportunities, with one resident being hired on site as a full-time labourer / site operative after being out of employment since 2015. The position was filled in partnership with local charity Involve Northwest, which runs the ReachOut project. Commissioned by Wirral Council’s Economic Growth Service, ReachOut has been helping out of work Wirral residents find a job for almost 20 years.
Michael Freeley, Director at Freeley, said:
We’re proud to be partnering with Wirral Council again to kickstart another significant regeneration project. As with all our work, the emphasis is on minimising disruption, ensuring the highest safety levels, promoting sustainability, and engaging with the local community.
We’re committed to re-using and recycling as many materials as possible through careful on-site segregation of demolition arisings. In line with our social value commitments, we’re working with local subcontractors and suppliers, and have recruited locally, helping one individual to move out of long-term unemployment.
Cllr Paul Stuart, Leader of Wirral Council, added:
There is a real sense of momentum in the regeneration taking place across the borough, and this is an early but significant milestone in the plans for Liscard, and one which will also lead to the provision of much needed and affordable housing.
The council will be continuing to work closely with local stakeholders, including Dame Angela Eagle MP for Wallasey, local councillors, community representatives and local businesses to ensure the plans for the town continue to progress.
Our contractor Freeley has successfully worked with the council before on major demolition works at Seacombe and New Ferry, and I am pleased to see they are once again committed to completing this project with the respect and consideration for the people living and working nearby.
Scheduled to complete in August 2025, the project is Freeley’s third with Wirral Council. The team has recently completed the demolition of multiple buildings in New Ferry, including a former Co-op store and premises along New Chester Road. In 2024, Freeley demolished the north and south annexes situated either side of Wallasey town hall in Brighton Street
