Today (Wednesday 18th March) sees the launch of The Wirral Conversation, a new borough‑wide listening exercise by the council, designed to build a picture of what matters most to residents and staff. Running until mid-April, the initiative focuses on short, informal conversations taking place in everyday settings across all 22 wards.
Residents, community groups and stakeholders are being invited to take part in the next phase of public consultation on new planning guidance that will help shape the quality of future development across the borough.
Members of the Economy, Housing and Regeneration Committee were last night given an update on housing across the borough, highlighting progress across key priorities while acknowledging the growing pressures facing residents.
At a meeting of the Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee on 15th September, Councillors will be given an update on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's Spatial Development Strategy, which will help shape future of development across the region.
A culmination of more than six years work, the new Local Plan is the now the official policy for development across the borough for the next 15 years up until 2040.
Wirral Council has been told by Planning Inspectors it can move ahead to formally adopt what is believed to be the country’s first Brownfield-Only Local Plan.
A vacant office building in Birkenhead is being transformed in to a dynamic home for up to 100 ‘makers’ and artists after Town Deal investment. The new creative hub will be a major boost to the town’s expanding creative scene.
