Avison Young has been appointed by St Helens Borough Council to develop a masterplan framework for Bold Forest Garden Village, which has the potential to provide 3,000 homes.
The site comprises 329 acres and is the largest housing allocation not only in the borough’s local plan, but also in the wider Liverpool City Region.
Avison Young is speaking with landowners, stakeholders and members of the community to develop a single comprehensive masterplan framework covering the whole of the Bold Forest Garden Village site to support its coordinated development and the highest standards of planning and design.
Working in collaboration with Avison Young as part of the wider design team are Optimised Environments, SLR, Useful Projects, Social and SEC Newgate. The council has engaged Walker Sime’s Regeneration Delivery function to support the management of the commission.
Approval of the masterplan framework is scheduled for autumn 2025.
Lisa Harris, executive director of place services at St Helens Borough Council, said: “Through balanced regeneration and sustainable growth, the borough is creating a range of attractive, healthy, safe, inclusive and accessible places in which to invest, visit, work and make St Helens a residential destination of choice.
“Bold Forest Garden Village will be a landscape-led development that optimises its unique location within the outstanding Bold Forest Park Area, creating a new housing market demand and providing complementary opportunities for our existing communities of Bold, Clock Face, Sutton and beyond.
“St Helens Borough Council also holds two significant land parcels within the site allocation, which will assist delivery and present future investment opportunities for developers that share our ambitions for the highest standards of placemaking and sustainable development.”
Nicola Rigby, principal at Avison Young and delivery and planning lead on the project, said: “As the largest housing allocation in St Helens and the city region, Bold Forest Garden Village will make a significant contribution towards economic growth and tackling the housing crisis.
“However, our collective vision for Bold Forest Garden Village is much more than a housing delivery programme, as we want existing and future communities to benefit from diverse environments and green spaces that enhance health and wellbeing.”
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