Former Arriva bus depot subject of ambitious redevelopment plans

A former Arriva bus depot in Liverpool is the subject of proposals to redevelop it into a major scheme of affordable homes and extra care apartments.Housing 21, Onward Homes and Crossfield Group are behind the plans for 158 homes on the site at 503 to 509 Hawthorne Road in Bootle. The application to Sefton Council seeks approval for the creation of 67 new affordable homes and 91 extra care apartments.The homes will comprise of 30 two-bed and 25 three-bed family homes, along with 12 apartments. The extra care apartments will be a mix of one and two bedrooms and include communal facilities, with the scheme also comprises of hard and soft landscaping.Up until 2012 the site was in use as a bus depot for Arriva, however owing to management difficulties the depot was closed. The depot was eventually demolished in 2018/2019 and the site subsequently cleared. Several proposals for the site have been developed over the past 15 years, and a number of planning approvals granted for residential schemes.This included most recently a scheme for Backhouse Group for a development of housing and a supermarket to the south of the site. However, owing to viability issues no project has been delivered.