A consultation has now begun to gauge residents views over two proposed housing developments in Southport and Ainsdale.


Sefton Council are asking for residents in the Rufford Road area of Crossens and the Meadow Lane area of Ainsdale to give their views on potential builds.
















Two sites, at Bartons Close, Southport and Meadow Lane, Ainsdale have been identified as areas for potential future development.
The proposed development at Bartons Close would consist of approximately 30 homes while Meadow Lane would consist of approximately 49 homes.

Both sites have already been identified as part of Sefton Council’s Local Plan as areas for potential future housing developments.
Now residents in those areas are being asked to give their views via public consultation ahead of any planning proposals being submitted for consideration.
Residents have until March 30 to give their views in writing or via email on either proposal, as well as the opportunity to attend drop-in sessions in their local area to discuss any concerns with both Sefton Council and project agents GL Hearn.
Drop-in sessions will take place at:

• Meadow Lane: Monday March 25 from 5pm-8pm at Woodvale Community Centre, Meadow Lane, Ainsdale.

• Barton Close: Tuesday March 26 from 5pm-8pm at St John CofE Primary School, Rufford Road, Crossens.

Letters have already been sent out to residents who are directly affected by the proposals but all views are welcomed.
To submit your views on the proposals please email project agains GL Hearn via sefton.info@glhearn.com or write to GL Hearn (Capita), The Observatory, 8th Floor, The Observatory Chapel Walks, Manchester, M2 1HL.
Both consultations run until Saturday March 30

Originally Posted by roving-eye

A consultation has now begun to gauge residents views over two proposed housing developments in Southport and Ainsdale.


Sefton Council are asking for residents in the Rufford Road area of Crossens and the Meadow Lane area of Ainsdale to give their views on potential builds.



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Two sites, at Bartons Close, Southport and Meadow Lane, Ainsdale have been identified as areas for potential future development.[/FONT]
The proposed development at Bartons Close would consist of approximately 30 homes while Meadow Lane would consist of approximately 49 homes.

Both sites have already been identified as part of Sefton Council’s Local Plan as areas for potential future housing developments.
Now residents in those areas are being asked to give their views via public consultation ahead of any planning proposals being submitted for consideration.
Residents have until March 30 to give their views in writing or via email on either proposal, as well as the opportunity to attend drop-in sessions in their local area to discuss any concerns with both Sefton Council and project agents GL Hearn.
Drop-in sessions will take place at:

• Meadow Lane: Monday March 25 from 5pm-8pm at Woodvale Community Centre, Meadow Lane, Ainsdale.

• Barton Close: Tuesday March 26 from 5pm-8pm at St John CofE Primary School, Rufford Road, Crossens.

Letters have already been sent out to residents who are directly affected by the proposals but all views are welcomed.
To submit your views on the proposals please email project agains GL Hearn via sefton.info@glhearn.com or write to GL Hearn (Capita), The Observatory, 8th Floor, The Observatory Chapel Walks, Manchester, M2 1HL.
Both consultations run until Saturday March 30

Whenever I see the name Captia my alarm bells start ringing.

Originally Posted by cotton man

Whenever I see the name Captia my alarm bells start ringing.

Yep! And for very good reason as I understand. Several NHS Trusts have withdrawn their ageements with Capita, as have some of the GPS and Dentists. The Company has over reached itself and is now failing clients badly - not to mention the fines made against the company. As for more housing in the area, this is a bad idea because Southport is not near a Motorway and the few roads leading out are very congested as it is. More housing, more pollution, destruction of natural habitats - bad idea!

Ainsdale cannot support more people. The development on Meadow Lane is on the site of St John Stone's school and further housing is proposed for the Ainsdale High School site eventually. But given that the 'old guard' are downsizing, going into sheltered accommodation or passing away and their houses being bought by families with children, where are all the children from the existing housing stock and the new development going to go to school? Not Formby, as the massive housing developments there will mean that children from outside of Formby will have no chance of getting into schools there. Ainsdale used to have 5 primary and 1 high school. Now it has 3 primary and no high schools (and Shoreside has gone from 2 form to 1 form entry). Building family homes on school sites is a self-fulfilling stupid idea.