Developer unveils cricket club homes blueprint

A developer has pitched plans to transform an ex-cricket club’s home into a housing estate.

Breck hopes to create an 81-strong affordable home scheme at Huyton Cricket and Bowling Club.

Bosses say the Merseyside development would include one to four-bedroom rental and shared ownership homes, with discussions underway with a registered affordable housing provider to buy and manage the units.

They add the Bamber Bridge-based firm would also renovate the site’s 1875 Grade II-listed pavilion – which has stood idle since Huyton Cricket and Bowling Club folded in 2009 – for community and commercial use.

A decision from Knowsley Council officials is expected in the coming weeks.

Andy Garnett, Breck managing director, said: “Since we acquired the site last year, we’ve been working closely with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure our plans provide real, long-term benefits to the Huyton community.

“There is a strong need for high-quality affordable housing across Merseyside and this development will provide new homes while breathing fresh life into a heritage asset.”

The plans come just days after Breck submitted a 139-home St Helens blueprint and revealed it had bought the 21-acre former Ravenhead Brickworks site, in Upholland, to deliver around 300 new homes.

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