78 New homes planned for Northbank at Wirral Waters

The transformation of Wirral Waters continues as plans for 78 new waterside homes at Redbridge Quayhave been submitted to Wirral Council.

This will mark the second phase of development at Northbank, bringing even more high-quality homes to the Wirral Waters project.

Plans for the second phase of Redbridge Quay, at the UK’s largest and most exciting regeneration project, have now been submitted to the local planning authority and will be developed by a joint venture between Qualis Developments and the Forshaw Group, if approved.

Waterside gardens and expansive glazing will feature in all of the 78 new homes within the Northbank neighbourhood’s latest residential development, which will comprise 64 one- bedroom apartments and 14 two-bedroom homes.

Qualis Developments is a property development company based in Manchester specialising in the design and build of high-quality new homes across the North of England. Recent developments include Great Central in Sheffield and The Interchange in Manchester.

Qualis will be working in a joint venture with the Forshaw Group, a residential property developer that specialises in transforming unused land and buildings.

L-R Richard Mawdsley from Wirral Waters and Richard Dean from Qualis

The plans for Redbridge Quay have incorporated a take on the Victorian terraced house and includes features such as open plan living spaces with cathedral ceilings, double height living spaces alongside waterside patios.

Phase two of Redbridge Quay will be situated next to the recently regenerated East Float Quay – the Grade II listed former grain warehouses – and surrounded by dockside walkways, green landscaping, a new pocket park, and new public realm.

In addition, all properties built as part of Redbridge Quay phase two will include, as standard, app-enabled electric heating or air-source heat pumps, solar roof panels, heat recovery, and access to electric vehicle charging. The developers will also employ a fabric first approach creating highly insulated homes built with robust materials.

Residential development is moving at pace within Northbank. Since the completion of phase one of Redbridge Quay just over a year ago, a steady stream of residents have moved in to the £55m development of highly sustainable modular family homes.

Redbridge Quay CGI courtesy of Qualis Developments Jan 2025

In summer 2024, the first 150 apartments within the £130m Millers Quay development hit the market, reaching 80% occupancy just ten weeks after completion. The final 350 new homes at Millers Quay are due to complete early in 2025.

Together, Redbridge Quay and Millers Quay will contain over 850 homes, including 100 affordable homes.

Wirral Waters is part of Peel Waters, a UK wide portfolio of vibrant and innovative, waterfront developments, delivering large-scale, sustainable regeneration projects, creating jobs, economic growth, new homes and new public realm across the country.

Richard Mawdsley, Director of Development at Wirral Waters, said:

“Residential development is moving at pace along Northbank and it’s fantastic to see this new community growing.

“Northbank offers a variety of different housing types, with a good mix of properties available to buy and rent, plus sustainable transport links, dockside walkways, public realm, and access to parks and green spaces.

“We’re delighted to be working with Qualis Developments and the Forshaw Group on phase two of Redbridge Quay. Their strong sustainability credentials were an important part of our decision to appoint them, and this new development will be a fantastic addition to the Northbank neighbourhood.”

Richard Dean, Managing Director at Qualis Developments, added:

“Our aim has always been to provide affordable, beautiful and well-designed homes for a range of buyers. We believe that is exactly what we’ll deliver at Wirral Waters – our very first development in the Liverpool City Region and hopefully the first of many.

“Peel Waters has been an extremely supportive partner to work with and, if approved, we look forward to repaying their confidence in the quality and speed of the build-out of our new homes in 2025.”