Landmark Wirral Waters development at Miller’s Quay reaches completion

The award-winning Millers Quay residential development at Wirral Waters is now complete, transforming the Wirral skyline, delivering 500 high quality, new homes for local residents, and providing a huge boost to the local economy.

An exemplar of brownfield regeneration and a pioneer in modern, sustainable construction, Millers Quay is a landmark development within  Wirral Waters, which itself is one of the UK’s largest and most innovative regeneration projects, delivered by waterside regeneration specialists Peel Waters.

This transformative project has been delivered on time and on budget by Peel Waters, the developer of Millers Quay, in partnership with construction group GRAHAM, funding partner Pension Insurance Corporation plc, and Wirral Council, with support from Homes England.

Representatives from each of the partners, in addition to local MP Dame Angela Eagle, gathered on Friday 28 March to officially mark and celebrate the completion of this landmark development, which also includes 100 affordable new homes.

Millers Quay has been commended for the social impact delivered within the local community throughout its construction. The development has provided significant socio-economic benefits, including £31m in Social Economic Return on Investment (SROI) and £44m spent with local supply chain partners. Over £1m per month has been invested in local labour, with well over 1,000 people employed on the project and almost 75% of the workforce living within a 30-mile radius of the site.

GRAHAM’s innovative CRE8 programme, delivered at Millers Quay, provided meaningful training and employment for local individuals, with most participants securing employment following their placements. Over 400 students from Wirral Met College’s Construction Campus – Peel Waters first development at Wirral Waters – have also benefitted from Millers Quay, with students taking part in site tours, Q&A’s with site managers as well as the opportunity to complete a variety of on-site work placements.

With the bold design and extensive views across the water, combined with sustainability and energy efficiency credentials including solar power systems and air source heat pumps, the £130m Millers Quay development has already received an extremely high volume of enquiries and viewings.

Last summer, the first two blocks of Millers Quay – Copper Mill and Steam Yard – were completed. These 150 one- and two-bedroom apartments were all let within just three months. Now, the final 350 new homes within four blocks – Soda Factory, Salt House, Glaze Works and Lime Studio – are also complete bringing the construction of Millers Quay to an end. Letting agent, JLL, has already received thousands of enquiries and requests to view, largely from the local areas across Liverpool and Wirral.

Millers Quay is part of the emerging Northbank neighbourhood at Wirral Waters, where contemporary and sustainable urban living is surrounded by green spaces and dockside walkways.

Plans for a new Sainsbury’s Local store at Millers Quay were approved by Wirral Council last month. The purpose built, stand-alone store will be located on the corner of Dock Road and Duke Street, on the doorstep of Millers Quay and at the heart of the growing community at Wirral Waters.

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, Development Director at Wirral Waters, said:

“The construction of Millers Quay has been driven by a really solid collaboration, with each partner instrumental in its delivery. We couldn’t have done it without the support, financial backing and expertise provided by our funding partner Pension Insurance Corporation plc (“PIC”), construction firm GRAHAM, Homes England, and Wirral Council.

“This is a very proud moment for Peel Waters and I’d like to thank the local community for being so supportive and patient throughout its construction, and to the incredible students at Wirral Met College for getting their hands dirty and helping us to learn and innovate throughout this monumental building project. We have all learnt so much and can be justifiably proud of what we have achieved together.”

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