Stonedale Crescent Regeneration

Cobalt Housing, supported by Liverpool City Council, Homes England and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (formerly MHCLG), appointed Gillespies, Cushman & Wakefield, Hemingway Design and Ekosgen to lead the regeneration masterplan for Stonedale Crescent, a pilot for the government’s Regeneration Estate Programme.

Located in Croxteth, one of Liverpool’s most deprived wards, Stonedale Crescent is a Radburn-style estate with a strong sense of community but a fragmented and challenging physical environment. The masterplan promotes environmental enhancements around existing homes, the development of integrated new homes on a cleared site, the creation and remodelling of new open spaces and the refashioning of streets and alleyways.

The process has involved close working with a range of partners and local representatives, community drop-ins and creative spin-off activities, a visioning workshop and regular board briefings. Successes have included developing a broad consensus, costed quick wins, securing a key site from Homes England, and promoting the plan as a model for Cobalt and MHCLG.

The proposals suggest that Stonedale Crescent has the potential to become a sustainable community with a strong local ‘heart’ serving an integrated neighbourhood providing a range of homes. A safe and attractive green network of spaces will provide a healthy range of parks, gardens and connections to facilities and attractions in the broader locality. This connectivity also assists in supporting employment with private sector partners playing their part in the development of jobs and skills. The potential exists to promote Stonedale Crescent as a neighbourhood renowned for healthy green lifestyle opportunities.