Liverpool City Region signs housing delivery agreement with Homes England

By Danny BallPublished On: October 2nd, 2026Categories: News, Top Stories

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has signed a new agreement with Homes England and the National Housing Bank aimed at accelerating housing delivery and major regeneration projects across the region.

The Place Delivery Agreement (PDA) is the first of its kind to be signed in England and will establish a Joint Delivery Unit bringing together the three organisations.

The partnership will focus on increasing the delivery of homes, unlocking regeneration schemes and addressing barriers that have slowed housing development across the city region.

Liverpool housing pipeline targeted for delivery

This agreement is set to align Homes England and National Housing Bank investment and expertise with three priorities identified by Liverpool City Region.

The first is transformative growth, including the proposed Liverpool North Docks Mayoral Development Corporation and Central Station Gateway.

The second is maintaining and expanding the region’s housing pipeline, with a focus on social, affordable and council homes.

A third aspect of the agreement is tackling barriers to delivery, including skills and capacity, industrialised construction and the conditions needed to accelerate social, affordable and council house development.

In addition to this, a dedicated Joint Delivery Unit will now be established, bringing together teams from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Homes England and the National Housing Bank.

North Docks and Central Station Gateway among key schemes

Liverpool North Docks and Central Station Gateway are identified as major projects within the agreement.

The North Docks plans include the proposed Mayoral Development Corporation, which is intended to coordinate regeneration and help unlock housing, employment and infrastructure across a large area north of Liverpool city centre.

Central Station Gateway is also being progressed as a major regeneration project, with the PDA intended to help align investment and delivery resources around the scheme.

The agreement will also support housing projects across Liverpool City Region’s wider boroughs, including efforts to bring stalled schemes forward and increase the supply of council and social housing.

Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram said: “I’m delighted that Liverpool City Region is the first place in the country to sign a Place Delivery Agreement with Homes England and the National Housing Bank.

“This gives us a real opportunity to get more council and social homes built, get stalled schemes moving and make sure investment is focused where it can make the biggest difference.

“We’ve got huge ambitions for housing and regeneration across our city region, from the North Docks and Central Station Gateway to projects right across our boroughs. This agreement means we can work with Homes England and the National Housing Bank as one team to get on and deliver them.

“For me, this is what devolution should be about: giving places more control and then getting on with the job.”

Joint Delivery Unit to coordinate investment

Pat Ritchie CBE, chair of Homes England, said: “Successful places are built by empowering local leaders to drive change in their communities.

“Today’s agreement marks an important step in deepening our partnership with the Liverpool City Region, enabling us to work together more effectively to deliver new homes, unlock regeneration opportunities and support economic growth.

“By strengthening the link between local priorities and national investment, expertise, tools and powers we can re-wire the system to better support delivery and have a greater impact for the people and places we serve. We look forward to expanding this approach with Mayors across England in the months ahead.”

The PDA model is expected to become a principal mechanism for Homes England’s work with mayoral authorities as devolution progresses, while the agency will continue working with local partners in areas without mayoral authorities.