Leverhulme wants to build more than 780 homes on green belt land in Wirral.
The estate owns thousands of acres of land, including Brimstage Hall Farm and residential and commercial properties across Wirral. Its founders were behind the development of Port Sunlight.
But now, Leverhulme has submitted seven planning applications to Wirral Council to deliver homes in what it calls “beautiful and sustainable communities”. The homes, which will be built across sites in South Wirral and West Wirral if the council approves the plans, have attracted strong opposition locally.