Bold Forest Garden Village
About the project
The Bold Forest Garden Village Masterplan is currently being developed in line with site allocation 4HA and Policy LPA11 included in the council's Local Plan. As a key source of housing supply in the borough over the coming years, Bold Forest Garden Village aims to deliver around 3,000 new homes, comprising 30% affordable housing alongside community infrastructure including a new primary school, on site health care provision and strategic open space. Plans to transform the 128-hectare site will come forward in line with the St Helens Local Plan and follow garden village principles, providing long term benefits to the local area, St Helens Borough and the wider city region.
The masterplan is being prepared in line with Garden Village principles, with a focus upon high-quality design and landscape delivery. It is about ensuring a healthy, sustainable and connected life for all residents, future generations and the wider borough.
Following our initial consultation in April, the council have undertaken a second consultation, held between Monday 3rd and Monday 24th November. You can view the full draft of the Masterplan Framework published at this consultation below:
BFGV Masterplan Framework Consultation Draft November 2025 (pages format) (PDF, 28 MB)
BFGV Masterplan Framework Consultation Draft November 2025 (spreads format) (PDF, 28 MB)
The Masterplan Framework is supported by a set of technical studies which you can also find below, along with the baseline evidence reports (included further down on the page):
Technical Assessments
BFGV Biodiversity Net Gain Design Stage Strategy (PDF, 15 MB)
BFGV Drainage Strategy Report (PDF, 23 MB)
BFGV Ecological Impact Assessment (PDF, 945 KB)
BFGV Energy and Sustainability Framework (PDF, 1 MB)
BFGV Heritage Statements of Significance (PDF, 31 MB)
BFGV Interim Transport Note (PDF, 20 MB)
BFGV SuDS Design Brief (PDF, 575 KB)
A consultation statement will be published shortly which summarises the consultation process and outcomes of the project.
Once responses from the consultation have been processed the council are aiming to complete and adopt a Masterplan Framework for Bold Forest Garden Village this winter.
If you have any queries about the project, you can contact the council's masterplanning team with any queries:
- Hannah Martin (Lead Masterplanning Officer)
E: hannahmartin@sthelens.gov.uk
- Courtney Evason (Masterplanning Officer)
E: courtneyevason@sthelens.gov.uk
- Ella Spencer (Graduate Planner)
E: ellaspencer@sthelens.gov.uk
Baseline Studies
Below is the full suite of BFGV baseline evidence base studies across key topics that have informed the draft Masterplan Framework.
Air Quality
BFGV Air Quality Appraisal (PDF, 1 MB)
Ecology
BFGV Bat Activity Report (PDF, 14 MB)
GCN Survey Report (PDF, 3 MB)
Preliminary Ecological Appraisal - Jan 2025 (PDF, 9 MB)
Wintering Bird Survey Plan (PDF, 899 KB)
BFGV Wintering Bird Survey Technical Note (PDF, 566 KB)
Flooding & Drainage
BFGV Baseline Report (PDF, 12 MB)
Heritage
BFGV Heritage Appraisal (PDF, 12 MB)
Infrastructure
Bold Forest Infrastructure Report (PDF, 3 MB)
Land Quality Risk Assessment
BFGV Land Quality Risk Assessment (PDF, 28 MB)
Landscape & Visual Baseline
BFGV Preliminary High-Level Landscape and Visual Baseline Review (PDF, 33 MB)
Local Context & Characteristics
BFGV Local Context and Characteristics Baseline Report (PDF, 68 MB)
Market and Viability Analysis
BFGV Market and Viability Baseline (PDF, 1 MB)
Noise
BFGV Feasibility Stage Noise Risk Assessment (PDF, 2 MB)
Policy Review
BFGV Planning Policy Review (PDF, 710 KB)
Transport
BFGV Transport Baseline Report (PDF, 3 MB)
Utilities
BFGV Groundwise Desktop Utility Search (PDF, 21 MB)
BFGV Utilities and Energy Baseline Study (PDF, 9 MB)
The Bold Forest Garden Village Consultation Summary Report
The BFGV Consultation Summary report captures the feedback collated from the public consultation held in April 2025.
The BFGV Consultation Summary Report (PDF, 2 MB)
The Bold Forest Garden Village Baseline Overview Report
The BFGV Baseline Overview report is a digestible summary of the evidence base that has informed the draft Masterplan Framework.
The BFGV Baseline Overview Report (PDF, 43 MB)
Other Relevant Documents
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