Great Places Housing Group recently welcomed partners and stakeholders to Foxhall Village to celebrate the completion of the next phase of the flagship Blackpool development, which has delivered 88 affordable homes for local people.
Hosted by Great Places, the event brought together leaders from Blackpool Council, Blackpool South MP Chris Webb, Homes England and Tyson Construction, and colleagues involved in delivering the scheme.
Guests heard from Helen Spencer, Executive Director of Growth at Great Places; Jeremy Whittle, Managing Director of Tyson Construction; Cllr Dave Flanagan, Cabinet Member for Housing at Blackpool Council; and Chris Webb MP before taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially mark the completion of the development.
The event marked the completion of west site at Foxhall Village, a development that has helped transform a former brownfield site close to Blackpool town centre and seafront into a new neighbourhood for local families.
The development is a major part of Blackpool Council’s plan to restore central Blackpool back to its heyday as an area where families want to raise their children.
Since plans for the scheme were first developed in 2011, 282 new homes have been built at Foxhall Village, including a mix of market sale, social housing and shared ownership properties, all playing an important role in bringing much-needed family housing back into the area, alongside new public spaces and improvements to the surrounding neighbourhood.
Foxhall Village is a major part of Blackpool Council’s housing led regeneration around central Blackpool and across the town. The new housing has replaced old industrial units, as well as run down B&Bs, when the first phase started in 2014.
The regeneration is having an impact, with the phase one area improving by 52 places in the government’s recent deprivation rankings.
In the last ten years, almost 700 new social homes have been built across Blackpool, including fresh development at Foxhall Village and Grange Park, as well as improved replacement housing at Queens Park and Mereside.
READ MORE: 12 Conversations Shaping the Future of Social Housing – Join us at Future Foundations
Blackpool Council’s own housing company has also purchased over 700 properties in the private rented sector and transformed them into quality accommodation.
The Foxhall Village shows the town’s blueprint for housing regeneration, with future phases at Foxhall Village being explored, as well as plans submitted for 230 new homes and improved neighbourhood nearby off Central Drive.
The completion of the west site, delivered by Great Places in partnership with Blackpool Council and Homes England, has provided a further 88 homes for affordable rent, including a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses and apartments. The £19.5 million development also includes landscaped walkways, cycle routes and public open spaces connecting customers to both Blackpool town centre and the seafront. The first customers moved into their homes in March 2025, with the final handover completed this month.
The completion of the development follows a collaborative effort by Great Places, Blackpool Council and Homes England to secure the future of the scheme after the original developer entered administration in 2019. Together, the partners developed plans to deliver the remaining homes and complete the vision for Foxhall Village.
Alison Dean, Chief Executive of Great Places Housing Group, said:
“It’s fantastic to see Foxhall Village complete and to celebrate this milestone with our partners.
“We’ve worked in Blackpool for many years and are proud to have helped deliver 167 affordable homes as part of this wider development.
“Foxhall Village shows what’s possible when organisations work together with a shared commitment to creating great homes and stronger communities. It’s been exciting to see this neighbourhood take shape and become part of the wider transformation taking place in Blackpool.
“Most importantly, this is about the customers who now call Foxhall Village home. They have access to high-quality, affordable homes in a neighbourhood designed to help people put down roots and thrive.
“I’d like to thank Blackpool Council, Homes England, Tyson Construction and everyone involved in helping bring the project to life.”
Cllr Dave Flanagan, Cabinet Member for Housing at Blackpool Council, said: “Better housing creates better lives.
“We know from experience that quality, safe and affordable housing improves people’s health, employment and life outcomes, as well as reducing anti-social behaviour and crime and creating neighbourhoods where people want to raise their children.
“We are already seeing the positive impact of Foxhall Village, something that will happen even faster now the west site is complete. That’s a model that we want to replicate to make sure that more people in Blackpool can access social housing, revitalising our neighbourhoods and making Blackpool better for the people who live here.”
Chris Webb, MP for Blackpool South, said:
“Foxhall Village is a great example of what can be achieved when organisations work together to invest in communities and create opportunities for local people.
“It’s fantastic to see this development completed and to know that more families now have access to high-quality, affordable homes in the heart of Blackpool.”
Jeremy Whittle, Managing Director of Tyson Construction, said:
“We’re delighted to have worked with our partners to deliver the final phase of Foxhall Village.
“This development has transformed the site and created a neighbourhood that local people can be proud of. We’d like to thank everyone involved for helping make the project a success.”
