 It was announced in November 2016 that Wirral Waters had been made one of six new 'Housing Zones' and could apply for a share of £18 million of government funding designed to speed up the construction of large scale housing developments.Work is expected to begin in the summer of 2018 on a £25 million maritime training and business hub.The hub will be located in the old Victorian pumping house situated by Alfred Dock within the development.