Housing

View article Entries open for the 2024 Hull City Council Tenants Gardening Competition

Entries open for the 2024 Hull City Council Tenants Gardening Competition

“Spring is sprung, the grass has riz,” according to poet Ogden Nash, so what better time than the first day of spring (20 March) to declare that entries to the 2024 Hull City Council’s Tenants Gardening Competition are open. Since the competition launched in 2017 it has gone from strength to strength, with the number of […]

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View article Share your views on proposed new affordable housing developments

Share your views on proposed new affordable housing developments

Hull City Council has arranged three drop-in sessions for residents to see the early feasibility work for the new housing developments planned on the sites of Boothferry Flats, the Torpoint Drive, Millport Drive and Woolwich Drive tower blocks; Henson Villas in Pearson Park, and Selworthy Close, a brownfield site between Minehead and Holwell Roads. The […]

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View article Colonial Street subject to archaeological dig as development progresses

Colonial Street subject to archaeological dig as development progresses

Hull City Council is carrying out preliminary archaeological excavations on Colonial Street as an important precursor for the site’s planned redevelopment. The land to the rear of St Stephen’s Shopping Centre is currently under examination to establish the history of the site and whether it retains any archaeological interest. The Colonial Street site is allocated […]

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View article Devolution: Promoting economic inclusivity

Devolution: Promoting economic inclusivity

Hull City Council is committed to promoting economic inclusivity and this is part of the Hull and East Yorkshire devolution proposal. Promoting economic inclusivity could provide decent homes for all and economic opportunities for the most deprived communities. This could help to ensure the wider community benefits from and contributes to the growth and prosperity […]

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View article Garden Village residents’ view sought over conservation area proposals

Garden Village residents’ view sought over conservation area proposals

Residents of Garden Village will be asked for their views on proposed changes to its conservation area as a public consultation begins tomorrow. Hull City Council’s proposals include the adoption of a new Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan (CAMP) and the adoption of new article 4 directions concerning cross overs and hardstanding areas. […]

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View article Archaeological dig sees East Bank Urban Village take a step forward

Archaeological dig sees East Bank Urban Village take a step forward

An archaeological dig is taking place this week on the former Clarence Mill site as the next phase of the East Bank Urban Village project gets underway. The exploratory works will be undertaken by Humber Field Archaeology and are expected to last up to two weeks. This statutory investigation is taking place so that Hull […]

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View article Devolution: What £4.6m for brownfield sites would mean for housing in Hull

Devolution: What £4.6m for brownfield sites would mean for housing in Hull

Devolution would provide up to £4.6m over the next two years to pave the way for new homes where local people need them, with the possibility of more to follow. This is for the 2024/25 financial year and would help to provide essential funds for new homes within Hull. Brownfield land – land that has […]

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View article Levelling Up Funding to support creation of commercial and residential units

Levelling Up Funding to support creation of commercial and residential units

A heritage building in Hull city centre is to be restored to create a commercial unit and four apartments. HU1 2AP Limited has been awarded £78,865.71 towards its project at 3 Parliament Street which will bring back into use over 300 sqm of unused floor space. The grant is from Hull City Council’s government-backed Levelling […]

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View article Ambitious plans to take step forward as developer sought for East Bank

Ambitious plans to take step forward as developer sought for East Bank

Ambitious proposals which feature up to 850 new homes will take a step forward as Hull City Council seeks a lead developer partner to deliver its East Bank Urban Village project. The site, approved by Cabinet in July, will see up to 850 new homes and mixed uses on brownfield land on East Bank next […]

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View article Green light for final phase of Preston Road housing regeneration programme

Green light for final phase of Preston Road housing regeneration programme

A major milestone in Hull’s 15-year, city-wide housing regeneration programme is set to get underway with the start of the second development phase on Preston Road, East Hull.  The redevelopment of the Preston Road regeneration site is being carried out by Hull City Council’s long term, strategic development partnership KSHP, a consortium of housebuilders that […]

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