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APPENDIX A
AUTHORITY MONITORING REPORT LOCAL PLAN AND PLANNING POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
APRIL 1st 2019 to MARCH 31st 2020
KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL
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1. Introduction
2. Contextual indicators
3. Local Plan Progress
A. Economic Growth
B. Housing
C. City Centre and District, Local shops and Neighbourhood Centres
D. Education, Health and community facilities
E. Design and Heritage
F. Transport
G. Water Management
H. Open space and Natural Environment
I. Environmental Quality
J. Infrastructure and Delivery
4. Cooperation with neighbouring authorities and other prescribed bodies
5. Conclusion
Appendix A: Contextual indicators
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework requires the Council to set out strategic priorities for the area through its Local Plan. This monitoring report considers progress in delivering the strategic priorities and specific policies contained within the Hull Local Plan 2016-2032 (formally adopted November, 2017). 1.2 It is a requirement on all Council’s to publish, at least annually, progress on the Local Plan and details of co-operation with neighbouring authorities and prescribed bodies in developing those plans, together with some specific details of housing supply and demand and details of community infrastructure delivery. Those details are reported through this document. 1.3 Section 2 of this report provides a very brief overview of key overall population, economic and social considerations and other contextual indicators evident for the period covered by the report. A more detailed summary of such matters is included at Appendix A of the report. 1.4 Section 3 focusses on performance in relation to policies in the Local Plan and Section 4 highlights how the Council is cooperating with neighbouring authorities and other organisations in relation to plan making and other planning activity.
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2. CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS
2.1 This section is intended to summarise some of the key factors underpinning the overall economic, environmental and social health of the city. Further detail on the various issues referred to below is included in Appendix A. It is against this context that the Local Plan is intended to promote growth and investment to deliver improved outcomes. 2.2 The population of the city is predicted to continue to rise over the plan period. This trend is a continuation of that experienced in recent years and is as a result in part of a positive planning policy approach between the city and neighbouring East Riding of Yorkshire to reduce population loss from the city and to support regeneration. 2.3 Gross Value Added (GVA) in Hull is estimated at £23,708 which is marginally above the regional average but some way below the equivalent national figure. Manufacturing remains one of the key sectors in the city and is above equivalent job levels at both regional and national level. Out of a total of 125,000 jobs in Hull, just under 17% (21,000) are in manufacturing. 2.4 Disposable income in the city in 2019-20 was below the regional and national average (albeit the local figure is above where it was the previous year). There are 168,200 working age residents in Hull of whom 135,200 are economically active. This is slightly above the national average. 71% are in employment and just under 4% are unemployed. The level of unemployment for people aged 16-24 is higher at 7.3%. 35,500 people are economically inactive which is slightly below the national average. 2.5 Of the 317 local authority areas in England, Hull ranks as the 4th most deprived local authority area. In particular, it ranks 4th worst in relation to income, 6th worst for employment and 2nd worst for education, skills and training. 30.7% of all children in the city live in ‘relatively low income families’ as compared to 18.4% nationally. 2.6 There are currently a total of 14,650 ‘businesses or enterprises’ in Hull. These vary enormously in terms of function and role and in relation to numbers of people employed. The majority of businesses in Hull are in retail (13.2%). Manufacturing businesses account for 8.4% but employ proportionally more people. Three quarters of businesses in Hull are small employing less than 10 people. 2.7 Hull is a compact city with over 90% of residents living within 15 minutes of an employment area. The average time taken to reach the nearest primary school for residents is just over 8 minutes and just under 7 minutes to the nearest food store. In relation to travelling to work, driving (by car or van) at just under 30% is the most popular although this is well below the equivalent regional and national rates. 4.7% of people commute by bike as compared to 1.9% nationally.
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3. LOCAL PLAN PROGRESS
3.1 The Local Plan was adopted in November 2017 and will be subject to a review in due course. This document focuses on progress made in delivering positive outcomes in relation to each of the policies in the Local Plan. Monitoring is based on the intended outcomes, indicators and targets established in Table 14.2 of the Local Plan. 3.2 In order to support the policies in the Local Plan and expand on them as required, a number of Supplementary Planning Documents have been adopted over this period (as outlined below). Supplementary Planning Documents SPD SPD Title Status Number SPD1 House Extension Design Adopted January 2019 SPD2 Heritage and Archaeology Adopted January 2019 SPD3 Environmental Constraints Adopted May 2019 SPD4 SUDS/Living with Water Adopted December 2019 SPD5 City Centre Parking Strategy Adopted October 2019. SPD6 East Carr Consultation carried out. Consultation statement being prepared. SPD7 Residential Design Guide Adopted January 2020 SPD8 Advertisement Design Adopted January 2019 SPD9 Vitality and viability of centres Adopted January 2019 SPD10 Trees (Protection and Use in Adopted January 2019 Development) SPD11 Protecting Open Space Adopted January 2019 SPD12 Ecology and Biodiversity Adopted February 2019 SPD13 City Centre Design Guidance Adopted October 2019 SPD14 Healthy places, Healthy People Consultation carried out. Consultation statement being prepared. SPD15 Affordable Housing Adopted September 2019 SPD16 Whitefriargate / Silver Street Shop Front Adopted June 2020 Design Guide
3.3 During the monitoring period, the Hull and East Riding Joint Minerals Plan (JMP) went through public examination and was formally adopted on 21 November 2019. This replaces the previous plan that was adopted in January 2004. The JMP sets out minerals planning policies for the combined area and is the starting point for determining minerals and other relevant planning applications. 3.4 No progress has been made over the monitoring period regarding the review of the Hull and East Riding Waste Plan other than updates to the evidence base. 3.5 The remainder of this chapter focuses on an assessment of performance in relation to key policies in the Local Plan.
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3A. Economic Growth
Policy 1 Economic Growth
1. A growing and competitive city economy will be supported through the identification and maintenance of a wide portfolio of sites that can accommodate demand for development of ‘B’ class uses within defined market areas of the city. Designated employment areas within the city will be the focus for a range of manufacturing, research and development, warehouse and distribution uses.
Port of Hull
2. Within the Port Area, as designated on the Policies Map, development proposals for port related uses will be supported to facilitate the continued operation and future growth of the Port of Hull. The major development needs associated with Green Port Hull will also be supported within the Port Area ….
Future use within designated employment areas
4. Within designated employment areas and on allocated employment sites, development of uses outside classes B1, B2 and B8 will not be allowed unless …
Extension of existing properties
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6. Extension, remodelling and redevelopment of properties to allow expansion of existing B1, B2 or B8 businesses, or to accommodate new firms within designated employment areas will be supported, subject to detailed planning considerations
Employment Land Review (development and land supply – October 2020) 3.6 An Employment Land Review (ELR) prepared by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) was published by the Council in June 2014 and this established future land requirements for the Local Plan, as well as identifying an appropriate portfolio of sites to meet needs. 3.7 Since that time updates have been published through specific reports and also through the annual Authority Monitoring Report. A comprehensive report was published as evidence to support the Local Plan examination – ‘ECON004 Employment Land Review – Update Report March 2017’. These updates present a full picture of development activity and allow Local Plan policies to be monitored. The following paper provides update of development activity and supply as of October 2020. Surveys have been undertaken later in the year due to pandemic restrictions. 3.8 The graph below illustrates development trends over the past 15 years on sites either allocated in the Local Plan or identified as new opportunities through the grant of planning permission. Notable this year has been the development of two plots (total 1.71ha) on Burma Drive, leaving 1.67 ha of development land remaining. This is a long standing site so is a positive sign of confidence in the development market in the east of the city.
Development on allocated or other new sites 10.00 30,000 9.00 25,000 8.00 7.00 20,000 6.00 5.00 15,000
Area (ha) 4.00
10,000 Floorspace (m2) 3.00 2.00 5,000 1.00 0.00 - 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Site Area (ha) 2.00 3.43 6.48 2.14 4.57 1.75 0.22 1.20 2.71 2.21 2.52 9.33 4.45 4.02 1.71 Floorspace (m2) 9,71 18,7 25,0 8,20 15,2 7,56 250 3,85 13,1 5,49 10,2 18,5 13,2 26,3 4,51
Site Area (ha) Floorspace (m2)
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3.9 It is notable that: • 1.87ha of land allocated at Chapman Street (site 18) and 1.14 ha at St Mark Street (site 19) has been cleared and made ready for development. • Land at St Mark Street has been granted planning permission, due to be operated to supply Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) for the Energy Works. • Land at Neptune Street (site 7) has been expanded (3.72 ha) to incorporate the site of the former AJK warehouses to the north of the originally allocated site, which have now been cleared. Outline permission for development of 12 business units is currently pending determination.
3.10 Permission is also pending for proposed development on two sites within Priory Park subject to resolution of junction improvements at the main entrance to the business park, as required by the Highways agency. Funding has been secured through LGF to enable improvements to proceed. These could provide 2,782 sqm of floorspace on 0.9 ha. Further land remains which could proceed following junction improvement. 3.11 The refurbishment of the former Cavaghan and Gray factory site (site 5) (0.92 ha) has been completed following demolition of the former office building to the front elevation. This accommodates an indoor Go-kart track, but the property could readily revert back to ‘B’ use in the future. 3.12 In addition to the above schemes, at July 2019, full or reserved matters planning permission with potential for 5,118 sqm of floorspace to be developed on 1.55 ha of allocated or newly identified land remained extant, and therefore capable of immediate development. Expansion of existing properties
3.13 Significant development has been recorded in the past survey year related to the expansion of existing operations. This is recorded separately from development of allocated sites or newly emerging development sites. They represent where development has taken place within the curtilage of existing properties, where additional land already exists on site or through reconfiguration of existing external space or buildings. They represent an important source of floorspace and illustrate demand for development met outside of the normal supply pipeline of sites. 3.14 The largest proportion of floorspace developed has been within the Sutton Fields Industrial estate. Construction of a second phase of development at Cranswick foods has been completed to provide approx. 1,800 sqm of floorspace. A scheme for reconfiguration and expansion of the neighbouring Lazenby’s plant to provide 2,765 sqm additional floorspace has commenced construction. Riva Foods Ltd have also completed an extension of 2,517 sqm. A scheme to expand Advanced Plastics, has also been completed providing 1,160 sqm. 3.15 Crown Paints on Sculcoates Lane have built a new unit within their estate of 2,410 sqm. While Arco completed a major extension to their warehouse in Priory Park last year, they have now also occupied and extended an adjoining existing building in Saltmarsh Court. While total completion levels have not been as high as the past two years, they are comparable with earlier years and these represent significant
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expansion schemes that continue to support the needs of companies in the city, alongside those being developed on allocated or other new sites. 3.16 Other full or reserved matters planning permissions for expansion of existing operations could provide up to 3,526 sqm, but these are split between various smaller properties which will be subject to a number of different factors.
Expansion of existing properties 30000
25000
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Floorspace (m2) 10000
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0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Floorspace (m2) 3329 9653 1760 12010 5490 10317 838 2344 9903 3807 2611 19595 21035 9869
Floorspace (m2)
Port of Hull
3.17 The Local Plan designates the Port Area separately to general employment areas, recognising the specific development needs and opportunities that exist. The Port of Hull Local Development Order (LDO) May 2017 grants outline planning permission for development on three sites at Alexandra Dock and Queen Elizabeth Dock, north & south. The LDO specifically covers uses for purposes associated with renewable industries. 3.18 The Reserved Matters permission for development by Siemens for wind turbine blade manufacture included the majority of Alexandra dock. The LDO for the site makes clear that within this site there is still capacity for up to 41,600m2. 3.19 Within the Queen Elizabeth Dock’s North and South there is capacity for 90,643 sqm and 58,500 sqm respectively. 3.20 Further development has occurred to extend the Siemens manufacturing building, creating an additional 1,200 sqm of floorspace to enable manufacture of larger blades. A further 850 sqm floorspace remains extant under this permission – yet to be implemented.
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Development of non-business uses within designated employment areas
3.21 There will continue to be circumstances where it is deemed appropriate for uses other than business ‘B’ use classes to be developed, either as new build or through change of use of existing properties. This sometimes happens where for example service uses are located alongside B uses, such as the former Yorkshire Water site at Clough Road. Contrary to this the former HETA unit (1,884 sqm) on Copenhagen Road has recently changed to a B use.
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Employment Allocations
3.22 The sites listed in Table 4.1 of the Local Plan are allocated for a range of uses within industrial and business uses under the Use Classes B1(b) (C) and B2 and B8. The following table updates the current position for these sites. Allocated sites – as Table 4.1 of the Hull Local Plan Publication Consultation Document 2016 -2032 Location Address Site Area (ha) Western Corridor 1 Priory Business Park. 5.03
3 Former Birds Eye factory site, Hessle Road. 7.21 6 Land between Wassand Street and Walcott Street, 0.63 Hessle Road. 7 Neptune Street.* 3.72 8 St Andrews Dock. 4.39 Total 20.98 River Hull Corridor
9 Land west of Gibson Street 0.69 10 Land at Oxford Street / Swann Street, Wilcolmlee. 0.78 11 Land at Dalton Street 1.64 12 Land south of Foster Street, Stoneferry Road. 2.06 13 Land at Foster Street, Stoneferry Road. 2.79 14 National Grid site, Clough Road. 13.50 15 Former Ameron Paint Factory site, Bankside. 0.57 16 Land at Rix Road, Stoneferry Road. 4.93 17 Land at the eastern end of Bedford Street, 0.90 Cleveland Street. 18 Land at Chapman Street. 1.87 19 Land at St Mark Street. 1.14 20 Land on the south of Merrick Street, Hedon Road 0.40 Total 31.28 Eastern Corridor 21 Land at the corner of Hedon Road and Mount 0.72 Pleasant. 22 Land at Keystore, Earles Road, south of Hedon 0.51 Road. 23 Kingston Parklands Business Park, Hedon Road 4.63 24 Former Norman Nicholson Box site, Hedon Road. 0.31 25 Land west of Littlefair Road, north of Hedon Road. 0.72 26 Land at Burma Driver, Marfleet Lane. 1.67
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27 Land to the south of Hedon Road, south east of 0.42 Marfleet Avenue roundabout 28 Land west of Marfleet Lane (part of Fenners 0.87 factory complex) 29 Land at Elba Street (1251 Hedon Road) 1.99 30 Land off Valetta Street, Hedon Road, including 3.40 former Seven Seas factory site 31 Land west of Somerden Road 9.51 32 Former Isaac Newton School site 3.17 33 Land north of Wyke Works, Hedon Road 1.93 34 Kingston International Business Park, Hedon Road 0.85 35 Land on the eastern side of Somerden Road, 2.61 Hedon Road Total 33.31 Sutton Fields 36 Geneva Way (south side, east end) 0.76 37 Phase 4, Rotterdam Park, Rotterdam Road* 0.38 38 Land at corner of Hamburg Road and Rotterdam 0.40 Road. 39 Land west of Stockholm Road. 1.44 40 Land next to Donaldson Filtration Components 1.52 factory, Stockholm Road. 41 Land on Oslo Road, at the corner of Helsinki Road. 0.15 Total 4.65 National Avenue 42 Land at the north side of Bontoft Avenue 0.35 Total 0.35 *includes expanded site resulting from demolition of adjoining AJK warehouses
3.23 In total sites in this table equate to 90.57 ha of land available to meet general employment development needs. This represents a reduction of 2ha from last year and 17 ha of land from that shown in table 4.1 of the Local Plan at adoption. This table includes sites where extant permission exists so these should not be double counted from those referenced elsewhere. It should be noted that a range of factors determine when or whether identified sites can come forward and therefore the table should not be interpreted to suggest this is in its entirety a ready supply of employment land. The plan seeks to allocate land to meet needs across the Plan period to 2032. It is also notable that sizes of sites range considerably from substantial areas of land to relatively small opportunities often identified through individual development schemes for which planning permission has been granted in the past. 3.24 Although not allocated, two significant sites have come forward within the National Avenue designated employment area; the former Ideal Standard Bathrooms site and former Booker site together provide approximately 11.5 ha of development land, subject to clearance of some buildings.
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3.25 In addition to the allocations referred to above the Kingswood AAP allocates 7.7 ha of land for employment development with remaining potential for a further 11.13 ha allocated for a mix of uses including employment, community or leisure facilities. One of these mixed allocation sites within the Leisure Park at Kingswood (0.37ha) has been developed for a food outlet. This updates table 4.3 of the Local Plan. 3.26 There is also 48.86 ha of land allocated at Queen Elizabeth dock in the port area but this is restricted to specific uses in connection with the renewable energy sector. Paragraphs 1.13 – 1.17 above outlines what capacity is available in the Port Area. The allocations in table 4.2 of the Local Plan remain the same. City Centre
3.27 A number of sites are allocated within the city centre for a mix of uses and there is intention within these that there will be an element of office development. Later phases of the C4DI @theDock scheme are under construction (4,597 sqm), as is the new ARCO headquarters building at the Blackfriargate site (5,082 sqm). This coincides with the other major development occurring in the Fruit Market Area and improvement works to the A63 including the new iconic footbridge. Permission exists for a small element of office floorspace within a hotel scheme on the allocated site to the north of Caste Street adjacent to the Bonus Arena. 3.28 While not an allocated site the former Hull Daily Mail complex on Blundells Corner has seen significant remodelling of space to create modern office accommodation, including change of use of other former uses to office with an increase of 411 sqm. 3.29 The former House of Fraser Store on Jameson Street is currently being converted to new uses including a significant element of office with potential for approximately 10,000 sqm of floorspace on upper floors. 3.30 It is notable that a number of schemes have come forward in the city centre where former offices have been changed to residential or other use, including through permitted development. These are generally where office space has become redundant and it is not therefore appropriate to simply net off new space. Recent example includes King William House. Temporary use of land.
3.31 Of land allocated within the local plan some are being used in whole or part for storage of mobile homes manufactured at neighbouring sites. These include the former Birds Eye site (3), land north of Wyke Works (33), and part of land off Elba Street (29) and off Valetta Street (30). Site 39, west of Stockholm Road, is being used for car sales / storage. Other sites are used for other storage or for temporary operational requirements. Site 12, while allocated and with EZ status is currently occupied by Ashcourt, so any alternative development would rely on relocation of operations. Site 31 remains a part of Willerby Caravans who have a large operation in the east of the city. There remain significant production buildings on the site as well as a main access road and large areas of storage for finished products. 3.32 While all of these sites host active uses these do not necessarily preclude their future development, and remain allocated, and so continue to be recorded as land with future development potential. In total 41.21 ha of land is impacted to varying degrees by interim potentially temporary uses.
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3B. Housing
Housing requirement. Policy 3 - Housing requirement and site allocations Housing requirement 1. The housing requirement for Hull is a minimum of 9,920 (net) new homes during the period 2016 to 2032 (620 dwellings per year)…
Housing delivery. 3.33 For the fourth year running, the delivery of net new homes has surpassed the Hull Local Plan’s annual housing requirement. Net and gross housing delivery during the Local Plan period is shown in Table 9. 3.34 The gross level of housing delivery for 2019 to 2020 of 1,015 dwellings reflected the high capacity for housing construction within the city. The net addition of homes accounts for demolitions of homes and any losses from change of use or conversion. Net housing delivery for 2019 to 2020 was 794 dwellings. 3.35 The level of demolition for 2019 to 2020 was 198 dwellings (see Table 9 and Table 15). Historic delivery of dwellings between April 2006 and March 2016 is shown within Table 10.
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Table 9: Additional dwellings April 2016 to March 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 Additional dwellings April 2016 to March to to to to to 2018 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020
a Gross new build completions 723 1,280 734 852 3589
Gross change of use to dwellings and b 91 226 184 163 664 conversion to dwellings
d Gross Additions (a+b) 814 1,506 918 1015 4253
Gross change of use from dwellings and e 14 24 9 23 70 conversion from dwellings
f Demolitions 176 141 225 198 740
g Net Additions (d-e-f) 624 1,341 684 794 3443
h Net Housing Requirement (Local Plan) 620 620 620 620 2480
Table 10: Historic dataset additional dwellings April 2006 to March 2016
Year Gross new Gross change of Gross Gross change of Demolitions Net build use to dwellings additions use from Additions completions and conversion dwellings and to dwellings conversion from dwellings
2006-2007 691 162 853 48 295 510
2007-2008 840 102 942 26 372 544
2008-2009 483 176 659 24 375 260
2009-2010 203 177 380 16 455 -91
2010-2011 422 91 513 13 134 366
2011-2012 512 69 581 0 100 481
2012-2013 450 71 521 15 99 407
2013-2014 520 70 590 15 100 475
2014-2015 798 151 949 16 193 740
2015-2016 630 161 791 19 223 549
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Housing Delivery Test 3.36 The Housing Delivery Test is an annual measurement of housing delivery in the area of relevant plan-making authorities. The Housing Delivery Test results are published annually by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The first Housing Delivery Test (2018) was published in February 2019. The Housing Delivery Test (2019) was published in February 2020. The 2019 results represented the housing delivery and housing requirement figures for the 3 year period April 2016 to March 2019. 3.37 The Housing Delivery Test (HDT) is a percentage measurement of the number of net homes delivered against the number of homes required, as set out in the relevant strategic policies for the areas covered by the Housing Delivery Test, over a rolling three year period.
HDT (2018) = 165 % = 2,514 Total net Homes delivered (2015 to 2018) 1,523 Homes required (2015 to 2018) HDT (2019) = 194 % = 2,649 Total net Homes delivered (2016 to 2019) 1,362 Homes required (2016 to 2019)
Greater details of the Governments Housing Deliver Test can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-delivery-test Including how it is measured can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-delivery-test- measurement-rule-book
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Housing Supply 3.38 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development; this includes supporting the Government’s objective of significantly boosting the supply of homes. It is important that a sufficient amount and variety of housing land can come forward where it is needed and that the needs of groups with specific housing requirements are addressed. 3.39 Local planning authorities should identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide a minimum of five years’ worth of housing against their housing requirement. Local Plan Policy 3 (7) identifies the Council will ensure that a minimum 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites is available in Hull. Hull’s five year supply is detailed in the adopted Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 and the 2019 SHLAA updates this, it identified 7.03 years of deliverable housing supply (five year supply) see Table 11. Policy 3 Housing requirement and site allocations Housing site allocations 7. The Council will ensure that a minimum 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites is available in Hull. 3.40 The Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 contains a trajectory illustrating the expected rate of housing delivery over the plan period. An updated projected housing trajectory is shown in Figure 12. This shows for the period 2016 to 2020 net housing delivery met the housing requirement identified within the Local Plan. It should be noted for the period 2017 to 2018 over 1,300 net new homes were delivered (over 1,500 homes gross), this period was somewhat of an anomaly including the completion of a number of key council extra care housing projects. The housing trajectory is projected to continue to deliver the identified Local Plan housing requirement over the next five years.
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Table 11: Five year supply 2020-2025 as at 1st April 2020
Five year supply 2020-2025 as at 1st April 2020
a Net Housing Requirement, in Dwellings, 2016 to 2032 (16 years) 9,920 The housing requirement identified in the Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032.
b Annual Housing Requirement (a / 16 years) 620 The annual housing requirement identified in the Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032.
c Five year Housing Requirement (b * 5) 3,100 The annual housing requirement identified in the Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 for a period of five years.
d Under-supply within plan period -963 Any level of under-supply identified within the plan period will be added (over to the five year housing requirement. The level of under-supply will be supply for monitored within the annual Authority Monitoring Report. period 2016-2019) Note: Over-supply within the plan period is expressed as a negative value.
e A percentage buffer of the five year Housing Requirement to provide 155 a realistic prospect of achieving the planned supply and to ensure choice and competition in the market for land ((c+d)*5 % buffer)
f Five year housing requirement including any under-supply and buffer 2,292 (c+d+e)
g Five year supply (including windfall: 50 dwellings per annum) 3,222 Hull City Council will update and publish annually its Strategic Housing
Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The SHLAA will identify the five year supply of housing sites that are suitable, available and deliverable. An assumption for the level of windfall will be identified and included.
h Five year supply ((g/f) * 5) 7.03 Years Five year supply expressed in years.
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Figure 12: Housing Trajectory 2016 to 2032.
Local Plan Net Housing Delivery 1400 1341
Projected Net Housing Delivery 1200
Local Plan Net Housing 1000 Requirement 794 800 684 624 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 600
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Housing delivery on Allocated Housing Sites 3.41 The Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 Policy 3 Housing Requirement and Site Allocations Part 4 lists all sites allocated for housing shown on the policies map (Local Plan Table 5.7 to 5.10, 5.12 to 5.13). Part 5 details those housing allocations detailed in the Kingswood Area Action Plan (Local Plan Table 5.11).
Policy 3 Housing requirement and site allocations Housing site allocations 4. The sites listed in Tables 5.7 - 5.10, 5.12 and 5.13, and shown on the Policies Map, are allocated for housing development. 5. The sites listed in Table 5.11, and shown on the Policies Map, are allocated for housing development in the Kingswood Area Action Plan.
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3.42 The tables below detail progress within the Hull Local Plan and Kingswood Area Action Plan. Local Plan Table 5.7: City Centre housing allocations. (Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Housing Address 2016 2017 2018 2019 Implemented Allocation to to to to Reference Yes/No* 2017 2018 2019 2020 6 13-25 George Street Yes 0 0 4 7 195 Fruit Market Site B Yes 0 0 8 50 371 Marina Recreation Centre, Yes 0 0 0 7 Commercial Road. 383 24-28 Whitefriargate, Friary Chambers (Upper Floors) Completed 0 21 - - 395 Essex House Floors 5 to 9 Completed 0 45 - - 405 83-93 George Street. Yes 0 0 0 7 924 13-15 Savile Street (Upper Floors) Completed 5 - - - Total 5 66 12 71
Local Plan Table 5.8: City Centre mixed use allocations with housing element. (Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Mixed Use Address 2016 2017 2018 2019 Implemented Allocation to to to to Reference Yes/No* 2017 2018 2019 2020 Albion Square including Kingston House - Mixed 1 Yes 0 0 56 0 Use Site 1 7 Fruit Market Site D - Mixed Use Site 7 Partial PP Yes 4 27 0 0 Total 4 27 56 0
Local Plan Table 5.9: Newington and St Andrew's Area Action Plan housing allocations.
(Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Housing Address 2016 2017 2018 2019 Implemented Allocation to to to to Yes/No* Reference 2017 2018 2019 2020 44 Cecil Gardens, Hawthorn Avenue Completed 0 95 - - 68 Scholars Gate, Spring Bank West Completed 105 101 - - 367 Land east of Hawthorn Avenue Yes 13 77 16 0 Hawthorn Avenue, former Amy Johnson 370 Yes 64 72 57 53 School site. Total 182 345 73 53
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Local Plan Table 5.10: Holderness Road Corridor Area Action Plan housing allocations.
(Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Housing Address 2016 2017 2018 2019 Implemented Allocation To to To To Reference Yes/No* 2017 2018 2019 2020 31 Tower Grange Police Station Holderness Completed 0 0 18 - Road 36 Land at former David Lister School Completed 0 16 21 45 172 Land to north east of 141 Marfleet Avenue Completed 0 11 18 - 250 Old Methodist Hall, Durham Street Completed 2 2 - - 322 Land west of Middlesex Road Yes 0 83 48 20 325 Land around Perivale Close Completed 55 - - - 326 Land at Ganstead Grove/ Exeter Grove/ Completed 67 - - - Rimswell Grove/ Wyton Grove 327 Land north of Maybury Road (former Completed 0 39 16 - Maybury School) 328 Land north and south of Portobello Road, south of Marfleet Lane, west of Bilton Completed 0 142 - - Grove. 329 Kedrum Road, Southcoates Lane. Completed 0 63 64 35 Total 124 356 185 100
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Local Plan Table 5.11: Kingswood Area Action Plan housing development capacity April 2016. (Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Housing Address 2016 2017 2018 2019 Implemented Allocation to to to to Reference Yes/No* 2017 2018 2019 2020 58 KPDC - Kingswood Land parcel H17 Completed 29 - - - 60 KPDC - Kingswood Land parcels H22 Completed 48 58 9 - KPDC - Kingswood Land parcel to front of 101 Completed 0 20 - - Health Centre 165 KPDC - Kingswood Land parcels 41/49b Completed 72 7 - - Total KPDC 149 85 9 63 KPDC - Kingswood Land parcels 2015 Completed 53 52 17 - 166 KPDC - Kingswood Land parcels 2016 Yes 0 15 54 43 167 KPDC - Kingswood Land parcels 2018 Yes 0 0 33 58 Total Wawne View 53 67 104 101 Kingswood Land Parcel Wawne View 59 Yes 0 0 42 29 41/19 (parcels 2004 & 2005) 67 & 72 & Kingswood Land Parcel, Wawne View Yes 0 14 68 50 129 (Parcels 2007/8) Kingswood Land parcel, Wawne View 92 Yes 0 28 29 85 (Parcels 2006/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011) Total Kingswood KPDC 0 42 139 164 KPDC - Parcel H18, Runnymede Avenue (Allocated in previous Local Plan - shown Completed 3 - - - 41/47 for completeness of Kingswood totals) Total 205 194 252 265
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Local Plan Table 5.12: Other West Hull housing allocations. (Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Housing Address Implemented 2016 2017 2018 2019 Allocation Yes/No* to to to to Reference 2017 2018 2019 2020 380 Beverley Road (former Mayfair 9 Completed 0 22 - - Cinema) 26 1-41 Sharp Street Completed 15 - - - Former Newland Primary School, 30 Completed 0 14 22 - Newland Avenue 27 West end of Sharp Street Yes 0 0 0 12 46 50 Pearson Park Yes 9 0 0 0 Land Between Bishop Alcock Road and 231 Completed 0 0 25 - Hotham Road North 232 Land at Bishop Alcock Road Completed 0 11 - Amber Development, former Boothferry 607 Completed 35 4 - Park, Boothferry Road 659 West of No's 288-264 Pickering Road Completed 7 21 9 - 691 University of Hull, Cottingham Road. Completed 91 - 723 The Danes, north of Hall Road Completed 0 86 91 - 928 Harrison Park, Hall Road, Orchard Park Completed 0 65 - 936 Rear of 465-467 Priory Road Yes 0 0 0 2 Total 157 223 147 14
Local Plan Table 5.13: Other East Hull housing allocations. (Delivery 2016 to 2020)
Housing Address Implemented 2016 2017 2018 2019 Allocation Yes/No* to to to to Reference 2017 2018 2019 2020 Reckitts Recreation Ground, 117 Completed 40 - - - Chamberlain Road
122 Corner of Leads Road & Glebe Road Completed 0 0 23 -
Land at former Viking Public House, 138 Completed 0 0 7 - Shannon Road James Reckitt Library and adjacent land, 804 Yes 12 0 0 0 Holderness Road 807 Holderness Road, Franklin Street Yes 7 0 0 0 875 Redwood Glades, Leads Road Completed 0 156 - - 917 Land west of Astral Gardens Completed 0 4 1 1 Total 59 160 31 1
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Windfall small sites historic delivery
3.43 The NPPF defines windfall sites as sites not specifically identified in the development plan. Housing delivery on small sites, for the period 2008 to 2020, was 580 dwellings (see Table 13). Over the period 2016 to 2020 over 51 dwellings per annum have been delivered. The council considers that it remains realistic to assume that a supply of housing will continue to come forward from small sites. Large site windfall delivery of housing in addition to small site windfall is detailed within Table 14. Table 13: Small sites historic windfall delivery.
Year New Build Conversion Change of Totals Non Previously Previously Use developed land developed land 2008-09 24 44 19 87 2 85 2009-10 10 17 16 43 0 43 2010-11 5 10 12 27 0 27 2011-12 9 0 18 27 2 25 2012-13 17 8 21 46 4 42 2013-14 7 13 20 40 2 38 2014-15 6 15 32 53 5 48 2015-16 2 17 32 51 1 50 2016-17 5 6 22 33 0 33 2017-18 14 14 51 79 7 72 2018-19 14 2 17 33 4 29 2019-20 19 12 30 61 7 54 Totals 132 158 290 580 34 546
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Summary of housing completions within Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 3.44 Gross housing completions within Hull Local Plan and Kingswood Area Action Plan housing allocations accounted for around 80% of housing delivery (see Table 14) for the period 2016 to 2020. The remaining housing delivery was provided through windfall housing sites, both small and large. Table 14: Total completions within Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 Housing Allocations
Local Plan Table Completions Completions Completions Completions Completions 2016 to 2017 to 2018 to 2019 to 2016 to 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020
Table 5.7: City Centre housing 5 66 12 71 154 allocations Table 5.8: City Centre mixed use 4 27 56 0 87 allocations with housing element. Table 5.9: Newington and St Andrew's Area 182 345 73 53 653 Action Plan housing allocations. Table 5.10: Holderness Road Corridor Area Action 124 356 185 100 765 Plan housing allocations Table 5.11: Kingswood Area Action Plan housing 205 194 252 265 916 development capacity April 2016 Table 5.12: Other West Hull housing 157 223 147 14 541 allocations Table 5.13: Other East Hull housing 59 160 31 1 251 allocations Windfall sites - small 78 135 162 511 886 and large Totals 814 1,506 918 1,015 4,253
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Table15: Demolition 2016 to 2020
Demolition 2016 to 2020
Location 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018 2018 to 2019 2019 to 2020
Ings Estate (H322) 45 75 60 35
Preston Road (H336) 131 62 165 134
Bransholme 0 4 0 0
Hawthorne Avenue 0 0 0 29
Total 176 141 225 198
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Housing on brownfield land (Percentage of housing on brownfield land) 3.45 Developing previously developed (‘brownfield’) land in preference to 'greenfield' is a more efficient and sustainable use of land. The NPPF encourages re-using brownfield land and allows local authorities to set a target for this. Policy 4 Housing regeneration and brownfield land housing regeneration Housing on brownfield land 6. Over the plan period, at least 60% of new housing should be built on brownfield sites. 3.46 Housing delivery for the period:
• April 2019 to March 2020, 70% of new dwellings were delivered on previously developed land (PDL) , see table 16; • April 2016 to March 2020, 67% of new dwellings were delivered on previously developed land (PDL), see table 16.
Table 16: Housing on brownfield land (PDL)
Year Gross dwellings Gross dwellings Gross total Percentage of delivered delivered on non dwellings gross dwellings on PDL PDL delivered delivered on PDL (Brownfield) (Greenfield) (Brownfield)
2016 to 2017 398 416 814 48.9 %
2017 to 2018 1,202 304 1,506 79.8 %
2018 to 2019 558 360 918 60.8 %
2019 to 2020 707 308 1015 70%
2016 to 2020 2,865 1,388 4253 67 %
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Type and mix of housing. 3.47 The adoption of the Local Plan, on 23rd November 2017, sought to provide a more aspirational and balanced housing offer to encourage people to live in the city. The Local Plan 2016 to 2032 identified a recommended mix of house sizes in terms of the number of bedrooms, for both market and affordable housing. Local Plan Policy 5 Type and mix of housing Size of homes 1. housing development should contribute to re-balancing the housing stock in Hull in the following ways: a) at least 70% of new affordable housing should contain no more than 2 bedrooms (See table 18); b) on sites of 100 or more dwellings outside the city centre, at least 60% of new market housing should contain 3 or more bedrooms. (See table 17)
3.48 Monitoring of Local Plan Policy 5 (1) recommending mix of house size is detailed within Table 18.1 and Table 18.2. Table 17: Policy 5 (1) a - Percentage of sites gaining permission where at least 70% of new affordable housing contains no more than 2 bedrooms for the period 2016 to 2018.
Period Sites gaining permission where at least 70% of new affordable housing contains no more than 2 bedrooms
2016 to 2017 Policy not applicable - Local Plan Adoption November 2017
2017 to 2018 All applicable permissioned sites were in compliance with policy 5 (1) a. (Local Plan Adoption November 2017)
2018 to 2019 All applicable permissioned sites were in compliance with policy 5 (1) aexcept: Application 18/01009/RES. Salthouse Road. The erection of 108 houses following outline consent 13/01216/OUT. This application was approved with eleven affordable homes, five 2 bedroom dwellings and six 3 bedroom plus dwellings.
2019 to 2020 All applicable permissioned sites were in compliance with policy 5(1)a
Note: AMR 2018-19 - this is based on the planning permissions approved in the specified period for housing development where at least 70% of the new affordable housing contains no more than 2 bedrooms. Policy not applicable until Hull Local Plan Adoption November 2017
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Table 18: Policy 5 (1)b - Percentage of new market housing sites with a capacity of 100 or more dwellings outside the city centre, containing at least 3 or more bedrooms.
Period Sites of 100 or more dwellings outside the city centre, at least 60% of new market housing should contain 3 or more bedrooms.
2016 to 2017 Policy not applicable - Local Plan Adoption November 2017
2017 to 2018 All applicable permissioned sites were in compliance with policy 5 (1) b. (Local Plan Adoption November 2017)
2018 to 2019 All permissioned sites compliant with policy
2019 to 2020 All applicable permissioned sites were in compliance with policy 5(1)b
Note: AMR 2018-19 - this is based on the planning permissions in the identified period for housing development of 100 or more dwellings, outside the city centre, where at least 60% of new market housing contains 3 or more bedrooms. Policy not applicable until Hull Local Plan Adoption November 2017
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Gross affordable housing completions. 3.49 In the reporting year 2019 to 2020, 139 affordable new homes were delivered, funded in whole or in part by the Homes England (all programmes except Help to Buy - see table 4.6). Table 19: Supply of homes delivered by Homes England (all programmes except Help to Buy) 2016 to 2020.
Supply of homes delivered by Homes England 2016 2017 2018 2019 (All programmes except Help to Buy) 2016 to 2020. to to to to 2017 2018 2019 2020
Affordable Rent 154 464 350 133
Affordable Home Ownership 0 14 22 26
Social Rent 0 0 1 0
Total 154 479 373 139
Market Housing funded by the Homes England 2016 0 9 17 52 to 2019. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-statistics-1-april-2016-to-31-march-2017 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-statistics-1-april-2017-to-31-march-2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-statistics-1-april-2018-to-31-march-2019 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-statistics-1-april-2019-to-31-march-2020
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Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding. 3.50 Since 1st April 2016, the Government has required local authorities to maintain a register of people who want to build their own home. Authorities should then seek to identify suitable serviced plots of land to meet the demand for self-build and custom- build houses. The Government encourages local authorities to publish in their Authority Monitoring Report headline data on the demand for self-build and custom- build housing. The level of demand is established by the number of entries added to the register during a ‘base period’, as shown below in table 20. Table 20: Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding demand.
Base Period Entries on Register
01/04/16 to 30/10/16 1 31/10/16 to 30/10/17 5 31/10/17 to 30/10/18 2 31/10/18 to 30/10/2019 4 31/10/19 to 30/10/2020 2 Total 14
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3.51 A register is being held in respect of Vacant Buildings. The initial number of properties listed was 386. Subsequently properties have been and are being inspected to determine whether further formal action is required. Specialist housing. 3.52 Specialist housing provides for people with specific housing needs, particularly in relation to impaired physical and mental health, and old age. The need for specialist housing in Hull is likely to increase over the Local Plan period as there is an ageing population and relatively high levels of poor health. Residents in specialist housing are likely to need ease of access to services and facilities such as shops, buses, health and social care. Flood risk is a particular issue in locating and designing accommodation for vulnerable people. Specialist housing should be designed with particular regard to the needs of intended residents. 3.53 Completion of specialist housing in 2017 to 2018 included key projects in the extra care home sector situated in three strategic locations: The delivery of these • Harrison Park – Orchard Park; • Cecil Gardens – Hawthorn Avenue; and • Redwood Glades - Leads Road.
This extra care provision was within C3 use class and contributed to Local Plan housing requirement. Table 21: Extra Care Provision.
Housing Address Local Completed 2017 to 2018 Allocation Plan 2 Bed Extra Reference Table Care
44 Cecil Gardens, Hawthorn Avenue 5.9 Yes 95
928 Harrison Park, Hall Road, Orchard Park 5.12 Yes 65
875 Redwood Glades, Leads Road 5.13 Yes 156
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Local Plan Table 5.9: Newington and St Andrew's Area Action Plan housing allocations. Local Plan Table 5.12: Other West Hull housing allocations Local Plan Table 5.13: Other East Hull housing allocations
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Housing space standards. 3.54 Research has found the UK to have the smallest average dwelling sizes in Europe. The Government recognises that this is an issue and has introduced nationally described space standards to help bring consistency across the country; the nationally described space standards are included within Policy 6 as follows; Policy 6 Housing space standards
1. In Housing Market Value Zone 1, housing development is not required to meet the national minimum space standards. 2. In Housing Market Value Zone 2, housing development should meet the national minimum internal space standards, unless a detailed assessment of viability is provided by the developer and demonstrates that it is not viable to meet these standards. 3. In Housing Market Value Zones 3, 4 and 5, housing development should meet the national minimum internal space standards. 4. Conversion of a dwelling house into self-contained flats will only be allowed if the property has a minimum internal floorspace of at least 110m2 before conversion.
3.55 The Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032 target for Policy 6 is for 100% of new dwellings given planning permission within zones 2, 3, 4 and 5 to be compliant with the nationally described space standards. For the three year period of the local plan, April 2016 to March 2020, Table 22 identifies the percentage of planning permissions for new dwellings subject to and compliant with Policy 6.
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Table 22: Percentage of planning permissions for new dwellings subject to and compliant with policy 6
Dwellings granted planning Percentage of dwellings subject Year permission subject to Policy 6 to and compliant with Policy 6
2016 to 2017 N/A N/A
2017 to 2018 219 51.1 %
2018 to 2019 201 71.6 %
2019 to 2020 526 69% Policy not applicable until Hull Local Plan Adoption November 2017. New homes within Housing Market Value Zone 1 are not required to meet the nationally described space standards.
Houses in multiple occupation.
3.56 Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are prevalent in parts of Hull, particularly the older inner areas. A concentration of HMOs can have a negative effect on the amenity of neighbourhoods and undermine the creation of mixed and balanced communities. In particular, a proliferation of refuse and recycling bins, limited parking, and a potential for excessive noise and disturbance can have an adverse impact on an area and its residents. However, HMOs are an important part of the housing supply, and demand is likely to increase as a consequence of welfare reforms and the difficulty many people are having in accessing affordable housing / mortgage finance. 3.57 Planning permission is normally required to change a single family dwelling to a shared house of 7 or more unrelated people (a large HMO). An Article 4 Direction can be introduced in specific areas to require planning permission for a dwelling to be occupied by between 3 and 6 unrelated people (a small HMO). Policy 7 Houses in multiple occupation 3. An Article 4 Direction requiring planning permission for small HMOs for between 3 and 6 unrelated people, and/ or a limit on the number of HMOs allowed, will be introduced in areas of the city where family housing needs to be protected or a specific need for such measures can be evidenced. Article 4 directions - Houses in multiple occupation (HMO) 3.58 On 9 October 2013 a direction was made under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, as amended, to remove permitted development consisting of a change of use of a building to a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation), of the Schedule to the Town and country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 from a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) of that Schedule.
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3.59 The HMO Article 4 direction applies to a specific area being land in part of the Avenues, Pearson Park, Newland, Newland Park, Inglemire and Beverley Road areas. Planning permission is required for change of use from Class C3 to Class C4 and the area is shown on Map 5.3 the Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032. 3.60 Further directions under Article 4(1) of the Town and country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 as amended were made (DATE) to include specific additional areas within the city including Beverley Road (south), Spring Bank, Anlaby Road through to Hessle Road (NaSA) area and Holderness Road corridor (west of Maybury Road). These Article 4 Directions requiring planning permission for change of use from Class C3 to Class C4 (small HMO's) became effective on 8th August 2019. 3.61 Maps below show the boundaries of the new HMO Article 4 directions. • Map 1: Avenues, Pearson Park, Newland, Newland Park, Inglemire and Beverley Road areas - Article 4 Area • Map A401: Newington and St Andrews - Article 4 Area • Map A402: Spring Bank and Beverley Road South - Article 4 Area • Map A403: Holderness Road Corridor - Article 4 Area
Greater details of these and all Article 4 Directives can be found at: http://www.hull.gov.uk/planning/planning-applications/article-4-directions
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Map 1: Avenues, Pearson Park, Newland, Newland Park, Inglemire and Beverley Road areas - Article 4 Area
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Map – A401: Newington and St Andrews - Article 4 Area
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Map – A402: Spring Bank and Beverley Road South - Article 4 Area
Map A403: Holderness Road Corridor - Article 4 Area
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Gypsy and Traveller pitches 3.62 For the Hull Local Plan 2016 to 2032, the Council undertook a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (GATANA) (2017). The Local Plan takes into account the revised national planning definition of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople (Planning Policy for Traveller Sites DCLG 2015). The Local Plan identifies a need in Hull for 15 pitches over the Local Plan period, with 3 of these meeting the new definition. The Local Plan identifies the need over different time bands within the 2016 to 2032 plan period, for both Travellers who do, and those who do not, meet the new definition, as shown in Table 1.1. There were no applications for Gypsy & Traveller sites between April 2016 and March 2020.
Table 1.1 Gypsy and Traveller accommodation and pitch need (2016-32) Meets new PPTS Does not meet new Total definition PPTS definition
2016-21 1 4 5
2021-26 1 3 4
2026-32 1 5 6
2016-32 Total 3 12 15
Source: Hull Local Plan 3.63 The city currently has 70 residential pitches on four sites at Bankside, Wilmington, Bedford Street and Newington (existing Gypsy and Traveller sites, as at 31 March 2016, are shown in table 1.2), but there are no transit pitches or sites.
Table 4.7: Gypsy and Traveller Sites as of 31st March 2015.
Site Location Site Area Site Capacity Ownership Private or (hectares) (No. of Pitches) Local Authority
Bankside 1.1 27 Local Authority
Wilmington 0.8 23 Local Authority Bedford Street 0.3 10 Local Authority Newington 0.2 10 Local Authority
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3C. City Centre and District , Local shops and Neighbourhood Centres
Policy 9 City Centre
Main town centre uses 1. The city centre as defined on the Policies Map will accommodate a full range of main town centre uses and necessary infrastructure to promote key objectives for economic growth and to make Hull a world-class visitor destination. The city centre will be the primary location for all town centre uses where these, by their scale and nature and either individually or cumulatively, will serve a catchment area including the city as a whole and the wider region. Education 2. The city centre will accommodate educational (D1) uses in connection with Hull College, Trinity House Academy or other emerging educational establishments including the University Technical College, and needs for expansion or remodelling of facilities will be supported subject to detailed planning considerations and other policy objectives of the Local Plan. Housing 3. Approximately 2,500 homes will be developed in the city centre over the plan period to meet needs and to promote a larger city centre resident population. Homes will be delivered on allocated housing sites, within allocated mixed use
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sites, and within upper floors of properties that make up the primary shopping area where these are not in retail use, and in locations that will not undermine the operation of main town centre uses that are critical to the function of the city centre. Old Town 4. The Old Town of the city centre will support a range of main town centre uses where these are compatible with, and respect, the historic fabric and unique heritage importance of the area. Proposals which help raise the tourism and cultural profile of the Old Town or that will assist in increasing the long term vitality and viability of the area will be encouraged. The future of the Old Town area of Hull city centre will be informed by use of masterplans to influence the development of the area to secure its long term viability as a residential and business area as well as a key visitor destination.
Protecting the centre hierarchy and the vitality and viability of centres
3.64 The Hull Local Plan: 2016 to 2032 establishes a hierarchy of over 60 district, local and neighbourhood centres that act as a focus for shops, retail services, leisure opportunities and community facilities. 3.65 Policy 11 states that this hierarchy should be maintained, and to this end, planning permissions for new retail development should be directed towards the appropriate level of centre and its primary frontage (PF) or primary shopping area (PSA) in the first instance. The table below shows where new retail development has been allowed or existing retail use lost between April 2019 and March 2020. Results from this table include: • within the primary frontages of centres there was an overall net loss of 295 sqm of existing retail space (A1use); • within the primary shopping areas of centres 484 sqm of new retail development was approved, with a loss 1,826 sqm of existing retail space (again an overall net loss of 1,342 sqm). This net loss figure is mainly due to the closure of the Lidl supermarket (converted into a gym) within the Hessle Road District Centre and its re-opening as a larger superstore out of centre; • for development in defined retail centres but not within the primary shopping area of these centres, approved proposals show a potential gain of up to 5,317 sqm of retail use (A1); and • up to 365 sqm of new retail development was granted planning permission outside of a designated centre during the year to March 2020.
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3.66 The Local Plan also seeks to protect and enhance the vibrancy and viability of the city’s district, local and neighbourhood centres and ensure that new food and drink, drink establishments and hot food takeaway outlets are directed to the most appropriate locations. This includes restricting hot food takeaway development in places where older school children and young adults can routinely access poorer food choices. 3.67 An important element for maintaining and increasing the vitality and vibrancy of all centres, involves preserving a healthy diversity of uses within them, including non-retail uses such as banks, restaurants and public houses. These are complimentary to the primary shopping function of a centre and help attract people to, and stay longer in them. There is however, a need to maintain a balance between A1 shops and services and these non-A1 uses. 3.68 Policy 12 of the Hull Local Plan states that a high proportion of the ground floor frontage units should remain in A1 shopping use and sets out a threshold for each category of centre above which a planning application for a change of use from an A1 shop to a non-A1 use will not normally be permitted. To monitor this policy the following tables have been produced.
Table 1 - Amount of floorspace granted planning permission for a retail development or a change of use to or from an A1 shop unit.
In/out Type of development Address (including centre if Floorspace Date of Gain/loss of of PF/ applicable) decision A1 uses in PSA/ PSA
Out of Mixed use development Land To The South Of Blackfriargate, Up to 389 24/04/2019 n/a PSA/in including A1 use. east of Queen’s Street (City Centre) sqm centre
In PSA Outline pp for a mixed use Albion Square (City Centre) Up to 4,188 26/04/2019 n/a development including A1 retail. sqm
Out of COU from public house to A1 The Flower Pot, Staveley Road 237 sqm 05/05/2019 Not in centre centre retail.
In PSA COU from A1 shop to A3 73 Newland Avenue (LC-24 Newland 85 sqm 07/08/2019 Loss (café/restaurant). Avenue)
In PSA COU of former Lidl food store 554 Hessle Road (DC-2 Hessle Road) 1,335 sqm 13/06/2019 Loss (A1 use) to a gym (D2 use).
Out of Construction of retail pod Stoneferry Retail Park, Ferry Lane 128 sqm 08/08/2019 Not in centre centre building (use class A1/A3/A5).
In PF COU of bank/offices to flexible Seaton Buildings, Paragon Street 198 sqm 12/09/2019 Gain use including A1 use. (City Centre)
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In PSA COU from use class A1 retail to Unit 11, Paragon Arcade (City Centre) 46 sqm 25/09/2019 Loss use class A3 restaurant, snack bar or café.
In PSA COU from bar to small 400 Beverley Road (LC-10 Beverley 84 sqm 15/11/2019 Gain supermarket. Road/Washington Street)
In PSA COU from vacant shop to a 46 Saville Street (City Centre) 62 sqm 15/11/2019 Loss tattoo studio.
In PSA COU from shop and 3 flats to 5 Rosemount Antiques, 178 Spring 50 sqm 15/01/2020 Loss (1bed) flats. Bank (LC-29 Spring Bank)
Out of COU from nightclub to flexible Kings Buildings, South Church Side Up to 740 20/01/2020 n/a PSA/in use (either A1, A2, A3, A4, B1 (City Centre) sqm centre or D2 use).
In PF COU from an opticians (use 2 - 4 King Edward Street (City Centre) 493 sqm 12/02/2020 Loss class A1) to a café/restaurant (use class A3).
In PSA COU from Sui Generis/B8 154 Beverley Road (LC-8 Beverley 400 sqm 20/02/2020 Gain garage to A1 shop. Road/Cave Street)
In PSA COU from shop (A1) to 17 - 18 Newland Avenue (LC-24 183 sqm 24/03/2020 Loss restaurant (A3). Newland Avenue)
In PSA COU from A1 shop to Sui 210a Newland Avenue (LC-24 65 sqm 24/03/2020 Loss Generis (Tattoo Studio). Newland Avenue)
PF - primary frontage/PSA - primary shopping area. n/a - exact total of retail gain not yet known.
Concentration of food & drink, drinking establishments and hot food takeaways
3.69 Within less vibrant centres, the re-occupation of vacant units with alternative non- shopping premises such as cafes, restaurants, bars and hot food takeaways can bring benefits by bringing properties back into use and increasing the number of people using the centre. However the over- concentration of certain uses can also detract from the primary retail function of the centre and have a detrimental effect on its general attractiveness, local amenity and public nuisance. Given changes in retail habits and increased use of the internet the role of all centres is evolving and a greater diversity of high footfall will be key to the continued vibrancy and vitality of centres. 3.70 Therefore Policy 12 seeks to control the concentration of new food and drink, drinking establishments and hot food takeaway premises in centres. It is not intended to impose a blanket ban on the development of further A3, A4 and A5 uses within centres, rather it is guide intended to manage developments in centres where there’s already evidence of detrimental impacts of such uses,
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or there might be, should the development take place. An over-concentration of A3, A4 and A5 uses will depend on the size of a centre, the potential for numbers of such uses to impact the centres overall function or on locally identified amenity issues.
Table 2 - The number of existing A3/A4 and A5 uses (or vacant units with planning approval to be in such a use) in Hull’s city centre, district centres (DC), local centres (LC) and neighbourhood centres (NC) - as at April 2020
Centre name No. of A3 - A5 Percentage of No. of A5 uses in Percentage of uses in centre total units centre total units
Hull City Centre (primary frontages) 25 10% 3 1%
Hull City Centre (secondary frontages) 72 21% 10 3%
Hessle Road DC (primary frontages) 7 10% 2 3%
Hessle Road DC (secondary frontages) 21 14% 13 9%
Holderness Road DC (primary frontages) 2 4% 1 2%
Holderness Road DC (secondary frontages) 24 19% 8 6%
Kingswood DC 5 19% 0 -
North Point DC (primary frontages) 4 6% 3 5%
North Point DC (secondary frontages) 2 5% 0 -
Anlaby Road LC 33 26% 18 14%
Annandale Road LC 3 19% Only A5 units
Beverley Road/Cave Street LC 12 18% 8 12%
Beverley Road/Cottingham Road LC 20 38% 10 19%
Beverley Road/Washington Street LC 11 25% 6 14%
Chanterlands Avenue LC 16 20% 8 10%
Cottingham Road/Hall Road LC 4 18% 3 14%
Endike Lane LC 7 24% Only A5 units
Gipsyville LC 10 22% 9 20%
Grampian Way LC 5 38% 4 31%
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Grandale LC 7 41% 6 35%
Greenwich Avenue LC 2 12% Only A5 units
Greenwood Avenue (West) LC 3 18% Only A5 units
Holderness Road/Faraday Street LC 11 31% 8 23%
Holderness Road/Morrison’s LC 6 27% Only A5 units
Ings Centre, Savoy Road LC 5 28% 3 17%
Kingswood Village LC 2 25% 0 -
Marfleet Lane LC 3 18% 2 12%
Newland Avenue LC 49 31% 17 11%
Orchard Park LC 5 23% 4 18%
Princes Avenue LC 35 47% 4 5%
Shannon Road LC 4 22% 3 17%
Southcoates Lane LC 7 23% Only A5 units
Spring Bank LC 23 21% 9 8%
Spring Bank West LC 10 22% 8 18%
Sutton Village LC 5 16% 2 6%
Tweendykes/Ings Road LC 4 29% Only A5 units
Willerby Road LC 5 25% 4 20%
Anlaby Road/ Anlaby Park NC 2 22% Only A5 units
Anlaby Road/Calvert Lane NC 2 20% Only A5 units
Anlaby Road/Coltman Street NC 4 24% 2 12%
Anlaby Road/East Ella Drive NC 1 11% Only A5 units
Askew Avenue NC 1 14% Only A5 units
Barham Road NC 5 50% 4 40%
Bethune Avenue NC 2 40% Only A5 units
Beverley Road/Melwood Grove NC 2 20% Only A5 units
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Beverley Road/Riversdale Road NC 5 42% 4 33%
Beverley Road/Strand Close NC 6 37% 3 19%
Beverley Road/Sutton Road NC 2 25% 1 12.5%
Boothferry Road/Belgrave Drive NC 1 10% Only A5 units
Boothferry Road/North Road NC 1 10% Only A5 units
Bricknell Avenue NC 3 43% Only A5 units
County Road South NC 4 40% 3 30%
Dalsetter Rise NC 1 25% Only A5 units
Goodwin Parade, Walker Street NC 2 20% Only A5 units
Greenwood Avenue (east) 2 17% Only A5 units
Holderness Road/Woodford 4 20% 2 10%
Hotham Road South 2 25% 1 13%
Inglemire Lane/Hall Road 3 33% 2 22%
James Reckitt Avenue 4 40% 2 20%
Preston Road Village 0 - 0 -
Priory Road 0 - 0 -
Spring Bank West/Luton Street 2 22% Only A5 units
The Quadrant 1 17% Only A5 units
Victoria Dock 2 33% 1 17%
Wawne Road/Zeals Garth 2 40% 1 20%
Wold Road 7 44% 4 25%
The proximity of new hot food takeaways to secondary schools, sixth-form colleges and playing fields
3.71 There is a growing body of evidence identifying the link between the number and ease of access to hot food takeaways, and the increasing levels of obesity in society. And in particular, how the availability of calorie-rich food
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sold in takeaways makes it harder for individuals to maintain healthy lifestyles and the hardest of all, for people in the most deprived areas of the country. 3.72 The highest density of takeaways is also in areas of highest deprivation. This is true for Hull, in that, the city has both a high density rate for existing A5 premises and high levels of deprivation. Recent government initiatives have recognised that local authorities are well placed to take action to combat obesity and that the planning system is one area in which local government can act, although it is acknowledged that planning alone, cannot tackle the issue of weight gain in the population. However local planning authorities can influence the location of new hot food takeaway outlets. This includes restricting new hot food takeaway development in places where older school children and young adults can routinely access poorer food choices. 3.73 Policy 12 seeks to restrict new hot food takeaways opening within 400m of all secondary schools, sixth form colleges and playing fields. The policy intends that this restriction will help reduce the ease access to A5 use premises for younger people, especially in places they regularly visit. Table 3 shows planning applications for new hot food takeaways from April 2019 to March 2020, including the reason permission was refused when appropriate. Table 3 - Planning applications involving permission or refusal for hot food takeaways
Planning application Address Decision Reason for refusal/or and date of approval (i.e. not within decision 400m of an OSF)
Mixed use development including A5 use. Land To The South Of Blackfriargate, Permitted - Not within 400m of OSF/Ed./YPF east of Queen’s Street 24/04/19
Construction of retail pod building (use Stoneferry Retail Park, Ferry Lane Permitted - Within 400m of OSF classes including A5). 08/08/19
COU of vacant unit to restaurant/cafe 2 Queen Victoria Square Permitted - Not within 400m of and/or takeaway (Use Class A3 and/or 10/10/19 OSF/Ed./YPF A5).
COU from A1 to A5 hot food takeaway. 236 Spring Bank Refused - Located within 400m of an 16/12/19 Ed./OSF
COU from A1 shop to A5 hot food 209 Newland Avenue Refused - Located within 400m of an takeaway. 31/01/2020 OSF
Construction of a single storey extension Jet Service Station, Sutton Road Permitted – Not within 400m of for A5 use. 28/02/2020 OSF/Ed./YPF
Ed. = All secondary schools, or primary school with playing field available for community use OSF = Outdoor sports facility YPF = Young people’s facility
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3D. Education, Health and Community Facilities
Policy 13 Education, health and community facilities
University of Hull
1. Development and expansion of facilities at the University of Hull will be supported to enable it to fulfil its role as a key economic driver, particularly through research and development, and as a leading educational establishment
2. Development on existing open space areas within the University Quarter, as defined on the Policies Map, will only be supported where there is a clear strategy to enable re-provision elsewhere and there is a commitment to this, including secured funding, prior to any development taking place. Proposals will also need to demonstrate how they impact upon the significance of the various designated heritage assets around the campus. A masterplan will form part of the strategy to give clear spatial definition of proposals, and to guide development decisions.
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3. Development of student accommodation within the University Quarter, and upgrading of student accommodation within the University Quarter and in adjoining areas, will be supported.
Education and schools
4. Development to create new schools or expand or alter existing schools, as designated on the Policies Map, will be supported where it does not conflict with other key planning objectives. Provision of community facilities, including for sports and within new schools, will be promoted and provision should be made to ensure these are retained and continue to be accessible for local communities.
Health
5. Development to create, expand or alter health facilities, including at Hull Royal Infirmary, will be supported where they do not conflict with other key planning objectives.
Encouraging and protecting new and existing community facilities
6. Development of new community facilities will be supported where they are located to best meet the needs of the anticipated users of the facility. Where the facility incorporates main town centre uses, then development should be subject to the sequential approach and consider relevant centres including within the City Centre, District, Local and Neighbourhood Centres. Other community facilities should consider centres where sites or properties are available, where they could promote linked trips and support the vitality and viability of centres, and where they would have an acceptable impact on the amenity of the surrounding area.
7. Extension of existing community facilities will be supported where it is of a scale appropriate to the location and use of the facility and would not have a detrimental impact on the amenity of the surrounding area.
8. Development that would involve the loss of significant community facilities will not be supported unless it can be demonstrated that:
a. the site is no longer needed for community use, or the loss would not create or add to a shortfall in the provision of such uses within its locality;
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b. the land or buildings in question are no longer suitable to accommodate the current use, and cannot be retained or adapted to accommodate other community facilities;
c. the community use is to be incorporated or replaced within a new development or redevelopment of the site; or
d. existing nearby community uses can be improved to accommodate the loss, or suitable alternative facilities are provided close by. Education and schools 3.74 Eight planning applications were approved relating to extensions to existing schools in the City. Two of these increased school capacity by 300 students each. A planning application to use the former Antler Club, Marfleet Avenue as a school to accommodate 20 children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties and 12 children with autistic spectrum, disorder and speech, language and communication difficulties was also approved. Applications for student halls of residence and a new multi purpose training centre received approval. Health 3.75 Two planning applications were approved at Hull Royal Infirmary for modular buildings to be used in addition to the existing hospital facilities. Community facilities 3.76 12 planning applications were granted which would create opportunities for community facilities in the city. These included a proposed new ice arena as part of the Albion Square development and a two storey orientation visitor centre with a link to the relocated Arctic Corsair.
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3E. Design and Heritage
Policy 14 Design
Development should demonstrate how its design supports the delivery of a high quality environment in Hull, particularly with regard to: a. the relationship between the development and the surrounding built form of the city in terms of:
i. character
ii. use and surrounding uses
iii. layout and connectivity
iv. setting and relationship to key heritage assets
v. scale
vi. massing
vii. grain and density
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viii. architectural structure and enclosure
ix. detailing and materials;
b. encouraging active and healthy lifestyles;
c. providing landscaping which retains natural features where possible;
d. providing inclusive access; e. opportunities to promote public safety and minimise the risk of crime; f. the creation of inclusive public spaces which encourage community interaction through:
i. inclusive design
ii. active frontages
iii. high quality public realm
iv. appropriate soft and hard landscaping
v. minimising the potential for anti-social behaviour
vi. providing public art where appropriate;
g. ensuring where development is proposed in the city centre, its design and landscaping complements the 2016/17 materials in the public realm. Where possible, this will involve the use of the same palette of materials.
Development which does not meet these criteria will be refused.
Policy 15 Local distinctiveness
1. Development should promote local distinctiveness where appropriate, with particular reference to:
a. improving access to and making effective use of the Port, the city’s waterfront and maritime assets along the River Hull and the Humber Estuary whilst taking account of flood risk;
b. creating a network of landmarks in prominent or gateway locations to develop legible local references that distinguish parts of the city;
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c. encouraging contemporary architecture that respects the city’s heritage, creating positive and distinctive contributions to enrich the built fabric;
d. the setting, character and appearance of Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and other heritage assets;
e. waymarking arterial routes; and
f. ensuring proposals, including those on allocated sites, accord with any adopted masterplan, development brief or local development order.
2. Development of tall buildings (above 30m in height) in and around the city centre, as shown on the Policies Map, must demonstrate that:
a. they would not harm the character or appearance of the city centre Conservation Areas which are characterised by their low rise nature;
b. would not harm the setting of heritage assets;
c. they would not harm the distinctive, historic skyline;
d. there would be an acceptable impact on views and vistas across and within the city centre;
e. they are providing a positive contribution to the skyline through a high standard of design.
Design & Heritage: 3.77 There are 476 statutory listed buildings (7 of which are classed as being at risk by Hull City Council), 222 buildings or groups of buildings which are locally listed, 26 conservation areas (2 of which are classed as being at risk by Historic England), 2 scheduled monuments and 2 registered parks. At the end of the reporting period, officers responded to 421 development management consultations requiring specialist design and/or heritage comments/input. Urban Design also provided 12 written Pre-app consultations and attendance at pre-app meetings. Statutory Listed Buildings 3.78 Within the period, one additional statutory listed building was added to the overall total in the city, namely the ‘Three Ships’ mural on the former BHS/Coop store, Jameson Street (following the statutory listing by the Secretary of State on 21 November 2019). No listed buildings were demolished or delisted over the reporting period.
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3.79 In relation to the listed buildings at risk, quarterly updates continue to be provided to the Planning Policy Committee. Pursuance of the compulsory purchase order (CPO) or acquisition through agreement with regard to the grade II listed George Lamb Memorial Chapel, Lambert Street are to be superseded for an enforced sale via a Deputy Leader Decision Record. In relation to The Strand, Brunswick Avenue, Property & Assets will submit a report to Cabinet in late 2020 (to take account of the consultation responses to the Supplementary Planning Document for the wider site) with a proposal to progress a CPO for The Strand under s.226 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in support of a wider land assembly/redevelopment scheme. As reported last year, The National Picture Theatre was acquired by Hull City Council through negotiation after the serving of a CPO. Following acquisition, a National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) stage 1 application was successfully submitted in late 2018. Submission of a NLHF stage 2 bid will be made 23 November 2020, which is still within the grant expiry date. A decision on the outcome is expected end of March 2021. Locally Listed Buildings 3.80 The number of locally listed buildings stands at 222, down by 1 on the last reporting period following the statutory listing of the ‘Three Ships’ mural. Further erosion of the former Sculcoates Union Cottage Homes, Hessle Road also occurred in 2019 with the demolition of No.2054. Before its loss and that of Nos.2050-52 (demolished in 2018), the whole complex comprised an entertaining group of 5 late Victorian suburban style villas (2 detached and 3 semi-detached). Conservation Areas 3.81 No new conservation areas have been designated over the reporting period. Two conservation areas remain on the national ‘at risk’ register compiled by Historic England: Beverley Road and St Andrews Dock. Beverley Road To address the decline of the Beverley Road conservation area the City Council continues to deliver a townscape heritage scheme at the south end of Beverley Road. This is a five year scheme with its own dedicated officer. It was launched in October 2015 and is due to be completed in 2020, but may be extended to April 2022 if required. The scheme is funded with a grant of just under £1.6million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with additional funding provided by the City Council and the private sector. The scheme covers the south end of the Beverley Road conservation area, between Queens Road and Free Town Way. This area was first developed in the early nineteenth century becoming one of Hull's first residential suburbs. It was designated as a conservation area in 1992. Unfortunately, in recent years, a number of the area's key historic buildings have fallen into decline
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and the conservation area is now on the national 'at risk' register (a list of nationally important historic sites that are currently considered to be at risk from damage or loss). The funding will allow the City Council to offer restoration grants to owners of some of the key historic properties, to help them carry out much needed conservation repairs to the outside of their buildings. The scheme can offer grants to cover up to 70 per cent of the eligible conservation repairs. http://cityplanhull.co.uk/index.php/beverley-road/ St Andrews Dock Only 4 vacant buildings remain standing within the conservation area. This includes the grade II listed Hydraulic Tower and Pump House (now at risk). Applications were approved on 21 November 2019 by the Planning Committee for the repair/refurbishment of the Hydraulic Tower and Pump House and demolition of adjoining warehouse buildings. Permission was also granted on 24 January 2020 for external alterations to the Insurance Building, demolition of warehouse/ workshops and creation of car parking and landscaped area. On 12 February 2020, permission was granted for external alterations and associated access works at the Boston Building. However, permission was refused on 7 November 2019 for the erection of a building to provide 40 self- contained flats with undercroft parking and an A3 unit on the ground floor following demolition of the locally listed Lord Line Building.
Hull Old Town Heritage Action Zone 3.82 This project was launched in March 2017 and will run until March 2022. The Hull Old Town Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) is a five year partnership between Historic England and the Council that will realign Hull’s economy with tourism, culture and heritage. The project builds further upon both the success of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture 2017 and on the work that has already been carried out to date to repurpose Hull’s Old Town by maximising occupancy within the city’s historic core and by promoting Hull’s historic fabric and cultural assets. The HAZ will involve close working with local stakeholders and partners to deliver a number of outcomes, but will primarily focus on Whitefriargate and developing the 16th Century South Blockhouse as a visitor attraction. 3.83 In support of the above and other funding initiates for Whitefriargate, the Council produced a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD16): Whitefriargate/Silver Street Shop Front Design Guide for public consultation between 24 February – 6 April 2020. Work also commenced on a draft and updated Old Town Conservation Area Character Appraisal and a draft Old Town Conservation Area Management Plan for public consultation in late 2020.
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http://cityplanhull.co.uk/index.php/oldtown/ Article 4 Directions 3.84 The number of Article 4 Directions remains at 22: • 2 within the Garden Village conservation area; • 11 (12*) within the Avenues & Pearson Park conservation area; • 4 within the Boulevard conservation area; • 4 within the Coltman Street conservation area; and • 1* in an area surrounding and now including (as of August 2019) Avenues & Pearson Park conservation area, Ella Street conservation area, Newland Park conservation area, Beverley High Road conservation area, Spring Bank conservation area, Boulevard conservation area, Coltman Street conservation area, and parts of Spring Bank West conservation area, Princes Avenue conservation area, Beverley Road conservation area, Cottingham Road conservation area; Newland conservation area, Sculcoates conservation area, Hessle Road conservation area, Garden Village conservation area and Holderness Road (East) conservation area.
3.85 The purpose of the Article 4 Directions is not to prevent development, but to allow an assessment of the merits of works which do not normally require planning permission on the Conservation Areas. Uncontrolled changes can have a cumulative impact on these areas. The table below shows that the majority of applications were approved, and this generally reflects pre- application discussions with the Local Planning Authority to achieve an acceptable design.
Area No. of No. of No. of Appeals decisions approvals refusals Avenues and Pearson Park 9 9 0 0
Garden Village 0 0 0 0
Boulevard 0 0 0 0
Coltman Street 1 1 0 0
3.86 22 Appeal decisions against refusals were received during this year. Of these 15 had reasons for refusal relating to design/heritage (68.18%). Of these appeals 10 of 15 were dismissed (66.66%) and 4 of 15 was allowed (26.66%) and 1 was withdrawn.
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Scheduled Monuments 3.87 The number of scheduled monuments remains at 2. As part of the Old Town HAZ, plans will be developed for the buried archaeological remains of the 16th Century South Blockhouse as a visitor attraction. Developing the South Blockhouse will create a new stepping stone between The Deep and the Old Town. http://cityplanhull.co.uk/index.php/oldtown/ Registered Parks & Gardens 3.88 The number of registered parks & gardens remains at 2. In relation to Pearson Park, in July 2017 a ‘Parks for People’ grant (worth £3m) was awarded by the HLF to Hull City Council (who are contributing an additional £800,000). As part of the proposals the grade II listed East Lodge (at risk) will be restored as part of the overall proposals for the Park. Delivery of the programme of works is expected to be completed in autumn 2020. http://cityplanhull.co.uk/index.php/pearson-park/
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3F. Transport
Policy 28 Classified Road Network 1. Development adjacent to either the Classified Road Network, as shown on Map 10.1, or potential classified roads will: a. traffic and the capacity of the road to meet predicted traffic impact resulting from the development; b. include provision of safe and adequate vehicular, cycle, and pedestrian access to and from the site; c. only be allowed direct access onto the Strategic Road Network or Classified Road Network or potential classified roads where it does not have an adverse impact on the intended purpose of the road in terms of traffic capacity and safety; d. ensure that any junction or capacity improvements necessary to mitigate the impact of the development shall be completed before the occupation of the development; e. demonstrate that it will not have a detrimental impact on the A63/ A1033 (Strategic Road Network) in terms of traffic generation and air quality; and f. only be permitted new junctions or direct access onto the A63/ A1033 (Strategic Road Network) that: have the agreement of Highways England; are essential for the delivery of strategic planned growth as identified by the local plan; and can demonstrate that all appropriate current design standards can be achieved. 2. New vehicle crossovers on to classified roads will only be allowed where they are acceptable in terms of: a. safety implications of any proposed boundary treatments; b. impact on the character of the surrounding area and streetscene including highway and garden trees; c. materials used, particularly for hard surfacing and the need to complement adjoining footway; d. cumulative effect of crossings and front garden parking on the classified road; e. amount of surface water run-off likely to be created; f. drivers' visibility emerging from a frontage and the safety of pedestrians.
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g. preventing drivers reversing from or on to the classified road network in the interests of pedestrians and other highway users' safety. Drivers must be able to turn within the site.
Consideration should always be given first to using alternative access points.
3.89 The adopted Local Plan aims to encourage sustainable travel through identification, protection and improvement of key transport routes, to exploit opportunities to widen transport choice, and to ensure new developments are as accessible as possible. The plan aligns with the Council’s Local Transport Plan to focus on promoting a sustainable transport system. The development management process can require some provision to encourage sustainable travel through planning conditions, for example cycle parking facilities. However, the intention through the monitoring report is to track notable developments to report on the contribution they make to sustainable development, with the aim of identifying positive aspects and areas which need to be improved.
3.90 Notable transport developments across the period were: Highways (i) Major improvements to the A63/A1033 Castle Street are proposed by Highways England. The plans include the grade separation of the Mytongate junction. The scheme seeks to improve access to the docks, relieve congestion, improve safety and reduce severance between the city centre and the waterfront area. The Development Consent Order application was submitted in September 2018 and public hearings were held in early June and July. The inspector has made recommendations on the scheme and which were submitted to the Secretary of State at the end of the year. The Secretary of State has approved the scheme.
(ii) Work is continuing on the construction of the pedestrian / cycle footbridge over the A63 Castle Street and the bridge is due to be lifted into position in early November. It is anticipated that the scheme will be completed by spring 2021.
(iii) In late summer Highways England completed highway improvement works to the A63 Roger Millward Way Roundabout.
(iv) Development work continues to progress the detail design of the highway improvement schemes on the Stoneferry Road Corridor. The improvements are being designed to improve safety, help reduce congestion and encourage sustainable travel along the corridor, especially at peak times. Works are anticipated to commence in autumn 2019 and are anticipated to be completed by autumn 2020.
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(v) Detailed design work is ongoing on the development of a highway improvement scheme to address traffic congestion on Priory Way. The project involves widening sections of carriageway on Priory Way, Henry Boot Way and Saxon Way to improve the flow of traffic on this section of the network.
Passenger Rail (i) A Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for the North has been published by Transport for the North (TfN). The STP sets out what transformational change is required, why, where and what needs to be delivered to support the wider growth aspirations of the Humber Region and more widely across the north of England.
(ii) Forming a part of the overall STP, the Council is working with TfN on the development of a Northern Powerhouse Rail network that will provide a step change in the level of rail connectivity between some of the North’s larger cities and economic centres. Two of the key corridors for improvement are Hull to Leeds (and onwards to Manchester) and Hull to Sheffield with proposals being taken through a business case process to develop infrastructure upgrades on the existing alignment to support additional services and faster journey times.
(iii) The Council has been working with TfN and the train operating companies to deliver improved rolling stock on the Hull services. Northern have already introduced a number of new units and Transpennine Express introduced refurbished units through the end of March 2020
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3G. Water Management
Policy 37 Flood Defence 1. Development adjacent to flood defences must not reduce their effectiveness, or prevent or hinder their future maintenance or improvement (including set-back). Proposals should include a minimum 8m easement to allow for access to flood defences, ordinary watercourses and main rivers, unless otherwise agreed with the regulatory body. 2. Improvement of the standard of flood defences will be supported. Where possible, development should be designed in such a way that improved flood defences can be incorporated into an enhanced public realm. 3. Development may be required to improve the standard of flood defence infrastructure if required to make the development acceptable (taking into account climate change), and where the improvements required are not already planned and funded by risk management authorities within an appropriate timescale.
Policy 38 Surface Water Storage and Drainage
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1. Development of strategic facilities for the storage of water will be supported where they can be shown to improve the flood resilience of the city and are well designed.
2. Development which will reduce the effectiveness of any surface water storage operation or facility will be refused.
3. Localised surface water storage and drainage facilities will be supported.
3.91 The Local Plan emphasises the importance of flood risk within the city. Strategic Priority 10 relates to the climate and climate change, together with references to the importance of the city’s flood defences and the importance of keeping them maintained and improved. 3.92 The City Council declared a climate emergency in March 2019. Setting a target for the city to become carbon neutral by 2030. As a result the Council is producing a new environmental and climate change strategy covering the period to 2030. This sets out the key challenges ahead for Hull in becoming carbon neutral and the action that will be taken in the city by the council, public business and voluntary sectors well as the action required by Government to enable the transition to take place. 3.93 As well as a Water Management chapter which includes policies on flood defences, surface water storage and drainage, sustainable drainage, addressing flood risk in planning applications, groundwater protection and green infrastructure, and the green network. Flood risk is also included in other policies throughout the plan, which cover traveller provision, local distinctiveness, energy efficient design and waterfront.
Policy 39 Sustainable Drainage 1. All development should incorporate sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) unless it has been demonstrated this is not technically or economically feasible. Major development should be accompanied by a Drainage Impact Assessment.
2. The Drainage Impact Assessment should account for the following:
a. run-off rates for greenfield sites should not exceed 1.4 litres per second per hectare; b. run-off rates for brownfield sites should not exceed 50% of the current run-off rate; c. the on-site drainage system should be capable of storing water for the 1 in 75 year (1.33% annual probability) rainfall event; d. the site should be capable of storing the water from a 1 in 100 year (1% annual probability) rainfall event;
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A 30% allowance should be added to the above requirements to account for climate change and to ensure that the development is safe for its lifetime. 3. The drainage system should be designed so that in the event of the system failing or the tolerances being exceeded, no surface water flooding is caused to habitable buildings on- or off-site. 4. Site layout should have regard to any relative flood risk within the site and any existing features which could support sustainable drainage on-site. 5. Sustainable drainage systems must be designed with regard to Source Protection Zones 6. Applications should demonstrate how the long term maintenance of the sustainable drainage system will be assured.
3.94 During July 2017, the Hull and Haltemprice Living with Water partnership became established. This partnership consists of Hull City, East Riding of Yorkshire Councils, the Environment Agency and Yorkshire Water. The partners work together on a fresh approach to addressing flood risk, making use of more sustainable solutions, whilst working in harmony with the environment and providing wider benefits to the local community and economy. This includes access to green space, improved air quality and other biodiversity benefits. The objective of the partnership is to create a resilient city. This involves a behaviour change so communities take responsibility for their personal resilience. A large level of engagement is required to drive this culture change. Between April 2019 and March 2020, the partnership engaged with 1,022 people delivering 840 hours of quality education in schools and through outreach events. There was an intention to go to 10 events, over the year but in actual fact 12 events were attended. 185 hours of training was delivered throughout the year and 396 new social media followers were attracted to the Living with Water website. 3.95 Following public consultation in 2019, Supplementary Planning Document 4 – Living with Water was adopted in December 2019. This is a joint document with Yorkshire Water and Hull City council to acknowledge the unique situation in Hull where the majority of surface water run-off from new development discharges into the sewer system. An appropriate discharge rate has being agreed with both authorities which will be requested to be met through the planning process. This will complement the push for above ground sustainable drainage. 3.96 The start of autumn 2019 brought some very wet weather conditions for the North of England which resulted in numerous properties flooding across Yorkshire. Local rain-gauges recorded: • Sept- 96.2mm which is 272% above the 2014-18 monthly average • Oct- 141mm which is 304% above the 2014-18 monthly average • Nov (up till the 18th) -124mm which is 198% above the 2014-18 monthly average. We recorded 42mm in one day on 1th November.
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In comparison the June 2007 rainfall total was 256mm which was 487% above monthly average for the 1961-1990 stats. 3.97 Under section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Hull City Council completed an investigation into the flooding to review procedures and schemes to ensure they are in line with our strategic direction and to establish if there are better ways of working. The investigation considers all Risk Management Authorities so will include the Living with Water partnership (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency).
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3H. Open Space and Natural Environment
Policy 44 Biodiversity and Wildlife
1. Wildlife designations within the city boundary are shown on the Policies Map. This includes the Humber Estuary International Site (Ramsar, SPA, SAC and SSSI), Local Nature Reserves (LNR), and sites likely to qualify as Local Wildlife Sites (LWS). Allocations within the Kingswood area are made within the Kingswood Area Action Plan.
European sites (Ramsar, SPA, SAC)
2. Development that may affect an existing or proposed European or Ramsar site should demonstrate through a Habitats Regulations Assessment that any impact will be acceptable. This will need to consider the impact of the scheme both on its own and in combination with other schemes that already have planning permission. Development will not be permitted if it is likely to result in a significant adverse impact unless there is an imperative reason of over-riding public interest.
National sites (SSSI)
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3. Natural England will be consulted on proposals for development that are likely to have an effect on a SSSI. Development that will have a negative effect will not normally be permitted, except where the benefits of development substantially outweigh both the impact on the site and any broader impacts on the wider network of National Sites. In such cases, compensation for the harm will be required.
Local sites (LNR, LWS)
4. Development resulting in the loss or significant harm to a Local Wildlife Site or Local Nature Reserve will only be permitted if it can be clearly demonstrated there is a strong need for the development, and that there are no other appropriate locations for the development. Where loss or harm cannot be prevented or adequately mitigated, as a last resort, appropriate compensation for the loss/ harm must be agreed.
5. Until formally reviewed, an open space site will be afforded the same level of protection as a Local Wildlife Site if it meets the Council's LWS selection criteria.
Protected species
6. Development adversely affecting a species protected by legislation will not be allowed.
Promoting biodiversity improvements
7. Development should seek to achieve a net gain in biodiversity habitat commensurate with the scale of the development, and schemes will be supported where they:
a. Conserve, restore, enhance or re-create biodiversity interests, particularly national Priority Habitats and Species and locally important habitat and species identified in the Hull Biodiversity Action Plan.
b. Safeguard, enhance, create and connect identified habitat networks in order to:
i. protect, strengthen and reduce fragmentation of habitats;
ii. create a coherent ecological network that is resilient to current and future pressures;
iii. conserve and increase populations of species; and
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iv. promote and enhance green infrastructure.
Policy 42:- Open Space 3.98 Several schemes were granted permission that will lead to a net increase in green spaces; this includes outline permission, granted for the Albion Square development that will lead to a net increase in greenspace including green roofs, a park and SuDS. Other large schemes include housing development on land to the west of Grange Road which will provide a public open space with equipped play provision. 3.99 There were no applications that resulted in the loss of publically accessible open spaces identified on the policies map. During the reporting term there were three successful applications for a change of use from open space to private garden; at land near Caroline Street, land to the east of Staines Close and Didscourt.
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one of Hull’s oldest parks. New features include play equipment, benches, fencing and mini roadway scheme.
No playing pitches were lost in the reporting year.
Policy 43 – Green Infrastructure and the Green Network 3.101 There were no schemes that resulted in a negative impact on Hull’s Green Network. Policy 44 - Biodiversity 3.102 Hull has a wide and diverse biodiversity. In particular the estuarine environment supports a number of protected habitats and species, many of which are of national and international importance. Whilst the most notable habitats and species are associated with the Humber Estuary, there are still a number of important habitats and species within the city’s boundaries. 3.103 Within the reporting year permission was granted to the Environment Agency to undertake critical flood defence works at Nelson Street at the Hull-Humber interface; due to the ground conditions and poor state of the present defences additional piling was required in the estuary. The project led to the loss of approximately 2000m2 of mudflat to be compensated at a ratio of 3:1 at the Environment Agency’s Skeffling- Outstrays Managed re-alignment scheme in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 3.104 Biodiversity enhancements were secured through several proposals including industrial, large scale dwellings and other major projects. Gains included targeted ecological landscaping design or the inclusion of bat or bird roosting features; sites include Dales Lodge Pennine Way, Eleanor Scotts Cottages and Kelvin Hall Academy.
3.105 Small biodiversity losses were incurred at Beech Grove facilitating student accommodation and at Burma drive where the loss of brownfield species made way for a manufacturing unit.
3.106 In 2019/20 20% of Hull candidate Local Wildlife Sites are in positive conservation management. The Humber Estuary is the city’s only Site of Special Scientific interest (SSSI) it is also designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Area (SPA) and a Ramsar an international designation for Important Wetlands. Bird usage along the Humber frontage (King George Dock and Victoria Dock to St Andrew’s Quay) is monitored as part of the Local Plan. Qualifying species encountered are shown in the table below along with the month of peak count.
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Species Peak Count Month Location Shelduck 2 December 2019 Saltmarsh to the west of St Andrew’s Quay Mallard 24 August 2019 Albert Dock Curlew 4 March 2020 Green Port Hull Mudflats Redshank 24 November 2019 Green Port Hull Mudflats Grey Plover 1 November 2019 Small Basin Victoria Dock
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Policy 45 Trees Residential and commercial development and new trees
1. Three new trees of native species and local provenance will be required to be planted for each new dwelling (this excludes conversions and changes of use). A presumption that the trees will be planted as part of the development rather than off-site will apply when appropriate. The planting of new trees will be encouraged in new commercial development in appropriate places or within landscaping schemes wherever possible.
Tree protection and replacement
2. Hull City Council will make Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) when necessary, in order to protect specific trees, groups of trees, or woodlands, in the interests of amenity and biodiversity.
3. The Council will not grant permission for the loss of or damage to a tree, group of trees or areas of woodland of significant amenity, biodiversity or historic value unless there is deemed to be an immediate hazard to public safety.
4. Trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders should be retained whenever possible, unless:
a. They are dead, dying, diseased, or represent a hazard to public safety; or
b. The Council's arboricultural officer deems the felling to be acceptable with regards to the Council's policy on urban forestry and tree management; or
c. The benefit of the proposed development outweighs the benefit of their retention.
5. If felling is deemed acceptable by parts (3) or (4), then the planting of two replacement trees in an appropriate location will be required. 3.107 Several applications involved works to or the removal of trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO). The table below details their outcome with replacement trees required for applications where approval was granted for removal.
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Tree Details Location Decision Preservation Order Number TPO 52 Fell 1 x Newland Avenue Permitted; claim of Sycamore tree structural damage to to the rear of the adjacent property. 2 new church trees required TPO 226 Fell 3 sycamore Coltman Street Permitted; felling of three trees low value trees from a group of 31. 3 new trees required TPO 63 Fell two Ash St Bartholomews Permitted Planting 6 new trees and a Way trees required Dansom tree TPO 63 Felling of 3 Pinderfields Close Refused horse chestnut TPO 228 Fell Poplar Newland Park Approved with 2 new trees required TPO 118A Fell 22 poplar Hymers College Approve 2 for 1 replacement TPO 7 Fell 17 Hamilton Drive Approve replacement lombardy poplar with 17 more suitably sized trees TPO 209 Fell 6 hawthorn Western Gailes Approved replacement trees Way with cherry laurel hedge and 2 rowan trees
3.108 Three trees per dwelling have been secured for numerous new development proposals 3.109 No developments involving the loss of trees were allowed on appeals that were refused under the planning policy, however there is one refusal, where one of the grounds to refuse was:- The proposal fails to make adequate provision on site for new trees and fails to make alternative provision off site or by way of a legal agreement contrary to policy 45 of the Local Plan. This refusal was subject to an appeal which was dismissed.
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3I. Environmental Quality
Policy 47 Atmospheric Pollution 1. Applications for residential development within the Air Quality Management Area must be accompanied by an assessment of air quality. Residential development in the NO2 Area of Exceedance as shown on Map 13.1 will not be allowed unless it can be demonstrated how the air quality within the building will be brought within acceptable limits.
2. An assessment of air quality must accompany applications for major development which could individually, or cumulatively with planning permissions and/or developments under construction:
a. Worsen air quality within an Air Quality Management Area; b. Lead to the creation of a new Air Quality Management Area; c. Increase the number of sensitive receptors within an Air Quality Management Area; or d. Have a detrimental impact on local air quality anywhere in the city. 3. The scope of any assessment of air quality should be agreed prior to the submission of a planning application and will be required to:
a. Identify the site, development proposal and area in which the impacts will be assessed
b. Assess the existing air quality;
c. Assess the impact of the proposal on air quality individually and in conjunction with any outstanding planning permission or development under construction; and
d. Identify mitigation measures and quantify the impact of those measures.
4. In additional to criteria above. If the development is located within 200m of the Humber Estuary SAC, the application should specifically address the impact of the proposal on the SAC designated saltmarsh.
Where effects cannot be avoided, appropriate mitigation measures should be provided to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the integrity of the Humber Estuary SAC 5. Development which cannot appropriately mitigate air quality concerns, including dust and odour, will only be supported where the social and economic benefits significantly outweigh the negative impact on air quality.
Policy 49 Noise Pollution
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1. Development which would site noise sensitive receptors in proximity to noisy uses or areas should demonstrate that there would be an acceptable level of amenity for end users. Where this has not been demonstrated, development will not be allowed. 2. Development of noisy uses should demonstrate that adverse impacts of noise can be mitigated and that there would be an acceptable impact on the amenity of surrounding land uses, including the Humber Estuary International Site.
Policy 50 Light Pollution Development in proximity to sensitive receptors such as residential properties or the Humber Estuary International Site should ensure that lighting is designed in such a way as to avoid an adverse impact on those sensitive receptors. 3.110 Conditions have been imposed on 92 applications relating to atmospheric pollution, 120 relating to noise pollution, and 6 relating to light pollution.
Policy 48 Land Affected by Contamination
1. Development which:
a. involves the development of land known or suspected to be contaminated; and/or
b. would have a vulnerable end user; and/or
c. could create a new pathway between a contamination source and a vulnerable receptor (including local, national and internationally designated wildlife sites and the groundwater aquifer)
must be accompanied by an appropriate contamination assessment.
2. Development will be supported where it has been demonstrated that appropriate mitigation can be carried out and will have conditions attached to require the appropriate works to be carried out.
3.111 Conditions have been imposed on 73 applications relating to contamination
Policy 51 Hazardous Substances Consent
1. Permission for Hazardous Substances Consent will be granted where it has been demonstrated that the level of risk to the surrounding community and environment is within acceptable limits and that the benefits from the use of the site outweigh that level of risk.
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2. Development in proximity to a site with a Hazardous Substances Consent must demonstrate that regard has been had to the presence of the Hazardous Substances Consent and the design/ layout amended accordingly and that the benefits of the development outweigh the level of residual risk. 3.112 One Hazardous Substances application was received.
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3J. Infrastructure and Delivery
Policy 52 Infrastructure and Delivery 1. To ensure the delivery of infrastructure requirements, and to ensure the strategic and sustainability objectives of the Plan are met, the Council will: a. Support the provision of appropriate new infrastructure, including to mitigate and adapt to climate change, working with partner organisations and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council where necessary, to deliver the priorities of the Local Plan. b. Support measures to protect, enhance or improve access to existing facilities, services and amenities that contribute to business needs, quality of life of residents, and visitor requirements, including access to information and communication technologies. c. Facilitate the timely provision of additional facilities, services and infrastructure to meet identified needs, whether arising from new development or existing community need, including those of the emergency services and utilities, in locations that are appropriate and accessible. d. Seek additional infrastructure funding from European, national and local funding sources to enable development to come forward. 2. To facilitate the delivery of identified place-shaping infrastructure requirements in the city, new development will be expected to contribute through the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations, or successor regulations or guidance. 3. S106 Planning Obligations will be required where they directly relate to the nature and potential impact of development, taking account of material considerations, including viability of housing development. 4. The timing of provision of infrastructure and facilities will be carefully considered in order to ensure that appropriate provision is in place before development is occupied. An Infrastructure Delivery Programme will guide how infrastructure will be funded and over what time frames it will be delivered. 3.113 S106 has to be linked to the development where it is sourced, as it is about mitigating impacts on existing nearby spaces/play provision, but is now much more linked to addressing local deficiencies. There are funding gaps or limitations where no or very little housing is being built. Some s106 funding is derived from the consequence of development on existing open spaces, but the intention is to improve the quality of other nearby spaces. No projects have yet been confirmed by Area Teams as completed over the period to June 2020. 3.114 Planning obligation details – funds by ward at June 2020 from housing schemes where contributions have been required to offset impacts on nearby open spaces
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Ward Current available Potential funding from Total (£’000) funding (£’000) planning consents with s106 (£‘000)
Ings 194 6 200
Longhill 13 5 18
Sutton 23 9 32
N Carr 0 13 13
W Carr 0 41 41
Kingswood 16 0 16
Beverley and Newland 122 24 148
O Park 0 0 0
Univ 19 92 111
Holderness 0 12 12
Marfleet 49 14 63
Southcoates 58 16 74
Drypool 0 51 51
St Andrews 268 184 352
Newington 85 0 85
Boothferry 10 0 10
Derringham 0 18 18
Pickering 23 10 33
Avenue 0 10 10
Bricknell 61 10 71
Central 12 119 131
3.115 CIL at June 2020 is also linked to potential housing allocations likely to come forward over time. As yet no CIL funding has been received. The table below outlines the potential yields.
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Site Address Housing Ward Anticipated Potential Potential Planning ref in allocation location CIL yield local strategic fee (5%) Local remaining spend spend Plan capacity (assume (assumed d 25%) 70%)
Kingswood 550 Kingswood £2.47m £61.7K £1.73m £123.5K (Riverbank) anticipated 2030/35
17 Holderness 13 Drypool £58K £14.5K £40.6K £2.9K House
22 Balham Avenue 100 Ings £450K £112.5K £315K £22.5K
43 Pearson Park, 6 Avenue £27K £6.7K £19K £1.3K 48
54 Sutton Place 23 Ings £103K £25.7K £72.15K £5.1K safe Centre, Saltshouse Road
120 East of 28 Holderness £126K £31.5 £88.2 £6.3K Stoneferry Road/Foredyke Avenue
137 Wansbeck 16 Longhill and £72K £18K £50.4 £3.6K Road/Frome Bilton Road
219 Goodfellowship, 8 Bricknell £36K £9K £25.2 £1.8K Cottingham Road
254 Wath Grove 32 Drypool £144K £36K £100.8 £7.2K
561 Trinity House, 185 Boothferry £832K £208K £582.4 £41.6K Calvert Lane
861 Danby Close 432 Sutton £1.9m £475K £1.33m £95K anticipated 2025/30
862 Danby Close 270 Sutton £1.2m £300K £840K £60K anticipated 2025/30
914 Gleneagles 25 Sutton £112K £28K £78.4K £5.6K Park
Totals 1,688 £7.5m £1.87m £5.25m £376.4K
*assumes average density of 35 dph and each house is 75 sqm
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4. COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBOURING AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PRESCRIBED BODIES
4.1 A Duty to Co-operate Statement has been published and is referenced within the adopted Local Plan. This outlines how the City Council is co-operating with relevant local authorities and prescribed bodies. A draft Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) has also been produced to inform the review of initially the East Riding Local Plan but this will also be used to inform any subsequent review of the Hull Local Plan. This is a ‘live’ document which will be amended as required and approved accordingly by the two local authorities. The SoCG will be shared in due course with other prescribed bodies to ensure that there is consensus on the proposed direction of travel of both Local Plans. 4.2 Regular meetings (involving officers and elected members) are held with the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. This helps to ensure not only that a shared approach is developed in relation to the review of the respective Local Plans but also that the delivery of each plan is being achieved in a manner which supports the shared ambitions of the two areas. To further support this ambition, the two authorities have a Joint Strategic Planning Applications Protocol. The City Council is consulted on strategically significant planning applications (and vice versa) and a report on this matter is taken to the Planning Committee annually. 4.3 The Hull Living with Water Partnership covers Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire and both authorities are working together to meet the respective plans housing requirements and are reviewing our approach to take account of new housing projections. 4.4 The Council also works in partnership with the North Yorkshire district authorities, North Yorkshire County, York City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council through the Directors of Development and Heads of Planning Group. 4.5 A significant amount of work also occurs across the 4 Humber Councils aligned to the Humber LEP. Areas of common interest include flood management, economic development and habitat management. 4.6 The Council is also a bond member of the Humber Nature Partnership and Hull and East Riding Nature Partnership.
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5. CONCLUSION
5.1 The Local Plan was only adopted in 2017 and the need for an early review (partial or whole) is not considered to be necessary. The contents of this report and in particular those dealing with measuring progress in delivering outcomes in relation to the various policies in the Local Plan do not point to any immediate need for revision or amendment. It is however still very early days and ongoing monitoring as required will be undertaken to ensure policy compliance. 5.2 The key policies in the Local Plan relating to employment and housing are considered to be working effectively and it is reassuring to note that the 5 year housing land supply position is still in a positive position with completions continuing to exceed that required in the plan. Likewise, whilst employment growth is by its very nature more sporadic, there are still some very positive signs to support ongoing growth and investment in the city. 5.3 There are a number of areas where performance is below that planned for (for example space standards are not as yet being achieved in all new housing development). However, it is again important to note that the plan is still relatively new and there is inevitably a legacy of previous approvals still coming through the system. 5.4 As stated above there is no immediate need for a partial or whole review of the Local Plan at present. The Council however remains committed to considering the need for a review within 5 years of adoption (i.e. by November 2022) and is alert to the need for a new approach flowing from current proposals to amend the planning system being promoted by Government. Reference is made in this report to the fact that the Council has declared a climate emergency and this will be one of the key drivers underpinning the review of the Local Plan – ensuring that the prevailing policy approach supports measures to meet this commitment.
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Appendix A: Contextual indicators
The following data is intended to paint a picture of the overall economic and social health of the city in 2019-20. Policies in the Local Plan have a direct impact on the health of the city as do decisions made on individual planning applications.
Population figures for the city show a significant increase after previous years of decline.
Source Kingston upon Hull Data Library It should be noted that there have been significant changes in central government benefit regime, particularly the introduction of universal credit which is reflected in the tables below.
Indices of Deprivation 2019
The English Indices of Deprivation measure relative levels of deprivation in 32,844 small areas or neighbourhoods, called Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), and 317 local authorities in England.
The English Indices of Deprivation are based on 37 separate indicators, organised across the following seven distinct domains of deprivation:
• Income, • Employment, • Education, Skills and Training, • Health Deprivation and Disability, • Crime, • Barriers to Housing and Services, • Living Environment.
These domains are then combined, using appropriate weights, to calculate the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD 2019). This is an overall measure of multiple deprivation experienced by people living in an area and is calculated for every LSOA and local authority in England. LSOA and local authority are then ranked according to their level of deprivation relative to that of other areas such that a rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA / local authority in the country.
The Indices of Deprivation are a measure of relative deprivation; that is they tell us how
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deprived one area is compared to another, but not the extent of deprivation. Not all individuals within a geographical area will be equally deprived or affluent.
Of 317 local authorities in England, Hull ranks as the:
• 4th most deprived local authority under the Index of Mutliple Deprivation.
• 4th most deprived local authority under the Income domain (including 5th most deprived for income deprivation affecting children and 14th most deprived for income deprivation affecting older people). • 6th most deprived local authority under the Employment domain. • 2nd most deprived local authority under the Education, Skills and Training domain. • 15th most deprived local authority under the Health and Disabilty domain. • 13th most deprived local authority under the Crime domain. • 183rd most deprived local authority under the Barriers to Housing and Services domain. • 26th most deprived local authority under the Living Environment domain.
Indices of D epri vati on 2019: Rank of P ercent age of LS OA i n 10% M ost Depri ved
Source: ID2019, DCLG Fuel Poverty
Fuel poverty in England is measured by the Low Income High Costs definition, which considers a household to be in fuel poverty if:
• they have required fuel costs that are above average (the national median level)
• were they to spend that amount they would be left with a residual income below the official poverty line.
The key drivers behind fuel poverty are:
• Energy efficiency of property (and therefore the energy required to heat and power the home)
• The cost of energy
• Household income
In Hull:
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• 12,445 households are classed as in fuel poverty.
• This equates to 10.6% of all households, compared to 10.9% nationally.
Child Poverty
The Children in Low Income Families Measure is the proportion of children living in families where the equivalised income Before Housing Costs (BHC) is either classed as:
Relatively low: A family in low income Before Housing Costs (BHC) in the reference year. A family must have claimed one or more of Universal Credit, Tax Credits or Housing Benefit at any point in the year to be classed as low income in these statistics.
Absolutely low: A family in low income Before Housing Costs (BHC) in the reference year in comparison with incomes in 2010/11. A family in low income Before Housing Costs (BHC) in the reference year in comparison with income
In Hull:
• 15,872 children under 16 live in Relative low income families.
• This equates to 30.7% of all children under 16, compared to 18.4% nationally.
• 13,661 children under 16 live in Absolute low income families.
• This equates to 26.4% of all children under 16, compared to 15.3% nationally.
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Gross Value Added (GVA)
GVA is the value generated in the economy by the production of goods and services. It provides a measure of economic performance allowing comparison between the countries and regions of the UK.
Gross Value Added (GVA) is published at NUTS3 level, with Hull forming a NUTS3 region of it's own.
Since the countries and regions of the UK have differing demographic characteristics, industrial structure and economic performance, GVA per head of population is a useful way of comparing areas of different size and is calculated using the entire population.
• Total GVA in Hull is estimated at £6,179 million.
• This is the equivalent of £23,708 per head, compared to £22,559 per head regionally and £29,356 nationally.
GVA figures are also available by broad industry breakdown which shows the sectors of the economy responsible for growth locally.
• The largest sector in Hull is Manufacturing which represents £1,691m or 27.4% of total GVA. This is considerably higher than the regional (14.0%) and national figures (9.86%). • Other large sectors include Public Administration, Education and Health (22.4%) and Distribution, Transportation, Accommodation and Food (17.2%). • The Distribution, Transportation, Accommodation and Food sector saw the largest monetary increase in GVA in Hull over the last year (+£83m).
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rce: ONS
Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI)
GDHI is a measure of the amount of money that all the individuals in the household sector have available for spending or saving after income distribution measures (for example, taxes, social contributions and benefits) have taken effect.
As with GVA, total GDHI is published at NUTS3 level, alongside a figure for GDHI per head of population which is calculated using the entire population and can be used to compare areas of different size.
• Total GDHI in Hull in 2018 is estimated at £3,657 million; up from £3,562 million the previous year.
• This is the equivalent of £14,032 per head, compared to £17,665 per head regionally and £21,609 nationally.
• GDHI per head in Hull rose £369 compared to 2017. Regionally GDHI per head rose £753 over the same period and nationally the figure rose £951.
Source: ONS
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Employee Jobs
There are a total of 125,000 employee jobs in Hull in 2018.
• 67.2% are full time (84,000) compared to 68.0% nationally. • 32.0% are part time (40,000) which is the same as the national average • Between 2017 and 2018 the number of jobs in Hull stayed static whilst jobs growth was 0.7% regionally and 0.6% nationally.
• The majority of jobs (21,000) in Hull are in Manufacturing. This is equivalent to 16.8% of all jobs in Hull; double the national figure of 8.0%. • Other large areas of jobs are Health (18,000; 14.4%), Business Admin and Support (15,000; 12.0%), Retail (13,000; 10.4%) and Education (12,000; 9.6%). • Compared to nationally, Hull has a lower than average proportion of jobs in Professional, Scientific and Technical services.
Source: BRES
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Economic Activity and Inactivity
Within the labour market there are two main categories: Economically Active and Economically Inactive.
Everyone of working age falls into one of these categories but nobody can fall within more than one category at the same time.
There are 168,200 working age (16 - 64) residents in Hull.
Economically Active:
In labour market terms, the economically active population are of working age (16 - 64) and either in employment or unemployed (they are actively looking for work).
• In Hull 135,200 working age residents are Economically Active.
• This is equivalent to 80.1% of all working age people, compared to 79.7% nationally.
• 130,100 (77.1%) of all working age people are in employment, compared to 76.5% nationally.
• 5,100 (3.8%) of economically active people are unemployed, compared to 4.0% nationally.
Economically Inactive:
The economically inactive are without a job and are not actively seeking work / available to start work
• In Hull 33,500 working age residents are Economically Inactive.
• This is equivalent to 19.9% of all working age people, compared to 20.3% nationally.
• The largest percentages of all economically inactive people are either permanently sick / disabled (12,100; 36.1%), looking after home / family (6,900; 20.6%) or full time students (6,000; 17.9%).
• 8,000 inactive people (23.8% of all economically inactive people) would like a job - higher than the national figure of 21.6%.
Source: Annual Population Survey
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Employment
130,100 (77.1%) of all working age people are in employment, compared to 76.5% nationally.
• The employment rate amongst 16 - 24 year olds is 62.2%. This is lower than the overall employment rate in Hull (77.1%) but higher than the national employment rate amongst this age group (54.5%).
• The largest proportions of employees in Hull are employed in Public Administration, Education and Health (35,200; 26.4%), Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants (28,100; 21.0%) and Manufacturing (22,700; 17.0%).
• Employment in Manufacturing is significantly over represented in Hull compared to nationally. Employment in Banking, Finance and Insurance is significantly under represented in Hull compared to nationally.
• The largest proportion of employees in Hull are employed in elementary occupations (21,500; 16.1%). A high number also work in professional occupations (18,100; 13.6%) and skilled trades (18,300; 13.7%).
• Professional occupations, associate professional and technical occupations and managers, directors and senior officials are significantly under represented in Hull compared to nationally. Hull is over represented by elementary occupations and process, plant and machine operatives.
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Source: Annual Population Survey
Hours and Earnings
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is the most comprehensive source of information on the structure and distribution of earnings and hours in the UK. It is based on a 1% sample of employee jobs drawn from HRMC PAYE records. It does not cover the self employed nor does it cover employees not paid during the reference period.
• In Hull the total median hours worked per week by residents is 37 hours; the same as both regionally and nationally.
• This can be broken down into full time and part time; where full time is defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week. Residents of Hull in full time work average 38.2 hours of paid work per week compared to 19.5 hours for part time workers.
• Median gross weekly earnings for employees resident in Hull is £399.70, approximately £82 less than the national average.
• Median gross weekly earnings for males resident in Hull (£488) are higher than for females (£327.40). This will be linked to the difference in average hours worked between the genders as well as differing rates of pay.
• Median gross weekly earnings for employees working in Hull is £440.80; a difference to employees resident in Hull of approximately £41. This suggests that more of those in higher, better paid positions in Hull live outside the Hull boundary.
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
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Unemployment
• 5,100 (3.8%) of economically active people in Hull are unemployed, compared to 4.0% nationally.
• The unemployment rate amongst 16 - 24 year olds is 7.3%. This is higher than the total unemployment rate but below the national rate among young people (12.0%).
• In Hull 3,400 economically active males are unemployed as well as 2,000 economically active females. The male unemployment rate is 4.7% and the female unemployment rate is 3.0%.
• For more detailed information on Unemployment in Hull including details of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) and other DWP Out of Work Benefit Claimants please look at the Monthly Unemployment Bulletin HERE
Source: Annual Population Survey
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Businesses and Enterprises
• According to ONS UK Business Counts 2020 there are a total of 8,435 VAT and/or PAYE based local units in Hull (individual sites e.g. a factory or shop) and 6,215 enterprises (overall businesses, made up of all individual sites or workplaces).
• In 2018 there were a total of 825 enterprise births in Hull; which is a birth rate of 12.1% compared to 13.2% nationally. Conversely there were 725 enterprise deaths; which is a death rate of 10.6% compared to 11.5% nationally. The result was an annual change in active enterprises of - 0.80% compared to +0.24% nationally.
• The majority of businesses in Hull are in Retail (1,110; 13.2%), Construction (930; 11.0%), Professional, Scientific and Technical industries (735; 8.7%), Accommodation and Food Services (730; 8.7%), Health (710; 8.4%) and Manufacturing (710; 8.4%). Compared to nationally, businesses in Hull are over represented in the Manufacturing, Retail, and Health industries and under represented in the Professional, Technical and Scientific and Information and Communication industries.
• Three quarters of businesses in Hull (75.7%) are small; employing less than ten people. Approximately one third (32.1%) turnover less than £100 thousand, a third (30.8%) turnover between £100 and £200 thousand, and a third (37.2%) turnover £200 thousand or more.
• Business survival rates in Hull in the first two years of business are broadly in line with regional and national averages, however the gap between local and national survival rates widens after three years.
Source: ONS UK Business Demography
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Training and Qualifications
18.6% of all working age people in employment in Hull received job related training in the last 13 weeks - similar to the national figure (18.8%).
• The majority of working age adults in Hull (27.2%) have an NVQ4 or above qualification. Whilst this is significantly below the national average (40.0%) it represents an increase on the previous year; following two years of decreases.
• Conversely the proportion of working age adults in Hull with no qualifications (8.9%) is higher than the national average (7.5%) and but has decreased from 11.4% in 2018.
Source: Annual Population SurveyFor Further Information:
part ment for Envir onment and Climat e C hange (DECC)
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Total Employment and Unemployment
The number of people in employment is measured quarterly by the Annual Population Survey (APS) and consists of people aged 16 years and over who did one hour or more of paid work per week and those who had a job that they were temporarily away from (e.g. because they were on holiday or off sick). It includes both employees and self-employed people, those on government supported training and employment programmes and those doing unpaid family work (e.g. for a family business).
• Currently 130,100 working age people in Hull are in employment.
• This is equivalent to 77.1% of all working age people in Hull.
Unemployment is also measured quarterly through the APS. It refers to people without a job who are able to start work in the next two weeks and who either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job they have already obtained.
This measure is different to the Claimant Count measure of unemployment that is based solely on eligibility for benefits. Total unemployment is generally accepted to be a more comprehensive measure and is usually higher than the claimant count.
• Currently 5,100 working age people in Hull are unemployed.
• This is equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Source: APS
Total Claimant Count
Since Dec 2018 Universal Credit (UC) has been introduced in Hull and has replaced a number of existing benefits, including Job Seekers Allowance for new claimants.
The Total Claimant Count is a measure of the total number of people with live claims for benefit principally for the reason of being unemployed and includes both claimants of JSA and Universal Credit.
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• Currently 16,305 working age people in Hull claim unemployment benefit. This is equivalent to 9.7% of all working age people in Hull.
• 10,410 working age males claim unemployment benefit (12.1% of all working age males) and 5,895 working age females claim unemployment benefit (7.2% of all working age females).
• 3,300 residents in Hull aged 18 - 24 claim unemployment benefit; this is equivalent to 12.3% of all 18 - 24 year olds.
Source: DWP
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Transport Connectivity
Hull residents are generally well connected to major transport access points. In Hull, in 2015:
• The average travel time to a major airport by car was 120 minutes. 50.7% of residents live within 120 minutes of a major airport by car.
• The average travel time to the nearest national or regional railway hub was 17 minutes. 97.6% of residents live within 30 minutes of a national or regional railway hub by car.
• The average travel time to the nearest major road junction was 38 minutes. 100% of residents live within 60 minutes of a major road junction by car.
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Access to Key Services
As a relatively small city (in area), the residents of Hull also have good access to day to day services such as employment, education, healthcare, food stores and retail centres.
In Hull, in 2017, using only public transport / walking:
• The average travel time to the nearest employment centre was 8.2 minutes; less than regionally (9.4 min) but greater nationally (9.4 min). 91.3% of residents live within 15 minutes of an employment centre.
• The average travel time to the nearest primary school was 8.2 minutes; less than both regionally (9.2 min) and nationally (9.3 min). 97.4% of residents live within 15 minutes of a primary school.
• The average travel time to the nearest secondary school was 15.8 minutes; less than both regionally (18.6 min) and nationally (18.4 min). 40.4% of residents live within 15 minutes of a secondary school.
• The average travel time to the nearest further education institution was 19.7 minutes; less than both regionally (21.5 min) and nationally (21.4 min). 24.4% of residents live within 15 minutes of a further education institution.
• The average travel time to the nearest GP was 10.3 minutes; less than both regionally (13.4 min) and nationally (12.9 min). 85.2% of residents live within 15 minutes of a GP.
• The average travel time to the nearest hospital was 33.3 minutes; less than both regionally (36.7 min) and nationally (39.0 min). 5.9% of residents live within 15 minutes of a hospital.
• The average travel time to the nearest food store was 6.8 minutes; less than both regionally (9.0 min) and nationally (8.9 min). 99.1% of residents live within 15 minutes of a food store.
• The average travel time to the nearest town centre was 19.7 minutes; less than both regionally (22.7 min) and nationally (20.6 min). 24.6% of residents live within 15 minutes of the town centre.
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Method of Travel to Work
The 2011 Census also measured how the total 16 + population in Hull typically travelled to work, based on the longest part of their journey.
• Driving a car or van (29.8%) was by far the most popular method of travel to work although the figure in Hull was significantly below the regional (36.4%) and national figures (34.9%).
• The next most popular method was bus, minibus or coach (7.5%) which is a more popular method of travel to work in Hull than regionally (5.3%) and nationally (4.7%).
• A significantly higher proportion of people in Hull (4.7%) choose to travel to work by bicycle compared to regionally (1.6%) and nationally (1.9%).
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