Hull Core Strategy Volume 3: Report on engagement

June 2011 Volume 3 – Report on engagement on the Hull Core Strategy

Introduction

This report details further community engagement used to inform the Publication version of the Core Strategy. It includes comments:

• made over the period from June 2008 in response to the Core Strategy – Issues/options stage; and

• up to and after the February 2010 Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach (up to March 2010).

Details are provided in terms of the responses made through the City Council, as detailed in Appendix 1 and through meetings with other stakeholders outside of the City Council, as detailed in Appendix 2.

Appendix 3 outlines comments on the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal.

This volume forms an additional part of ‘front loading’ the engagement process in conforming with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement and under Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning Local Development Regulations, 2008. It should be read alongside other community engagement work as detailed in Volumes 1 and 2.

Background

The City Council has completed extensive engagement in preparing its Hull Core Strategy, in meeting soundness tests and localism objectives. It has completed these tasks in conforming to its Statement of Community Involvement, adopted 2006. Feedback from various plan making stages has informed the preparation of policies in tackling social, economic and environmental challenges facing the future city.

In summary, community involvement in plan preparation has included the following stages and reports:

Pre-issues Issues and options Emerging preferred Emerging Preferred Pre-Publication Publication draft options report, published approach, published Approach, published community engagement feedback June 2008 February 2010 – Council February 2010 – Wider and delivery agent community feedback feedback Dec 2006 – October 2008 June 2008 – March 2010 October 2010 April 2010 – June 2011 Awaited July 2008 Volume 1 Volume 2 and Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6

Volume 1 – details preparatory work with key stakeholders and the community in considering key issues and challenges facing Hull. It includes detailed Area Committee responses, Hull Development Framework Forum workshop input, alongside feedback on face to face meetings with key

1 stakeholders and delivery agents. Records of meetings with technical experts in producing parts of the evidence base are also recorded. Existing Council working groups were also used. Early responses to the LDF Sustainability Scoping study by stakeholders are also outlined.

Volume 2 – details the feedback from the community of the Core Strategy – issues and options report, June 2008. The report is split into 3 sections comprising community responses, local area responses and stakeholder meeting responses. Engagement included extensive series of community meetings, road show events and face to face meetings with stakeholders. Targeted group work was also undertaken, with the Council working in conjunction with Yorkshire Planning Aid. The Hull Development Framework also led to the production of plan objectives and option preferences. These views helped formulate policy thinking.

Volume 3 – details ongoing feedback as the Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach progressed through City Council committees. It outlines further engagement and comments made through focussed delivery agent and key stakeholder meetings. It also details further responses from targeted hard to reach group workshops.

Volume 4 –details the feedback on the Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach, February 2010 stage. This includes all public responses which are also summarised in plan order.

Volume 5 – details Planning Committee workshop and feedback from Strategic Spatial Options questionnaire (September 2010) and report (December 2010) which has included local spatial options in assessing the balance between housing, employment and open space. Area Committee engagement was central to this task, along with local involvement. Area Action Plans covering large parts of west and east Hull were also taken as commitments in this process.

Volume 6 – details comments made on the Publication draft - Core Strategy, but in terms of how soundness issues have been addressed.

2 Appendix 1 – City Council related feedback

Part 1A – Issues raised on the issues/options stage

Meeting arrangements and date Discussion and outcome How the discussion informed the Emerging Preferred Approach Sports development meeting, 4 To discuss future use of sports facilities Early discussions on the preparation of a sports infrastructure August 2008 across the city and approach to be applied. plan including condition survey of existing Council buildings. Meeting with Holderness Road AAP To consider potential housing allocations Further evidence of housing allocations alongside delivery to team, 6 August 2008 and relationship with delivery of the Core help inform the SHLAA and Core Strategy delivery Strategy ‘stepped approach’. programme. Sports facilities meeting, 9 October Investigation into the approach to be applied Further development of the sports infrastructure plan 2008 in preparing a long term sports infrastructure progressed. plan including baseline evidence needs. Meeting with Hull City Council Discussion about current or potential To help understanding about potential future direction of Energy Manager, 14 October, 2008 renewable projects operating within the city. travel for renewable schemes and early development of an evidence base to help support options for renewables and a preferred planning policy. Meeting with Urban Design Team, 5 To discuss early progression of a city wide Helps in the preparation of urban design policy and approach November 2008 character assessment to help explore what to planning the future of different parts of the city. is worthy of being retained and what could be improved. Meeting with Nasa AAP team, 9 Meeting to discuss the link between key Meeting considered detail of approach in relation to potential December 2008 principles of the Core Strategy and AAP new retail provision, disposition of housing and open space along with any potential conflicts. needs following the evidence base. Sports Infrastructure meeting, 16 Project management made clear along with Sports infrastructure strategy being progressed. December 2008 requests for baseline information needs. Sports Infrastructure meeting, 24 Baseline information collated and shared. Sports infrastructure strategy being progressed. February 2009 Next steps outlined. Briefing Cllr Woods, Environment Discussion concerning role of the Core Briefing for the forthcoming Climate Change Challenge event Portfolio Holder, 16 March 2009 Strategy in delivering renewable energy in to be used in raising public awareness about what was the city along with its wider place shaping happening in Hull and potential future direction. role. Area Committees, March – April To consider open space report and flood risk Open space report agreed by Area Committees and Planning 2009 and Planning Committee in matters relating to the local area Committee as a basis for the Core Strategy policy June 2009 preparation. Further work will be taken forward by Street Scene in producing an Open Space Strategy and a Surface Water Management Plan is also underway. Follow up meeting occurred with Northern Area Committee in May 2009. Meeting with Head of Shared To discuss designated Local Nature Agreed that the city should focus on designated Rockford

3 Support Services and Natural Reserves in the city. Fields and Bransholme Fishing Lake as LNRs within the next England Services, 11 May year. Meeting with Street Scene Services, Discussion on approach to transport Street scene Services agreed to lead on producing a citywide 22 May 2009 modelling in the city. Open Space Strategy for the city. It is later agreed that Street Scene Services should also appoint a Biodiversity Officer to include shared costs with Planning. Meeting with transport officers, 22 Discussion on approach to transport Broad approach to models being used to assess current and May modelling in the city future needs is under consideration with further details to be confirmed once broad development locations are determined. Meeting with transport officers, 11 Discuss approach to transport chapter in the Broad agreement on issues faced along with concerns about June Core Strategy deliverability of key projects given public resourcing implications, including Castle Street scheme. Discussion about appropriate level of detail to be included in the Core Strategy. Meeting with key lead Council To discuss draft sections of the Core Strategy Broad support for areas of change outlined but there was officers including Hull Forward, including areas of change and development need to clarify economic focus and affirm role of AAPs. Gateway and design services, 6 July management Discussion about development management section concluded that these policies should be used. Meeting with Sports development Meeting to discuss key parts of the draft Core Discussion highlighted limited coverage of cultural facilities and Cultural Services, Housing Strategy on social and housing matters. that was needed to underpin life across the city. Agreement Services and Gateway, 28 July that there was broad support for housing development within Hull without compromising other land uses. Section to be reworked to take this into account. Meeting with Chief Executive and To discuss key aspects of the Core Strategy Spatial vision and key challenges facing the city considered deputy, 25 August including vision and way forward. but there was agreement that these should inform everything else including other service areas across the Council. Agreed that further meetings be arranged to consider key role of planning in place shaping including influence on the sub-region. Sports infrastructure group meeting, To agree approach to planning for sports Initial draft of the report was tabled to provide a context for 29 September, 2009 facility re-provision options using Sport future re-provision of facilities. The conclusions of this would England Facilities Planning Model. inform future approaches in terms of facilities across the city to be taken into account in the LDF. Planning Committee workshop, 10 To consider draft options and core approach Broad principles agreed along with steer to guide Core November to the development strategy as part of the Strategy spatial options and spatial vision. See more Core Strategy. comprehensive feedback from Planning Committee workshop, 10 November 2009 in section below (part A). Planning Committee, 17 November To agree the findings of the SHLAA, HMA Agreed with further detail to be considered through the Core update and Housing Options report. Strategy Meeting on 15th December Meeting with Leader of the Council, To consider approach to Core Strategy – Agreement on approach and direction including broad 30 November 2009 emerging preferred approach support for housing mix change and focus on local economy. Agreement that Kingswood should be taken forward for consideration as an emerging District Centre. Report should

4 be taken forward as a basis for public wide consultation prior to and pre-election period. Planning Committee, 15 December To consider outline of the Core Strategy prior See more comprehensive feedback from Planning 2009 to full version being reported in January 2010 Committee, 15 December - response to Hull Core Strategy outline below (part B) Sports infrastructure group, 17 Meeting to consider final report on swimming Core findings of the report to be submitted to Planning December pools re-provision in the city including next Committee if it is to be taken forward as part of the HDF steps in agreeing strategy. evidence base. Core principles agreed with partners in terms of a way forward for the Core Strategy. Area Committees and Housing To agree and take ownership of the draft Hull See more detailed feedback set out in Part C below. Scrutiny, Planning Committee and Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Cabinet, January 2010 Approach document. Corporate Strategy Team, 6 January Supportive of approach but request to go to Support welcomed including the potential for the document all Heads of Service requesting them to to provide a basis for procuring further public/private consider if the Document creates the right resources. Ownership has been addressed through front environment for your service to do what you loading including wide ranging engagement with delivery need to do, you feel that it is deliverable, that agents and stakeholders. Intention is to seek endorsement your own strategies and plans are anchored at the next plan making stage following consultation, as the in the document and you agree with the strategy must be shown to be deliverable. spatial vision definition. There was a concern that if the document was to be ‘the strategy for Hull’ then it should have wide ranging ownership but recognition that it would help in procuring further urban renaissance funding.

5 `Part 1B - Feedback from Planning Committee workshop, 10 November 2009

Ref Planning Committee action note Officer response and proposed approach 1 Employment allocations – to understand how much there is The Employment Land Review (2008) details current and estimated future and steer on approach in wider sense including defence of land needs. This has been used to inform the Core Strategy – Emerging sites such as Birds Eye along with when we can afford to lose Preferred Approach including consideration of options in meeting future land. economic growth sectors. An East/West employment corridor is recognised as being needed to fulfil potential which includes retaining the Birds Eye site for economic purposes. 2 District Centre at Kingswood – need to understand position in The City Council has been in discussion with KPDC about the future of hierarchy in wider sense including options and retail update. Kingswood including potential for a District Centre, provided the range of uses and greater integration of retail uses and pedestrian permeability occurs. The Retail Study confirms that comparison shopping in Hull is needed but that any major proposals should be located in the city centre first. It also recommends that any further investment should be focussed on District and other smaller centres. The Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach will include options for locating further shopping provision. 3 Meeting with Kingswood Parks Development Company KPDC should be invited to attend Planning Committee to discuss concerns requested to discuss concerns about design and unfinished raised along with approach to the AAP. City Planning Manager to agree roads along with potential for an Area Action Plan. meeting arrangements with the Chairman. 4 Explain how we make the most of part of the port area The Employment Land Review (2008) details the value of port related uses including future plans for operational and non-operational to the city. The Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach will include needs. consideration of options and inclusion of port uses (Eastern Docks complex) as an important part of future economic growth sectors. Future intentions concerning ABP land identified as being surplus to operational requirements (Western Docks) are also under consideration for economic/residential mix purposes. 5 Meeting with Associated British Ports to discuss future ABP to be invited to attend Planning Committee to discuss future long term potential of their large land assets. implications of their land holdings. City Planning Manager to agree meeting arrangements with the Chairman. 6 Need to raise the game in terms of getting firms moving to The Core Strategy-Emerging Preferred Approach will provide a basis for Hull including addressing low wage economy and skills getting business to move to Hull because it provides a degree of certainty in shortages. locating particular uses in particular locations. Fundamentally, the nature of the economy is shifting from a manufacturing to a service/knowledge based economy, so Hull needs to be moving faster to gain a competitive advantage. This should involve measures designed to retain and bring more people to the city including having a more service based economy, better quality housing offer along with better quality environment and community facilities. The low wage/low skill economy is being addressed through re-skilling programmes. 7 Need to define housing quality including lifetime homes along It is difficult to define what is involved in terms of high quality housing but with gardens being in proportion to dwelling size. parameters are to be set out in the Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach along with consideration of options. Consideration is being given to

6 plot ratios (% building footprint to available plot which includes garden space) as well as floor area indicative standards. 8 Greater potential for mixed densities rather than different As above. Indicative standards will be able to be used in discussions with densities applied to different parts of the city. Over developers without being unduly prescriptive. However, standards will be prescription is not appropriate but clear principles are needed open to challenge from those making representations on the Core Strategy. to guide developers and provide a basis for decision making. 9 Affordable housing is a necessary part of mixed communities Affordable housing is an important part of future provision. Core Strategy – provided the market is able to deliver - so requirements on Emerging Preferred Approach will outline options to requiring mixed housing developers are necessary provided viability can be areas particularly involving large development schemes. Our suggested demonstrated. approach to requiring affordable housing (either directly as part of the development or through planning contributions) is also set out based on the housing evidence base. 10 Viability assessments are needed to demonstrate Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach will outline a requirement on deliverability so in-house expertise is needed to be able to developers to provide a viability assessment. Economic Development and judge this. Regeneration Service is considering how best to up skill staff to make an assessment of these submissions and give advice on the merits of findings. 11 Greater regard to removing outmoded housing stock without Economic Development and Regeneration Services have been working with blighting the area through taking a phased approach. key agencies and other parts of the City Council in considering which areas of the city warrant re-modelling. This has concluded in the preparation of Area Action Plans and potential for stock transfer/re-modelling in North Hull/Bransholme. The Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach will detail development and regeneration priorities to this although does not involve actual phasing mechanisms because this is being dealt with as part of specific AAPs. 12 Need to avoid the mistakes of the past including wholesale Major re-development proposals involving wholesale moving of people from migration of residents to other parts of the city. different parts of the city was a product of its time and was driven by a need to re-house. Lessons have been learned and these are being applied to new approaches in place shaping. Gateway proposals involved a degree of re- location but the intention is to retain existing communities as best is able. There are difficulties in terms of de-canting to allow re-development to take place. 13 Not supportive of managed release to support Gateway as Discussions with Gateway concluded that a managed release approach is there is a need to be more flexible in periods of recession. needed to support wider investment in housing in the city to raise land values rather than a having a free for all. This is reflected in the Core Strategy Emerging Preferred Approach to include an outline of the options and pros/cons this entails. 14 Unconcerned about how the city meets its housing Higher order planning policy (PPS3) requires the Council to set out the broad requirements but just wants quality and affordable stock to be locations in meeting long term housing needs as well as how it will deliver a delivered quicker than is occurring. 5 year land supply. This is at the core to Government’s objectives in providing more affordable housing. To be found sound, our approach has to be underpinned by a housing evidence base including market and land supply assessments. A deliverable land supply is part of the solution to overcoming market problems. Unfortunately, private finance which underpins

7 how the market operates has severely impacted on the housing market but this is not unique to Hull. The study conclusions and our suggested approach to providing land for housing is to be outlined in the Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach along with related options. 15 Need to see a map of existing urban greenspaces including A map illustrating urban greenspace, Council land ownership and flood risk Council ownership and flood risks. will be circulated to members of the Planning Committee although all Area Committees have had this information previously. 16 Accepting of some open spaces being needed for The Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach sets out the need to development but there is need to have a list of sites which are protect all urban greenspaces given identified deficiencies across the city. sacrosanct. The nature of the Core Strategy is that it provides a broad steer and policies to help support this approach. However, there may be a need over the longer term to develop urban greenspaces which have significant development potential but only when existing commitments and use of previously developed land has been exhausted. The more detailed AAPs set out the position concerning loss of urban greenspaces in relevant areas but this is being addressed by re-provision and equivalent community benefit being provided. It is difficult to set a prioritised list of urban greenspaces because even small spaces can have significant local amenity value. 17 All open spaces should be aqua greens and fulfil role as water Urban greenspaces have potential to hold surplus water in preventing holding areas. flooding elsewhere. A Surface Water Management Plan is considering how best to channel excess water to urban greenspaces as aqua greens. This study has yet to conclude but it will form an invaluable part of the evidence base to the Core Strategy. The Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach sets out initial proposals in relation to aqua greens but this may need refining once the above study is completed. 18 Renewables standards should be greater than current 10% It is well understood that the Council should be seeking requirements for requirement in RSS (as part of the Development Plan) and renewables and it is already part of the Councils Development Plan that 10% contributions sought should be applicable to all projects. should be required of large schemes. PPS1 (supplement) requires the Council to justify setting requirements including viability testing so as not to drive development away from Hull. We are considering the scope for renewables in the city including realistic proposals for requirements as part of a Renewables Study. Setting higher requirements without an evidence base would lead the Council open to challenge as the Core Strategy progresses through its preparation stages and could unduly impact on development proposals especially during periods of low demand. The Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach will include consideration of options and a suggested way forward.

8 19 Need to be more aspirational in relation to future needs It is understood that the city needs to raise its game in terms of infrastructure including potential for outer ring road around the city rather provision but this is largely subject to public investment driven by the than the A63 Castle Street Trunk Road improvement along scale/future needs that can be demonstrated. Future proposals in terms of with commuter/water taxis, to enable bids to Europe for necessary infrastructure and how this should be funded are being funding, making Hull more like other cities. considered. Major projects like an outer ring road would require significant investment in terms of studies and feasibility proposals along with planning policy to support land requirements. There is no grant regime to enable the Council to bid for transport proposals to Europe. The Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach will set out options based on realistic proposals and the current evidence base which supports major transport projects involving Castle Street, Park and Ride, along with improving public transport corridors. River Hull water taxis would have to operate on a commercial basis including a possible barrage to make this work but cost estimates of this is prohibitive. 20 We should be planning on the basis of Castle Street (A63 The Council and its partners are keen to ensure the Castle Street (A63) Trunk Road) scheme not being progressed because of public Trunk Road is improved and is progressed as quickly as possible. The Core funding constraints. Strategy Emerging Preferred Approach will outline the suggested way forward. However, there is a concern that public resources will shrink nationally and other options need to be worked up should the Castle Street scheme not be forthcoming. 21 Should be less concerned about deliverability because of the The new plan-led planning system requires us to demonstrate how we are long term nature of a 15 year plan. working to deliver the proposals outlined in the Core Strategy in realising the city’s spatial vision. A Delivery Programme sets out short term (5 year) proposals alongside longer term proposals that we will be working toward. Greater partnership working and collaboration in delivering change will have to flow from these proposals. Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach will set out options and the suggested way forward. 22 Document should make clear what is needed is terms of a The Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach sets out suggestions for a spatial vision and quality design. spatial vision. It will also outline proposals and options in raising design quality parameters so developers know the Councils basic standards and the Council can objectively assess development proposals.

9 Part 1C - Planning Committee, 15 December 2009 - response to Hull Core Strategy ‘outline’ report

Principal issues raised Policy approach 1 Support given to the prospects for progressing an Area Action Policy approach will reflect potential for a District Centre at Kingswood. Plan for Kingswood and the potential for a District Centre. 2 Support for the retention of employment land at Kingswood and Policy approach will reflect these priorities. within the east/west employment corridor. 3 Welcomed the policy on design covering Building for Life and Policy approach will set out design standards although viability will also Lifetime Homes. have to be considered. 4 Support given to density banding of between 30-50 dwellings per Policy will reflect this approach. hectare provided flexibility was given to this depending on the site specific constraints/opportunities. 5 Managed release for housing was not considered appropriate but There is limited evidence to substantiate a managed release approach to plan, monitor and manage approach is. support public sector intervention although this may harm prospects for further housing market intervention funding. 6 An affordable housing policy is required including a target of Proposing an actual percentage requirement in the policy, unsupported between 20-30% subject to a viability assessment being required by a detailed viability assessment, might lead to a legal challenge along with marrying this up to research being undertaken in because of precedents set in the Blythe judgement. Evidence being Housing Services. carried out by Housing Services might provide further details to substantiate a more definitive approach. Affordable housing is being put forward through Gateway schemes. 7 Retail proposals should be directed to an appropriate centre not Policy on retail hierarchy will put forward this approach and clarify where just the city centre or district centres so an element of flexibility is retail proposals should best occur. required to allow small scale retail proposals in smaller centres.

10 Part 1D - Area Committee, Planning, Scrutiny and Cabinet responses to Hull Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach, January 2010

Meeting Points raised Response and action to be taken East Area General support for proposals. Support welcomed. Committee, 6th January Support for appropriate shopping development in centres Support welcomed. 2010 along the lines of the suggested hierarchy.

Concern over transport implications of additional housing Additional detailed evidence is being sourced as part of the Area development on local roads and junctions as some are Action Plan and for the city as a whole including a network capacity already at perceived capacity & in poor condition. assessment. The findings of this work will inform the final draft AAP and Core Strategy.

The issue of fuel poverty was raised in relation to high rise The Core Strategy recognises the need for less reliance on fossil flats in the area. fuels given rising energy costs and includes suggestions for renewable energy sources including District Heating, although such proposals would be long term and require significant upfront public/private investment. The City Council could lead in terms of realising potential from District Heating Schemes.

Will new additional community facilities be located within Policy will support community facilities which bring together BSF projects? services into one facility. Cabinet No concerns raised. Noted. Working Group, 11th January Northern Generally supportive of approach and content of the Support welcomed. Area document. Committee, 11th Jan Only concern was the reference to S106 in ensuring that Planning Regulations make clear that S106 contributions sought Area Committees did not lose contributions that would be of should only be spent in a way which relates to the development in benefit to the city centre. question. The Government are looking to give Council’s greater scope in spending planning contributions on identified strategic infrastructure, identified though the LDF, via the proposed Community Infrastructure Levy. The Council will consider scope for this following completion of the Infrastructure Study. Riverside General support for document. Welcomed. Area Committee, Concern that there are too many vague strategy documents The Core Strategy sets an overall direction for development in the 13th Jan – the ‘devil is in the detail’, i.e. the more detailed plans. city and provides a context for detailed plans such as the AAPs and forthcoming Site Allocations and City Policies documents.

Concern that planning decisions sometimes undermine Planning Committee should make decisions in accordance with

11 planning policy – strategy is ignored and so becomes planning policy but it should also take account of other material meaningless. Proposal by Tesco on Anlaby Road, if considerations. approved, would undermine NaSA AAP and shopping centres on Hessle Road and Anlaby Road.

What are the proposals for gypsies & travellers? Appropriate Sites will be identified in the Allocations DPD. sites need to be allocated, not in the flood plain or in industrial areas.

Has the strategy looked at touring sites for travellers? A need for both permanent and transit pitches has been identified. This can be clarified in the policy. West Area Generally supportive of the approach including protection of Support welcomed. Committee, open spaces and ensuring investment in shopping centres 13th Jan occurs in a way which reflects the hierarchy.

There was a concern that small local open spaces should All open spaces in the city are protected from development if they also be protected for children’s play provision. serve an important local need. The Core Strategy also supports appropriate development within appropriate centres.

There was support for District Heating systems but this Specific proposals would need to be followed though following needed to be followed through into specific measures. completion of a Renewable Energy Study which assesses potential for new forms of energy supply. How this might be achieved will be needed to be taken forward by other parts of the City Council in leading on delivery.

Support for aspects raised by Elected Members of the Support noted but this needs following through in terms of decision Planning Committee including need to protect Birds Eye for making and measures to address short comings. employment use, addressing low wage economy and skills shortages and need for affordable housing, as these aspects are much needed and affect the local area. Planning Deferred in order to take account of Area Committee Noted. Committee, concerns. 19th January North Carr General support for document. Support welcomed. Area Committee, It was noted that Newland Avenue Retail Centre was no The position of the Newland Avenue Retail Centre in the retail 20th January longer shown as a proposed service hub (Option 14 - Issue, hierarchy has been considered but it is not comparable, in terms of options and suggested preferred option- June 08). There was a the scale or variety, to a District Centre. The policy allows flexibility concern that without a ‘District Centre’ designation more café in allowing other non-retail uses in promoting the vitality and - bars/restaurants could appear in the centre. viability of centres. Further evidence is needed in terms of considering when harm to a centre is caused through over proliferation of non-retail uses but this should be specific to

12 centres.

North Carr Area Committee raised concerns about the Concerns noted. monitoring and application of the Biodiversity Action Plan and staffing requirements of the Council to carry out its responsibilities.

It was noted that there appeared to be a conflict between This inevitable conflict has had to be addressed in the Core protecting open space sites and the loss of greenspace Strategy which provides a policy framework that minimises loss when providing more land for other uses and seeks to maintain quality of open spaces along with bringing (housing/employment land). forward land to meet the city’s future economic and housing needs.

Concerns were raised that education provision was covered The Core Strategy provides support for education facilities and for in the supporting text for Policy CS 5 but not mentioned in BSF proposals. the policy itself.

Wyke Area It was considered that the document did very little for the The Core Strategy provides a broad brush approach to planning a Committee, Wyke Area including consideration of community facilities. future Hull. The document contains important policies governing 20th Jan future prospects for this and other Area Committees. Other more detailed site specific Development Plan Documents will follow.

Community engagement is important given the importance of Community engagement is important and the Council has been the policies and impact they might have. working hard to ascertain views and direction of travel. Work to date reflects the front loading work undertaken as outlined in various Reports on engagement, made available in Elected Members Services library.

Princes Avenue was of significance to the city even in terms The Core Strategy recognises Princes Avenue as a Local Centre of scale and nature to the city centre. which meets local needs. Princes Avenue has changed in character but this has not been plan-led or in accordance with previous plan provisions to ensure a more vital and vibrant centre. Housing It was noted that a robust monitoring framework would be A robust monitoring framework is included in the Core Strategy but Scrutiny required. this needs further refinement. Commission, 22nd Jan Concerns were raised about conversions to flats and HMOs There is reference to this in the housing policy and supporting text; in many areas of the city but a specific detailed policy would not be sufficiently strategic in nature to form part of the Core Strategy. It can be considered in further planning documents. Cabinet, 25th Document supported and keen to progress this for public Support welcomed and there is a need to seek views on the draft January consultation purposes. policies for the first time. Response to these will be reported back if there is a need to provide details of a major shift in the draft policy. Park Area Concerns raised about not consulting Area Committees prior We have engaged with Area Committees on this and previous draft Committee, to public release. However, no issues concerning the content versions of the Core Strategy. All Area Committee concerns either

13 27th January of the document were raised. have been or will be addressed in the next draft Publication stage of the Core Strategy. All comments and response to these will be reported to Cabinet and Planning Committee in due course along with these being made available to view in Members Services.

14 Part 1E – City Council officer comments to the ‘Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach’ and proposed revisions to be included in the Publication draft version

Meeting date, attendees (apologies also noted Comments raised Proposed revisions to be taken into account in in brackets) and reason for meeting the Publication Draft version Development management, Hull Forward, Agreed there are no problems with the spatial Support welcomed. One Hull, Transport and Gateway (BSF, vision and it sets a good context to work to – Housing, Economic development, issues is getting others to work to it. Streetscene, Urban design, Culture, Sports development and Parks absent), 23 Feb, 2010 Transport objective missing and is a vital part Agreed and transport objective will be added. of making the city function better. To discuss/agree the spatial vision, regeneration priorities and delivery Need to explain in the supporting text what is Agreed and will be explained in more detail. mechanisms meant by stepped growth in CS1 or cross reference to policies which explains the detail.

Drypool re-development was considered long No change to the Core Strategy is proposed. term but there was a need to flag potential now in the Core Strategy – Gateway needs to refer to this in next update and to steps in realising change here.

Potential at William Wright and Albert Docks Agreed but Core Strategy policy should should be subject to more detailed master provide context for this so reference to ‘subject planning before its future direction is made to more detailed plans’ clear.

Request that Delivery Agents review and make Delivery Agents to review appendices and comments on Appendix A – Delivery supply suggested changes as appropriate. Programme, to ensure that all details are covered along with suggestions about monitoring indicators. Development management, Hull Forward, Discussed use of Code for Sustainable Homes This will be considered in more detail. Urban design, One Hull and Gateway (BSF, and housing design issues. Transport, Housing, Economic development, Streetscene, Culture, Sports development and Clarity of house size requirements. Should There is insufficient evidence at present of Parks absent), 26 Feb, 2010 social housing standards be used as a starting more exacting figures for Hull. point for all residential development within the To discuss/agree the housing section of the city? strategy There is a concern that flexibility is needed in Concern is noted but this is an important the way policies are applied to development aspect of the plan-led system and in the nature proposals. of development management. Further details

15 in the form of City Policies DPD will provide more certainty but the Core Strategy has to determine overarching principles first.

Core Strategy should specify house types in The Core Strategy is strategic and as such catering for ageing population, such as should not specify house types and this does bungalows although there is a potential conflict not guarantee quality living accommodation. with mitigating flood risks. Flood matters are dealt to be dealt with in other parts of the Core Strategy.

There should be provision of Building for Life These standards apply generally but further schemes and Lifetime Homes across the city, viability assessment work is required to help not just in regeneration areas and publicly determine scope of their application. funded housing.

Need to ensure that monitoring is effective in This will be more evident in subsequent order to help understand impact of policies on versions of the document. the quality of place shaping.

Rationale for addressing Previously Developed Rationale will be provided in subsequent draft Land (brownfield) target is needed. although the HMA/SHLAA provides backgrouind.

Key issues around policy wording need Background documents provide the evidence addressing including: for the policy line or approach rather than the document being referred to as part of the 1. difficulty in referring to background policy. The policy output from the evidence documents base will be more clearly referenced in the revised version.

2. density policy repeats national Policy should reflect the character of the guidance generally. Should this go into surrounding area. design chapter?

3. can affordable housing policy refer to Affordable housing policy will set out broad moving people up the housing ladder targets for all or different parts of the city but this needs further evidencing and only if viable.

4. concern about specialist housing Agreed although it is likely that there will be needs as the term is very vague. more of an ageing city population.

Meeting to discuss affordable housing Discussion of overview of evidence for Importance of seeking to provide affordable

16 approach – Deputy Chief Executive, 9 March provision of affordable housing requirement to housing was stressed. Important to ensure 2010 be applied in Hull including need to complete a linkages between planning and housing viability assessment. services.

17 Appendix 2 – Meeting with city stakeholders

Part 2A – Meetings with city stakeholders following issues/options stage (June 2008) of the Core Strategy

Meeting arrangements and date Discussion and outcome How this discussion has informed the Emerging Preferred Approach ARC meeting on design principles, 7 August 2008 Discussion about the importance of the LDF to Early discussion about future design design and future planning of the city. principles to be established for a later event, details of which would be embedded into the LDF including the Core Strategy. HDF Forum, 11 September, 2008 Joint meeting with the Housing Strategy Focus Helped determine a way forward in terms Group with focus on housing market issues and of future open space policy and ways of potential role for renewal of areas along with handling economic downturn regards open space audit/feedback from consultants. housing roll out. Hull Civic Society, 6 October 2008 General discussion about future transport needs Useful in providing context for new of the city. transport chapter of the Core Strategy. ELR Steering Group meeting, 9 October 2008 Broad conclusions and way forward outlined in Provides useful context for future Core terms of future employment needs and land Strategy and Site Allocations DPD. allocations. Integrated Regeneration meeting, 13 October, 2008 Presentation on draft Core Strategy Helps in drawing together key delivery issues/options followed by discussion on link agencies and pre-cursor to development between delivery agencies and development of a of a long term Delivery Programme along Hull Regeneration Prospectus. with development of a city wide spatial strategy. Meeting with East Riding of Yorkshire Council Presentation on Hull Core Strategy Provides further context for Core Strategy Town and Parish Councillors, 6 November 2008 issues/options. Feedback included greater need focus on areas of change and potential to undertake Compulsory Purchase in bringing need to use CPO powers to acquire land back derelict and underused land back into for re-development. Other aspects of beneficial use and concern about loss of housing allocations between Hull and East strategic open gaps between the city and urban Riding will be considered in due course areas of East Riding for housing purposes. once the Hull SHLAA is complete. HDF Forum, 11 December To discuss ‘Hullness’ Provides useful start in terms of developing a character study for the city. National Grid meeting, 19 December To explore the potential for future expansion of Provides some early thinking to capacity the east coast transmission line. of the network to accommodate growth around the port and potential to move a transmission line which currently cuts across Kingswood. It was unlikely that latter could be moved because of prohibitive costs involved. This makes clearer the potential development of land in close proximity to this line, preferably

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Hull Health Co-ordinator, 9 January 2009 Discussion about the long term impact of the Broad discussion useful along with LDF on quality of life and health including access approach to Core Strategy development in to open space and recreation facilities along with improving people’s life chances and well- suitable locations for new health facilities. Also being. Further analysis on incidence of hot discussion about the changing nature of food takeaways is needed. shopping centres involving greater access to hot food takeaways. Kingswood Parks Development Company meeting, Discussion about the next steps in extending Broad concern about the definition of the 14 January 2009 housing onto current employment allocation, the area already given planning permission, retail element to Kingswood including potential for a District Centre but further analysis for use of the Retail Park being defined as a and customer surveys is to be carried out. District Centre. Discussion also took place on Current approach is to define it as a Retail potential complications of additional flood risk Park. Concerns also raised about the through location of housing within a rapid river impact on additional traffic generation. inundation zone. Further details about engineering solutions to flood risk are awaited. Kingswood Parks Development Company meeting, Further discussion about the nature of the Retail As above. 4 February 2009 Park and progress with flood risk matters. Also new proposals for a smaller local shopping centre were received for our consideration. ABP, 12 February 2009 The discussion focussed on the issues that port Core Strategy will make reference to the masterplans would consider and how they would operational port. link with the Hull Development Framework. It was agreed that ABP would lead on the drafting of these masterplans and would consult early in this process with the council to ensure the masterplan meshed with the planning policy. A brief for the masterplan is being produced for Albert and William Wright Dock. East Riding of Yorkshire Council, 5 March 2009 Ongoing discussion about the future sub-regional This helps in understanding in terms of planning of the area and cross boundary working Hull CS aligning to ERYC CS. in relation to housing and employment allocations. SHLAA would resolve most issues about delivery of sites.

SHLAA becoming more important for both Hull and ERYC respective Core Strategies. For ERYC, options involve having to take account of additional housing demand that can not be

19 accommodated in Hull or hold back land for housing until the back end of the plan period (which may also be contrary to RSS).

Climate Change Challenge – Renewables event, Well attended half day session highlighting the Helpful in providing some context for 17 March 2009 role of renewables in the city from an invited list policies in the Core Strategy and in of speakers from Hull University, Croda, local determining need for a more detailed architect, YHRA and English Nature. Highly renewables study. valuable jointly arranged meeting with Hull Civic Society, to raise awareness about renewable potential in Hull. Environment Agency meeting, 26 March 2009 In response to EA comments on the CS I&O, Following receipt of the EA’s comments, a KHCC had redrafted the section on flood risk. redrafted section on flood risk will be The EA are happy in principle with this, and will included in the Emerging Preferred send detailed comments in the next couple of Approach. weeks. Hull Forward, 14 April 2009 To discuss draft Core Strategy chapter on Agreed to note confirming approach about regeneration and how citywide policies from the citywide policies and further clarity needed CCAAP will be taken into account in terms of economic and housing regeneration priorities. Hull Design spotlight, 30 April To consider approach relating to raising design Outcome has helped approach in quality in the city and involvement of ARC in the developing a policy line in the Core design process. Strategy and other DPDs in due course. Hull Civic Society, 5 May Regular meeting to discuss approach to Core Hull Civic Society content with approach Strategy and other planning matters. being adopted and progress made in relation to vision, objectives and evidence base development. HDF Forum, 29 May 2009 Re-convened meeting on spatial vision, SHLAA SHLAA outcomes to be reflected in the and character study. Broad agreement on vision Core Strategy. along with key aspects of housing land including recognition of land supply able to meet long term needs but short term needs are more problematic given current viability issues. Broad recognition that open spaces would have to be used to meet long term needs but that previously used land should be used as a preference. Meeting with National Grid, 16 June To discuss additional grid capacity needs. Considered need for additional capacity to meet economic growth needs of the city. Further discussions to continue once development options are confirmed.

20 Cabe workshop, 2 July 2009 To discuss approach in relation to design and To complete the Character Study to help place making in relation to the Core Strategy and inform the Core Strategy. other parts of the LDF. Cabe welcomed the rapid progress made in producing the LDF including AAPs and Core Strategy. View was held that the character study would help inform design approach. Infrastructure workshop with key stakeholders, 7 Workshop to discuss scope of infrastructure Scope of infrastructure and level of detail July agreed for study. Environment Agency, 23 September 2009 Regular briefing session with a focus on agreeing Policy line on flood risk being firmed up for the approach to flood risk in the Core Strategy the Core Strategy. HDF Forum, 24 September 2009 Update on evidence base production and Outcomes to inform the Core Strategy housing market study update and SHLAA policies on housing supply, brownfield findings including workshop about future targets and need to respond to growing locations of housing across the city. Agreement ageing population. on approach to include infill development within the existing urban area is better than large scale development on greenfield sites; it is preferable to use previously used land; urban extensions into the East Riding would not benefit the city; more bungalows needed; and higher densities may be acceptable in certain locations in meeting our housing numbers. Meeting with Gateway, 3 November 2009 To review outcomes of the evidence base and Further meeting to be established to agree options in terms of future housing land provision. approach. Highlighted issues of concern regarding phasing and distribution within the city although evidence was requested to help inform managed release in period of recession. Renewables Energy workshop with key To consider low carbon and renewable energy To progress to next stage. stakeholders, 4 November 2009 opportunities as part of progressing the Core Strategy policy on renewables. Content of stage 2 report including policy context to options was discussed along with possible criteria for assessing suitability of various renewable energy technologies in the city. HDF Forum, 26 November 2009 To consider draft findings of the Infrastructure Infrastructure study findings accepted by Study and transport issues to be covered in the the Forum members and agreed to carry Core Strategy emerging preferred approach these forward into the Core Strategy. document. Meeting with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, 11 Meeting to discuss cross boundary matters. Updating noted to help inform respective December 2009 Update progress in relation to Core Strategy DPD production. production including infrastructure and surface

21 water management studies engagement. Hull will be taking a stepped approach to delivering the RSS figures whilst the East Riding will be seeking to deliver the figures within the RSS. Meeting with Government Office YandH and ERYC, Meeting to update on Core Strategy progress Useful in setting context for future policy 17 December, 2010 and on detailed conclusions on housing supply development applicable to Hull and including cross boundary housing release with ERYC. ERYC. Meeting with Gateway Strategic Board, 4th Meeting to update on HMA, SHLAA and Core Need for additional evidence base work February 2010 Strategy draft housing policy. Concern raised on viability relating to affordable housing about lack of an affordable housing requirement and development work from there. and target. There was a need to evidence co- ordination with East Riding of Yorkshire and consideration of what tools will be required to bring forward housing. Meeting with ERYC, 18 March 2010 To discuss cross boundary issues of concern General support welcomed. Revisions to arising from the Core Strategy – EPA. Support the next draft version will highlight given to the concise nature of the document as locations of Park and Ride sites more required by Government. General support accurately. offered for the content of the document with the exception of determining potential locations for Park and Ride proposals. Further discussions to help determine the complementary nature of the ERYC Core Strategy. HDF Forum, 19 March 2010 To discuss major matters of strategic significance Support to the spatial vision and to the city that ought to be dealt with in the Core objectives welcomed along with the Strategy or amendments to it and rationale for involvement of HDF Forum members. A this. Broad matters aired about the importance of great deal of the comments made would the Core Strategy to the future city including be considered in more detailed DPDs. broad challenges and potential solutions. General Q and A session followed including rationale surrounding housing numbers and type of housing required, for protecting open space, need to ensure ageing population is catered for, ways of tackling cross city centre movement, city centre parking, along with the broad nature of the direction of the vision and objectives.

22 Part 2B – Meeting with city stakeholders in considering the Core Strategy - Emerging Preferred Approach (February 2010)

Meeting arrangements and date Discussion focus Responses to informing the Core Strategy – Publication draft Disability Group, with Yorkshire Planning Aid, General concern that comments have been Comments noted and are generally supportive of 17 Feb 2010. ignored in the past. the approach being taken in the Core Strategy.

A detailed note is provided below (in Part 2C) Clarification needed on wording of specialist Changes proposed to policies and text where but this section summarises comments made. housing policy. appropriate although a number of suggested approaches will be considered as part of the Support for community facilities policy. more detailed City Policies DPD.

Changes to wording of design policy requested.

Significant shortcomings with the transport policy, particularly lack of reference to accessibility, inclusiveness and disability.

Open space – question over whether needs of the disabled were taken into account in defining local standards.

Voluntary, community and residents groups, 5 Concern that little is made of comments and The City Council does listen to views but March 2010 (via Hull Developing Our that we don't listen - although focus was on balanced conclusions have to be drawn from a Communities and Yorkshire Planning Aid). detailed HRC AAP variety of representations.

A detailed note is provided below (in Part 2C) Document is very important but its the first Noted although community engagement has but this section summarises comments made. people have seen it been on-going

Marfleet Village needs proper planning as a Noted and detail is being dealt with through the mixed housing/employment area rather than emphasis on employment land/uses AAP for Holderness Road Corridor

Community facilities need to be integrated Central Government planning policy seeks together and seen as part of mixed integrated mixed communities as an overarching communities along with allowing broadening objective. The Core Strategy embeds this the range of uses in local shopping centres approach through the proposed policies.

Need more community centres in general Noted, although there is limited evidence for community centres being needed. The suggested policy is to support these as needed.

23 Need for housing type/mix to serve city's best No alteration proposed. The mix and type of interests - more bungalows for growing housing required is set out in the Core Strategy, elderly and ageing population - strategy does and is considered unnecessary to specify not provide a clear direction particular house types.

Housing requirement suggests 48% for 3 bed No alteration proposed as evidence base takes plus housing but this is not right given demographic changes into account. increasing single person households.

PandR is a major challenge and needs to work efficiently but is supported, along with Quality bus corridors are generally along radial roads and connect district and local centres. quality bus corridors, provided there was a good range of facilities/shops on route or at hubs.

Waste policy very bland and no/limited Waste policy has been redrafted. Much of the justification - so flawed - so what is point of it detail will be dealt with in the Joint Waste DPD. and does it say more than national policy or RSS?

Castle St project a priority or pedestrian foot This has been a key aim for some time and will bridge across carriageway is much needed to occur when the Castle Street improvement draw city centre together scheme is given the go-ahead.

No further development on open spaces This general principle is reflected in the Core should be a core principle of the strategy Strategy.

Where is the money for investment to meet A Delivery Programme will help explain what aspirations - too much aspiration? known funding will go where, although the strategy also provides details about what is needed over the life of the Core Strategy.

Flooding a major challenge but concern about Agreed personal insurance and drain impact on insurance coverage for existing maintenance are not within the planning remit. residents in high risk areas such as at Kingswood and more could be done to maintain land drains by dredging which would reduce flood risk

Need to ensure that cycle lanes are provided There are differing views on this. The Council although others thought they should be provides cycle lanes both on and off road,

24 provided as part of the road space according to opportunities available.

There is a need to ensure that particular uses The Core Strategy contains policies that aim to occur in the right locations to avoid people support district and local centres in providing a having to make cross city bus trips via the city good range of facilities for day-to-day needs. centre. Facilities in west Hull are not very Facilities with a citywide catchment should be accessible, by bus, from east Hull. located in the city centre where they are most easily accessible to most people. Need to extend the boundary to accommodate development in East Riding Not within the control of the Local Planning because of the high risks of flooding in Hull. Authority.

What is being done to regenerate other run Preston Road is part of Holderness Road down parts of the city such as Preston Road Corridor AAP so no further detail required in and Orchard Park? Core Strategy.

Youth Forum meeting, Saturday, 6 March A detailed note is provided below (in Part 2C). Comments noted and are supportive of the 2010 approach being taken in the Core Strategy.

Age concern, 11 March, 2010 A detailed note is provided below (in Part 2C). Comments noted and are supportive of the approach being taken in the Core Strategy.

Winifred Holtby School, 11 & 12 March, 2010 Questions were asked of groups directly Comments noted and are supportive of the related to issues in the Core Strategy. approach being taken in the Core Strategy.

More housing is required, but it needs to be housing that people can afford.

Important that open spaces and public transport are kept and improved, but need to be affordable and safe.

Strong support for District Shopping Centres and expansion of local facilities supported.

More renewable energy should be provided, but this should not be at the expense of people’s quality of life. Hull College meetings, 24 and 25th March Support for better quality mixed communities Comments noted and are supportive of the 2010 including affordable and larger houses to approach being taken in the Core Strategy. attract people to live in Hull to improve the local

25 A detailed note is provided below (in Part 2C) economy. Selective demolition is also needed. but this section summarises the common themes raised. Support for renewables but these need to be realised.

Support for protecting and improving open spaces including having more of them (or bigger parks) along with recreation facilities.

Need for wider range of shops and leisure facilities especially in the city centre and district centres.

Education needs addressing otherwise this will put potential business investment off.

Need for new businesses to give Hull a reason for being.

Support for Park and Ride provided service is more frequent and cheaper.

Should be highly accessible health ‘super centres’ to as many people as possible.

26 Part 2C – detailed notes from meetings outlined in Part B above from Yorkshire Planning Aid

DEVELOPING OUR COMMUNITIES (DOC) WORKSHOPS, 5th March 2010

2 workshop sessions were held at Hull Community Church with 23 individuals from the Developing our Communities network. The whole group was split into 2 discussion groups. Each group took part in 2 workshops. Workshop 1 covered housing, community facilities, and the economy. Workshop 2 covered transport, design, flood risk, green/open space, and low carbon energy. Because the time for each workshop was limited, the groups’ interests determined the areas discussed and the time spent on topics.

The comments are recorded below.

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid – Mike Dando (Staff) & Joe Varga (Volunteer) Developing Our Communities representation - 23 individuals

Name Organisation Postcode Mrs Hodge TARA HU8 7SS Mrs Dent TARA HU8 7SS Mrs Drewery Bricknell Avenue Church HU5 4ED Mr Drewery Bricknell Avenue Church HU5 4ED Mr Barry Robinson Eye Gate Karen ARC Fran McStay SNA Keith Griffiths Planning Department James Russell Star / Goodwin HU1 1HL Robin Scott Star / Goodwin HU1 1HL Lyndsey Phillpot Marfleet Village Residents’ Association HU9 5QP Sylvia Usher Bricknell Avenue Church HU5 4ED Alan Padwick Sutton Park Residents’ Association HU7 4AR Sean Tierney The Groves NW HU8 7HU Vicki Skelton The Groves NW HU8 7HU Wendy Stevens The Groves NW HU8 7HG Shirley Skelton The Groves NW HU6 8BB Lausanne Tranter Transition Hull HU3 3DN John Callow DOC

27 Group 1 Workshop 1

Comments on Housing • There is not enough focus on the housing needs of older people. • There should be more focus on the housing needs of older generations given that we have an ageing population. • The policy should have specific requirements for the mix of tenures to be provided by large developments. • The idea of developing in the Kingswood area is flawed because of the high risk of flooding in the area. Getting house insurance can already be problematic. If buyers of new houses cannot get insurance they won’t buy the houses.

Comments on Community Facilities • District and local centres need to be allowed to develop a wider range of services, for example, restaurants. • Supermarket developments should be resisted because they lead to a reduced number of shops. • A lot of pubs have been closing, existing pub premises should be protected. • We don’t want centralised planning dictating. • There needs to be more community centres where local meetings can take place. • Youth centres need to be local so that young people will want to use them.

Workshop 2

Comments on Transport Castle Street Improvements • The group agreed that improvements are needed. • Although 1 person questioned whether the improvements should be a priority – because the port may not be busy in 15 years time, the rest of the group agreed that these improvements should be a top priority. • Any improvements need to support regeneration in the neighbouring areas, stopping road access to these areas will not provide this support. • The difficulties that the road causes for pedestrians is not recognised in the strategy and improvements for pedestrians are not discussed. • The improvements need to connect the 2 areas on each side better.

Park & Ride • There was general support for Park and Ride schemes and recognition that they could reduce congestion. • To get people to choose to use Park and Ride facilities they will need to be easily accessed by car, the buses will need to accommodate people and their shopping/bikes/other bulky items safely.

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Quality Bus Corridors • There was support for improved bus corridors using guided buses or bus lanes even though it is recognised that this would increase congestion for cars. • A lot of people were critical of the bus network because all routes take you to the city centre: o What about links from the corridors to the actual areas where people live? o There needs to be more transport hubs where you can change buses to connecting services without going into the centre. o We need a circular bus that goes around the city.

Improvements to Walking/Cycling Routes • Improvements were supported. It is important to get them [cyclists] off the pavements.

Other Transport Comments • City centre gridlock is made worse by the amount of level crossings, why can’t something be done?

Comments on Managing Flood Risk • The idea to raise floor levels is supported. • The group also suggest houses where the ground floor is not a habitable part of the house. Ground floors could be used as above ground cellars, garages or other types of car parks. • Because the district is so heavily at risk from flooding perhaps its boundary needs to be increased to accommodate development. • It is right to look at the maintenance of existing watercourses, this hasn’t happened – drains need clearing regularly. • Views on the idea of using green spaces to store water were mixed: o One person suggested that we should be getting the water away, while another highlighted that contained water areas could leak. o Other people were more in favour. It was suggested that dykes could be used to store water and take it away slowly. • The group agreed that the flood defences identified in the strategy are the correct locations for improvements. • It was also highlighted that, in the past, floods have been caused by poor water pipes bursting. The whole city has been grid locked after just 1 pipe has burst.

Comments in Renewable & Low Carbon Energy • The whole group were in favour of supporting low carbon energy generation facilities. Group 2 Workshop 1

Comments on Housing • There was concern over how the strategy will deal with possible shortfalls in funding, for example, after a change of Government.

29 • How will the council encourage private developers to invest in ‘less desirable’ areas such as Orchard Park and Preston Road, rather than places like Kingswood? • The group also ask whether the requirement for 48% of new homes to have 3 or more bedrooms is too high, particularly if the need for more homes is driven by a move to smaller households through, for example, more single young people and older people living longer? • A number of difficulties were identified with using quality housing to attract people to Hull: o Providing larger quality homes will not tackle the other disadvantages Hull has, such as poor schools and low educational achievement, so on its own it won’t be enough to attract people. o The housing market in Hull is closely linked to that of the East Riding. If the East Riding is also planning to provide these types of homes then people will not choose Hull. • When building a new area of housing it is important to nurture a sense of community. The types of houses need to be mixed, e.g. 1 bed bungalows, terraces, detached etc. There should also be a mix of tenure. • It was agreed that a mix of housing and tenure types is a good idea because it means people can stay in their community when their housing needs change. • When planning for areas of mixed housing design details should be given a high priority. Social housing and affordable housing should be indistinguishable from other tenure types. • Some people voiced concerns that changes to the housing mix in existing areas, particularly converting family houses to houses of multiple occupancy, could harm the existing sense of community. • Plans for areas of new housing must include provision for a wide variety of community and social needs, for example, youth clubs and community centres as well as health and education facilities. • The council need to do more to protect local retail centres. Measures that will keep shops and facilities open and will make these places easy to access and use should be carried out.

Workshop 2

Comments on Transport Castle Street Improvements • The group agree that the biggest priority should be improvements to Castle Street. • The busy Castle Street acts as a barrier and splits the city centre up. Improvements are needed to join the city up. • Pedestrians suffer from the fractured city centre caused by this street so routes for them are important, especially because Hull has low car ownership. • A number of possible improvements were identified: o Some people said that footbridges should be included in any scheme while others suggested that pedestrians don’t like to use them. o Popular suggestions included creating a large land bridge over the road or putting it beneath ground using ‘cut and cover’. Although it was identified that these would be very expensive solutions it was also highlighted that lesser schemes may not do much to make things better and Castle Street should be the priority.

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Park and Ride • There was support for more Park and Ride schemes but no agreement that they should be a priority. • Some people felt that improving bus connections within the city is more important than Park and Ride in East Hull. They added that Park and Ride would be more useful in North and West Hull. • Any new Park and Ride facilities need to be convenient to use, well signposted, safe and secure. • Concern was expressed that there has been little information on the potential sites for these facilities. • Pedestrian safety needs to be a key concern when designing any new Park and Ride facility.

Quality Bus Corridors on Radial Roads • It’s not just about improving the bus services along these routes but also making sure facilities are located along them and within easy reach of bus stops.

Improvements to Cycle Routes • The whole group agreed that the provision for cyclists needs improving. • The group identified that the Core Strategy provides little detail on the type of improvements that may happen. • They discussed whether cycle lanes on existing roads or segregated cycle routes would be the best way forward. Some feel that separate routes are best because cyclists would be safer, while others think that this just allows motorists to drive faster. • A compromise was suggested and all agreed to it. Separate facilities around busy and dangerous junctions should be provided but elsewhere improvements should be made to existing roads that make cycling safer but keep cyclists as part of the road traffic.

Rail Freight to Ports • Yes, this should be a priority because it is an important way to reduce the amount of freight carried by roads through Hull.

Comments on Food Risk • A number of people suggested that the severity of recent floods in Hull could have been lessened if the council ensured that all the drains and gullies were kept clear. • The river Hull could have more capacity to carry flood waters away if it was dredged regularly. This used to be done but since they stopped doing it flooding has got much worse.

31 HULL ACCESS IMPROVEMENT GROUP WORKSHOP, 17th February 2010

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid – Mike Dando (Staff) & Carl Glossop (Volunteer) Hull Access Improvement Group – 5 individuals

Name Organisation George Brentnall Hull CC Adrian Barnes White North Bank Forum Brian Archibald HAIG & DFG Carole Sewell HAIG & DFG Pam Quick Individual DFG

Consultees declared that it was important that their comments were listened to.

General Points • There were problems with the St Stephens crossing in terms of it being very dangerous and comments were not taken on board for the application. • There have been a couple of accidents recently at this junction and speed limits in this area are not adhered to. • The time to cross the pedestrian crossing between the station and House of Fraser is insufficient. • Are principals able to be interpreted into the core strategy? The core strategy provides the links to further more detailed documents. • Lots of good things going on in the city but it is frustrating when corners are cut in order to get projects finished. It is annoying when TV companies visit and the city receives bad press when more time could be spent on the finishing touches. This includes decent access not only to residents but to everybody.

Policy CS2.4 • Lifetime homes are appropriate in all circumstances, so not sure about the phrase ‘where appropriate’. • Supporting wording is a lot stronger than the actual policy which seems weak in comparison. 2011 Public Housing, 2013 all housing ‘where appropriate’ leaves too much room to get out of, can blame flooding. • Converting existing homes into lifetime homes can cost tens of thousands of pounds as a comparison to building new homes. People can become disabled very quickly and without notice. • Why do we have to be spoon fed by government, we pay taxes to a local authority, why can’t the authority be forward thinking and take a lead with the issue. • Gateway can deliver lifetime homes at the targets set. • With respect to public sector housing, the target cannot be wriggled out of so requires a stronger policy. • Level planning fields across local authorities are needed to guarantee the delivery of lifetime homes.

32 • Find it difficult when people say they were unaware of flood risks. • The job of producing the planning policy is to meet the requirements of people from many sides of the argument and tap into as many of those groups as possible. • How do you assess what is considered to be high quality, as any homes with disabled access would be good. • Received an application for an extension for disabled access which was wrong for the area and had a series of problems, therefore was refused as poor quality but is presented as a heartless council refusing an application. • Understand that things are not refused for the sake of it but want a better finish. • A housing market assessment for Hull was undertaken, showing that there is a significant amount of small housing which reflects a need for bigger houses, but there will be exception for extra care homes. Could need further explanation and a policy statement to follow on from the paragraph.

Policy CS5, points 11,12,13, p.55 • Lots of good work with large new surgeries being opened with drop in centres for anyone that falls ill in that area. • Strategic partnerships are working well together. • Would be good to have another out of hour’s unit. This put together as a hierarchy. • Definitions of access not always the same between these documents and the people. For example hoists and access to swimming pools. Hoists are available at Total Fitness / Haltemprice etc. Total Fitness came up with a whole programme relating to disability and medication to make sure you can keep fit without over exerting yourself. Issue for the disabled communities to have further discussion with the departments who provide these kinds of services. Could learn from the private sector. • Planning comes into the provision of higher quality future services.

DESIGN Building Quality Policy CS6, point 2 • Inclusive is a better word than accessible as there is less room for interpretation. • You would like to be able to go to someone else’s house and for it to be accessible. • If these are all lifetime homes this no longer becomes an issue. • Word ‘inclusive’ should be included in the glossary so Hull CC can show what they mean by it in comparison to the wider knowledge of its meaning. • Mirrors are often too high in disabled toilets. • Speaking to hotels, in certain circumstances quite inexpensive simple solutions can be used to make all facilities in the hotel accessible. • How does the target of all lifetime homes level 6 by 2016 work? This implies that lifetime homes do not kick in until 2016 but how does this fit in with the national target for 2013. Needs spelling out properly.

TRANSPORT Policy CS4, p.41

33 • Taxis are not easy to gain access to from the station as the collection point is outside the station. Particularly if you travel by coach as no taxis can gain access to the rear of the station. If you are left outside the station there is no one to call to help with luggage etc. • Entrances to St Stephens create cold air blowing through the covered street. Looks good and functions well so ends up being design vs. function. • Worth qualifying ‘reducing car use and disabled parking’. When disabled parking is provided, for example one space, when carers come to visit there is no room for them to park and many are receiving tickets. Level of parking in this area is relatively good and there is pressure from government to reduce that and to reduce car use. • Is there some kind of badge that can be provided to carers so they can park on double yellow lines for a certain amount of time? • Inclusive needs to be enlarged. • Would like to see no shared space in traffic calming areas.

OPEN SPACE • Inclusive design – right kind of bollards etc. If some of this is permitted development, could suspend PD rights.

Policy CS18 • How far are you willing to walk to an open space? Study has been done into levels. West Park is an example of an open space with the wrong type of bollards. • A lot of open space is about the detail. Make sure subsequent documents containing details say everything it should. • Not just doing something, but understand why you are doing it. This gets the detail right.

34 HULL COLLEGE WORKSHOPS, 24 and 25th March 2010

5 workshop sessions were held with students at Hull College, obtaining comments from 60 individuals. They were firstly asked to comment on the good and bad aspects of the area they live in and then comment on the Core Strategy proposals. In each session the group was split into 2 discussion groups. Each group worked with a facilitator and a scribe and both groups covered the same material.

The comments are recorded below.

Group 1 24th March 2010

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid - Andy Wood (Staff) & Abs Sabir, Eric Stowe & Joe Varga (Volunteers) Hull College - 10 applied science students (See Table 1 for names)

After introductions and scene setting from Andy Wood, the students were divided into two groups to discuss what they liked / disliked about where they lived and the Emerging Core Strategy.

Group A (5 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Cottingham A lot of facilities for young Not enough clubs adults/children Buses are too expensive Hull New Theatre Need a stadium/venue for Lots of shops music.

Anlaby Road Shopping Not enough clubs Hull New Theatre Public transport is poor Nothing to do for young people.

Elloughton City centre life Not enough clubs Shops/entertainment Public transport too expensive Not enough youth facilities

35 Skate parks are too far apart

Market Weighton The Shops Crime rate Leaving Hull! Transport/traffic

Cleveland Street The Deep The smell of the oil refinery The rugby Crime rate Traffic

Comments on Housing issues • Affordable housing is very important issue. • Many empty homes. • Smaller households wanting to own their own homes. • Mixed-housing gets rid of prejudice • Developers should be able to negotiate percentage of affordable homes. • More large and attractive homes will attract people to live in Hull. • More flats, possibly with gardens for socialising. • Beverley Hills-style communities. • Empty homes should be occupied, with some being demolished. • Housing needs regenerating. • More housing in city centre and edge of city centre. • Hull needs better transport to link communities e.g. underground, trams, etc. • More housing in city centre to create viability and lively atmosphere.

Comments on Renewable Energy • Hull needs to create low carbon developments and produce renewable energy. • Concerned about wind turbines being near housing. • Tidal power on the Humber • Biomass facility for Hull • Renewable energy would create new jobs. • Try installing green energy installations where people want them (Many fields/open spaces in Cottingham – should be utilised better e.g. for wind energy).

Comments on Open Spaces • Hull should have a zoo • Connecting the Docks and The Deep to Hull city centre. • Having an arena would bring in tourism.

36 • More open spaces in every community. • Have better and bigger parks. • Big parks, for example West Park. • Having more facilities in parks, e.g. cafes, etc. • Denny Lane Park should be revamped. • There should be a linear park on the Humber and River Hull, having promenades, skate parks, etc. • Parks should be safe to use, e.g. policed and have more security. • Parks should be safe guarded for future. • Open spaces should be protected and not built on. • Having more park-keepers/wardens would make parks safer. • Pearson Park has good facilities. Other Hull parks should follow this example.

Group B (5 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes City Centre x 2 Close to the KC stadium, the Not enough leisure facilities hospital, the station and Abusive gangs on the streets shops Crime and drugs Not enough local pubs and clubs

Close to college Too many druggies Lots of shops Need more places to play Cinema basketball Racial abuse Too many muggings

Bransholme Parks Drug users Leisure and shopping Crime Close to Kingswood Not enough parking in town and its too expensive to pay every day Sutton Its quiet and peaceful Speed bumps are too big The housing is good Orchard Park Plenty of buses No local services Good grassy areas outside Not close to supermarkets the houses. Crime

37 Nice house Busy main road

Comments on Housing issues • Putting most housing in the four areas will mean congestion will get very bad in those areas. • There shouldn’t be lots of new houses in St. Andrews because it’s too near to lots of factories and large roads. • There needs to be facilities and services for the new houses too. • Do we actually need all these new houses? • The amount of new housing is too much. • We don’t want high-rise flats. • There should be a mix of house types built with different numbers of bedrooms including smaller 2 bedroom homes.

Demolish or refurbish empty homes? • Why can’t empty houses that are refurbished or rebuilt count towards the target? • Some of the houses in Bransholme were intended to be temporary but they are still there many years later. Many of them are in a terrible state and should be replaced. • A lot of new houses are badly built. I know someone who got a new house on The Willows and it had cracks in the walls. • When the council have refurbished houses the work has been poor.

Comments on Shops & Leisure • The St Stephen’s centre is rubbish, there aren’t enough shops and the coffee shop is very expensive. • The St. Stephen’s centre should be more like the Trocadero in London where there are good shops and leisure as well like a funfair and cinema. • There is not enough choice of shops and too many branches of the same shops. • There should be a wider range of shops especially high street chains for men. • Bowling in the city centre would be good.

Comments on Open Space • There are not enough open spaces. • New housing developments should include good quality open spaces. • The existing parks need better facilities, such as astroturf and basketball courts. • There should be more open spaces and parks for people living close to the city centre.

Group 2 24th March 2010

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid - Andy Wood (Staff) & Abs Sabir, Eric Stowe & Joe Varga (Volunteers) Hull College - 12 construction students (See Table 1 for names)

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After introductions and scene setting from Andy Wood, the students were divided into two groups to discuss what they liked / disliked about where they lived and the Emerging Core Strategy.

Group A (6 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes North Hull Alex Henderson Building Buses (Hull College) Smelly nightclubs Shopping malls The parking opportunities

Northolme The Deep – very good Train Station is horrible Great building corner City centre – unattractive Flats near city centre are horrible Bus stations need to be improved

Sutton Making more of a name for Too many of the same itself company

Thorngumbald Local shops Traffic New shopping centre Run-down areas New footpath near The Deep Uneven roads

Hedon Character, every building has a story, especially old buildings. Ground-breaking monuments – iconic. The Deep Architecture Hub

Ferriby Certain parks Transport University Certain Roads Museums

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Comments on Housing issues • 18, 000 new homes being proposed. • Many empty homes and other commercial buildings. • Many homes have been demolished. • Empty homes problem is long-standing. • Good condition homes should be refurbished. • The areas containing empty homes can contribute towards the housing market. • Certain flats should be demolished in Bathurst Street. • Demolish/refurbish areas such as Bransholme. • Should be a mixture of affordable and expensive housing in most communities. • What is regarded as affordable housing? • Encourage shared ownership. • Developers should be able to negotiate the percentage of affordable housing in their developments. • Having more large homes as opposed to terraces. • Better public transport would connect communities made-up of quality and mixed-housing. • New housing should be concentrated in the city centre but there are many empty commercial properties. • Lots of derelict housing. • Spread new housing developments all over the city.

Comments on Environmental issues & the Economy • There should be new economic drivers. • Needs new transport infrastructure. • There has to be a good reason for people to relocate to Hull. • Industry has not changed much. • Hull needs to be unique. • Have more alternative/renewable energy installations.

Comments on Transport • Having trams and more integrated transport. • Adopting more carbon-free transport. • Cycle transport could not be fully adopted until crime falls. • Some people not too keen for a new transport system – Hull is a fairly small city. • We are happy to engage with the Hull Core Strategy consultation process as long as we receive feedback.

Group B (6 students)

40 Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole) * People living outside the district were asked to comment on Hull as a whole.

Where you live Likes Dislikes St. Andrews Close to the centre Not much to do Close to the hospital Traffic is bad Decent night life Parking is difficult in the centre Shopping facilities not good

Kingswood Lots of facilities like a The houses are built very shopping centre, a cinema, close together. bowling, and restaurants are The direct bus to the city just a short walk away. centre isn’t very regular. Good buses Sutton Park Lots of bus services Drugs. Kingswood is close by and has lots of shopping and leisure facilities. Brough* The KC stadium Shabby buildings/too much Hull College graffiti. Easy to get to. Transport is expensive

Driffield* Relatively frequent trains Untidy and shabby Hull college Hornsea* Good night life Public transport is poor but so is parking Only basic shopping Lots of crime

Comments on Housing issues

Priority areas for housing • Yes, these are the parts of the city where more houses should be built.

Refurbish or demolish empty homes? • The council should be refurbishing empty houses. • No, they need to be demolished so that better houses can be built. Some of the houses around Bransholme are shocking.

41 Housing type and mix etc. • Yes, it’s a good idea to build more larger homes to attract more wealthy people because Hull is not a rich place. It will improve the economy. • But we need jobs for these people too and the companies won’t come. • Its not just housing that puts wealthy people off from coming to Hull, the education is the worst in the country. • A lot of the buildings in the city centre, especially around the railway station, are shabby and don’t look welcoming. • There needs to be better attractions and facilities in Hull • Are the council concerned with improving the lives of the people in Hull or just attracting new people in?

Affordable housing • There shouldn’t be lots of new posh flats because they are too expensive. No one can afford them. • Affordable housing is a good idea but it needs to look good. • We don’t want high-rise. • Everyone wants a cheap house but the danger is that quality will suffer.

Design • People have more respect for better looking and well designed homes.

Comments on Transport • Kingswood and Sutton have good bus connections and there are good trains services into Hull. • Public transport is too expensive and there are no discounted fares for students. • Driving into Hull is a problem but driving around once you’re there is ok, apart from Castle Street. • Parking facilities should be improved. • Better facilities for cyclists are a good idea.

Park and Ride • It takes too long to travel into Hull on the bus. • It is a good idea, the scheme in York is good. • It would need to be a cheaper and more frequent service. • People would need education in order to use it.

Group 3 24th March 2010

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid - Andy Wood (Staff) & Abs Sabir, Eric Stowe & Joe Varga (Volunteers) Hull College - 13 health students (See Table 1 for names)

42 After introductions and scene setting from Andy Wood, the students were divided into two groups to discuss what they liked / disliked about where they lived and the Emerging Core Strategy.

Group A (6 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Gipsyville x 2 Shopping Lack of shops Neighbours Not nice people Rugby Football

Shopping Lack of shops My new home Small houses Hull FC Hull KR

Anlaby Road Shopping centre, big Tesco Don’t like Hull Central Library Princes Quay Some old, old buildings Queens Gardens

East Hull Nightlife Boring Hull has bad reputation Bus services are poor Needs new shops

Boothferry Park Hull FC Hull KR Pubs Craven Park Shops Preston Road Overall East Hull

Coniston Town-life Transport Shops Hull FC Hull KR Lack of Employment

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Comments on Housing issues

• Not all areas have empty homes. • Lot of empty homes in East Hull. • Empty homes should be refurbished instead of being demolished. • Group divided on whether ‘certain homes should be refurbished or demolished’. • Houses (current stock) are not diverse enough, for example not enough suitable homes for families. • Mixed opinions on whether there should be private or council housing. • Overall agreement that there should be 30% of affordable housing in all new developments. • New developers should be able to negotiate affordable housing percentages. This would be a positive move for Hull. • Newington/St Andrews have had many new family homes built. • Not enough cross-city/citywide transport links. • Local area identity is a major issue. • Need for better quality housing.

Comments on Healthcare issues

• Some areas have good facilities whilst others don’t. • Should have better transport links to the proposed health ‘supercentres’. • Lack of specialist care/health services/facilities. • Should have more integrated facilities. • Have better district centres.

Comments on Transport issues

• More frequent/efficient transport services. • Not enough convenient transport services and poor connectivity. • Have more bridges over the A63 to link communities. • Not many youths visit the Old Town, Docks/Quays. • Mixed views on whether to have traffic-calming measures in areas/neighbourhoods.

44 Group B (7 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Anlaby Road x 2 Nice and quiet Drug takers Park close by Too many pubs Near to shops and transport Too much traffic Litter Not safe

Shops KC stadium makes it too busy Lots of pubs on match days Lots of take-aways Too many teenagers causing trouble Litter from take-aways

Spring Bank Close to town Not many restaurants Quiet area

Orchard Park Doctor’s surgery nearby No variety of shops Open spaces Drug takers Nice people High crime Dangerous driving

Holderness Road Pubs Drug takers Shops Not enough pubs Take-aways Thieves Speeding traffic

Sutton Take-aways No houses for locals because A good variety of small of too many foreigners shops Not enough buses

North Bransholme Shops Crime Anti-social behaviour Poor parks

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Comments on Housing issues • We shouldn’t be building all these houses when people can’t afford to get or pay mortgages. • There is no room on Holderness Road for more houses.

Refurbish or demolish empty homes? • The council should only demolish the worst ones. • They should assess each house and only pull it down if it’s really bad. • Houses on Woodcock Street and Hawthorn Avenue should be knocked down. • Houses that are occupied should not be knocked down because of the disruption to the families in these houses.

Housing type and mix etc • Too many large homes are planned • It is a good idea to get richer people into the city because it might bring better shops. • We shouldn’t push poorer people out. • The new houses should not all look the same.

Group 4 25th March 2010

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid - Andy Wood (Staff) & Alan Mitchell, Abs Sabir, Eric Stowe (Volunteers) Hull College – 19 joinery students (See Table 1 for names)

After introductions and scene setting from Andy Wood, the students were divided into two groups to discuss what they liked / disliked about where they lived and the Emerging Core Strategy.

Group A (8 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Greatfield The Deep Disrespectful youths Concrete jungle Mount Pleasant East Park The roads

46 State of the houses Lambwath Road Nightlife in town Roads are bad Good for shopping Housing estates Fishing ponds Crime

Willerby x 2 * Quiet Road surface terrible Good transport services Speed bumps Easy access to motorways etc Pot holes

Haltemprice Leisure centre Not much to do Willerby Retail Park Pot holes Quiet Speed bumps Sainsburys Kilpin [Selby] * Quiet No amenities Open space Bad roads Well presented homes Thunder bugs Bransholme x 2 KC Stadium Hull itself City Centre Looks crap in some areas Hollywood Bowl Crime Cinema Pubs Nightclubs

East Park Not much to do Amount of swimming pools Road surfaces are inadequate Amount of restaurants

* Note. Students who did not live in Hull were asked to comment on the City Centre (as users). However, the above comments are about Willerby and Kilpin (Selby).

Comments on Housing issues • There are many empty houses, e.g. in areas such as Preston Road. 5 of the group thought that empty houses should be demolished, 3 thought that they should be refurbished. • The reputation of an area is caused by the people living there. • Changing an area’s name can help improve its reputation. • Demolition and redevelopment will help attract new people. • All agreed that good houses should be kept but bad houses replaced. • Build on brownfield first then greenfield if necessary. • Large houses will make Hull more attractive.

47 • Hull needs investment and regeneration to catch up with other cities such as Manchester and Leeds. This is needed to attract new people. • All hope to eventually own their home. • Affordable housing – The Council waiting list is three years, therefore more affordable housing is needed. There should be a high affordable target of 30% or more. • Mixed housing estates are desirable.

Comments on Open Space • Open spaces bring health benefits. • Some open spaces are abused. • East Park is particularly good. • Most of the group use the parks. • 3 of the group feel safe in parks; 3 feel unsafe. • Some parks are too small. If unstaffed, there are more problems. • If open space is developed, replacement space is important and extra for the new development.

Comments on Shopping/Leisure issues • Most shop by car. • Few use the bus for shopping. • Public transport is too expensive. • There should be cheap fares for young people. • More leisure like “Xscape” at Castleford is needed. • Shops at Bransholme are used for everyday needs. • More leisure facilities, like Prince’s Quay are needed. • Major leisure facilities should be located near the centre if suitable sites can be found.

Group B (11 students) Where do you live, Likes/Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Orchard Park Transport Drugs Local shops Alcoholics Crime

Aldborough Shops Traffic

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Priory Park Shops Traffic Links to other cities, i.e. Leeds Old buildings, run-down and London Less local products, i.e. butchers Leisure activities and bakeries Hull Royal Infirmary is poor

Beverley Cinema Dirty Rough Smells Transport

Goole Shopping Traffic congestion Cinema Expensive trains Bowling Ice skating

Brandesburton Shops Transport Nightlife

Sutton Pubs Rough Football People Crime Expensive Housing

Ings Good amount of buses Good option of supermarkets Shops

North Bransholme Easy to get to places Dirty and rough Good cinema Expensive Good shops Not a lot to do Primary schools Ugly houses Smelly

Bridlington Hull FC Traffic Smells

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Catwick Princes Quay Traffic Cost of parking Unsightly views

Comments on Housing issues

• 18,000 new houses are proposed for Hull in the next 20 years. • Depending on the state of the housing some should be demolished and some should be refurbished. • Proposed areas of new housing (Holderness Road, Newington and St Andrews, Orchard Park and North Bransholme) are currently council estates. • Raised issue of flood risk to the Hull area. • Mixture of views on building new family homes. • What could Hull offer to new residents? • Tower blocks are not a good option for new affordable housing. • New housing should have gardens, parking spaces and balconies. • 1 – 2 bedroom flats would be a good option.

Comments on Shops & Services • City centre is looking tired and is deteriorating. • Create more urban open spaces. • Having better cultural facilities, such as concert venues, nightclubs, quality restaurants and shops, would be positive for the city.

Comments on Transport issues • Public transport is fair. • Can be difficult to drive into Hull, especially when you are coming from outside. • Not a good place to cycle. • Creating more safer cycleways, especially off-road routes. • Creating some Park and Ride sites would ease congestion in Hull.

Group 5 25th March 2010

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Present Yorkshire Planning Aid - Andy Wood (Staff) & Alan Mitchell, Abs Sabir, Eric Stowe (Volunteers) Hull College - 13 plumbing students (See Table 1 for names)

After introductions and scene setting from Andy Wood, the students were divided into two groups to discuss what they liked / disliked about where they lived and the Emerging Core Strategy.

Group A (7 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Bransholme x 3 Shopping Bagheads [drug users?] Craven Park [rugby supporter] Smell Transport good Some housing estates

Company (people) Theft (cars) Quiet at bedtime Druggies Hull College Not many things to do in the daytime

Night life (Town) Thieves Hull College Druggies Local gyms Hull KR Holderness Road Night life round town Drug users Craven Park (rugby supporter) Hull FC Good transport My street

Good shops Druggies Bridlington Lots of places to eat Tramps Woodmansey * No free parking near town Aldborough It has everything you need Some estates Comments on City Centre (shops) Theft and drug addicts Easy transport around The appearance in some places Nightlife

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Good place to shop Some people are idiots Nightlife Stinks College Too many police

* Note. Students who did not live in Hull were asked to comment on the City Centre [as users].

Comments on Housing issues • Many empty homes. • The group felt it was better to demolish empty/old homes rather than refurbish them. • Orchard Park was identified as a problem area, and it was felt by all that the problem was the people. • All liked the new housing on the former docklands. • All agreed that bigger, better houses were desirable to improve the area and attract people. • All agreed that new housing areas should be mixed. • All the students hoped to be able to buy their own homes. • All thought that affordable housing was badly needed. • It was felt that flats in the City Centre were good for young people but houses with gardens were needed for moving on and better for families.

Comments on Leisure/Tourism issues • Most use gyms. • Most of those present watched rugby regularly. • Most have visited the Deep 1 or 2 times; one had been approx 8 times. • For nights out most use the City Centre, but sometimes local centres. • It was generally felt that Hull had good facilities. • A variety of means of transport were used for getting to the Centre. • The group felt the City Centre was good but could be improved, for example by getting rid of empty properties and by attracting better shops. • It was agreed that the City Centre should have priority for regeneration. • Bransholme centre requires improvement and needs better/designer shops. The group liked ASDA at Kingswood and said the Retail Park is popular. • Bus services in the area are good but prices are too high.

Comments on Waste issues • The group was in favour of incinerators but not located in the City Centre; the countryside was considered better. • Some of the group doubted global warming. • Plant more trees. • Burn waste for energy.

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Group B (6 students) Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes North Newbald Shopping Access to Hull (Transport) Cinema Road system Good buildings Queens Gardens Transport College Restaurants Trinity Market

Bridlington Shopping Bad areas Nightlife Have to find way around Good transport crime College Getting stabbed Trinity Market Travel costs

Leconfield Shops Crime Nightlife Bad housing estates Good transport Litter Good college Travel quality Trinity Market Trains don’t stop at certain stations

East Hull (centre) Good shops Not enough playing fields Trinity Market College

Everthorpe Good shops Rough Queens Gardens Not much to do College Litter on streets Good food Some bad-looking areas Good developments Knife-crime

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Cottingham Shops Access to transport Queens Gardens Pavements Nightlife Hull College

Comments on Housing issues • Building more houses will create more ‘local jobs’ • Some view Hull as an overcrowded city. • More houses, more people moving in (possibly 50,000 new residents) could be bad for Hull. • Mixed views on empty homes being refurbished or demolished. • Holderness Road already has many homes (crowded) but St Andrews/ Newington would be a better option as it has more available space. • Families need a good reason to relocate to Hull. • Affordable homes is a good idea for Hull. • Tower blocks are not a good place to live. • Strong support for the idea of good quality affordable homes.

Comments on Transport issues • Expensive transport • Fair efficiency of transport • Poor attitude from public transport staff. • Transport outside of Hull is poor. • Park and Ride sites would be a good idea. • More safe and wide-reaching cycleways/ networks would be good for people to get about. • Having a more extensive cycle network around Hull (outskirts) would be good. • Having trams would be a good idea.

Comments on Shops, Leisure & Tourism issues • Shop outside of Hull because the city has poor retail facilities. • Better independent retailers are needed. • Better swimming facilities are needed. • Having a leisure complex in the city centre would be advantageous, possibly something like Doncaster Dome or Xscape, Castleford. • The public realm needs improving.

54 • Having a cleaner city would be positive • Beautifying the city would be positive

Comments on Open Spaces • Open spaces are good for health and recreation. • Need more quality outdoor sports facilities that would also be free to use.

Comments on Climate Change issues • Looking after the environment would improve the Hull city environment. • Wind power would be positive for the city. • Adopting alternative green energy methods would be good for Hull.

Other Comments • Attitudes towards Hull from other towns/cities is negative and bad publicity for the city.

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Attendance Lists

Group 1

Name Age Postcode Danielle Coghill 17 HU3 2QZ Abbie Rowland 18 HU16 5AZ Chelsea Wainman 17 HU3 6XD Matt Harrison 19 HU15 1LL Deanna Wass 18 HU6 9QE Kai Thomsen 17 HU9 1JQ Sarah Newman 16 YO43 3BL Aaron Busman 19 HU7 4TG Sam Epton 17 HU8 7HH Mel Marshall 18 HU7 4RY

Group 2

Name Age Postcode Ian McIntyre 42 HU14 3PX Blake Wright 18 HU12 8HQ

55 Matthew Plutree 19 HU12 9QJ Steven Braim 17 HU7 4FH Felix Guveya 37 HU6 8ST Ezer Ezekiel 19 HU6 8NE Ben Dams 19 YO25 4SX James Hanwell 17 HU15 1DS John Cairns 19 HU7 4BQ Ben Watson 19 HU11 5BE Luke Scruton 17 HU7 3GT Liam Maddison 18 HU3 3ET

Group 3

Name Age Postcode Charlotte 17 HU6 6LH Jade 16 HU3 5LW Helen 17 HU6 9HA Sami 18 HU7 4XT Michael 18 HU11 4JX Jack 18 HU4 6EQ Khadi Imgolhnyatan 18 HU3 1RP Megan Parker 17 HU6 9HB Xhuliana Firasni Qi 16 HU3 6 QX Yasmin Townsend 17 HU9 2PA Gemma Pettingale 17 HU7 4WY Beckie Whitton 16 HU3 6RQ Beki Ruddick 17 HU7 4LB

Group 4

Name Age Postcode Michael Reynolds 17 HU7 6AS Charlie Easey 18 HU10 6PG Lee Garsides 18 HU7 4LA Jon Jo Thompson 17 DN14 7TL James Bradley 23 HU10 6DP Rees Leonard 18 HU8 0EZ

56 Mike Pope 18 HU9 2RW Joshua Beedle 17 HU9 4NG Jamie Lumley 17 DN14 6WB Ben Barker 18 HU6 8JX Reece Barker 17 HU17 5PL Danny Walker 18 YO16 7GD Reece Harrison 21 HU7 9XD Daniel Newlove 21 HU8 9JB Maslar 17 YO25 8SD Shaun Gibson 22 HU17 9JR Luke Atkinson 19 HU10 7HU Tom Fox 18 HU11 4RG

Group 5

Name Age Postcode Jack Binley 16 HU11 4RJ Callen Taylor 17 HU7 4EN Olly Blount 18 HU9 2EX Jonny Clayden 16 HU17 0TD Luke Swale 18 HU7 6AL Stephen Conlon 17 HU7 5BS Daryl Gardiner 17 YO15 3LF Jordan Hallett 16 HU17 7NA Seb Pickard 17 YO15 3HP Ben Bainbridge 17 YO43 4SD Simon West 17 HU16 5LJ John Dunn 17 HU15 2JJ Tom Wadforth 17 HU8 0SA

57 HULL YOUTH COUNCIL WORKSHOP, 6th March 2010

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid - Andy Wood (Staff) & Karen Bonsall, Hannah Coldwell & Joe Varga (Volunteers) Hull Youth Council – 8 Youth Council members (See Table 2 for names)

Group A (4 members)

Workshop 1 Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Fountain Road MUGA Lights on MUGA and in park Park don’t work so it is scary and dark. There are lots of hiding places, especially as there are holes in the fence. Boarded up houses near the park look untidy. Unused building in park. Cleveland Street Quiet None Fields nearby Green St George’s Road Lots of shops that are easy Recently re-laid roads don’t to get to look nice. Park Streetlights shine into people’s houses. Expensive bus. Sculcoates Lane Park Older teenagers in groups Basketball and football take over park and pitches with lights playground and are intimidating. Drug use and stolen cars. All Good buses into town. No discount bus schemes for Summer £1 bus pass is good young people unless they – would like all year round. live 3 miles away.

58 Comments on Housing issues

Ideas for New Housing • Everyone should have garages to get cars off the street – cars on the street make it hard to get by and difficult for pedestrians as they can’t see where it is safe to cross • More pedestrian crossings • Need to finish houses that have been started rather than start again

Pros of New Housing Cons of New Housing Can include solar panels More cold callers

Less wildlife More cars Housing Growth • Housing shouldn’t be restricted to certain areas, should be everywhere if builders want to build it. • Bigger houses should be built so the Council gets more money to make improvements, although it wouldn’t make people stay in the City as they prefer countryside/quiet areas. • There should be a mix of houses built. • If houses/flats are fixable they should be refurbished not demolished – some areas have been demolished and not tidied up after and it would have been better to keep the buildings up. • Flats should be refurbished – the Orchard Park flats should have colours like the ones on Anlaby Road. • Flats are unsafe, especially Orchard Park – should be refurbished to make more secure with better doors. • Houses are better than flats as lifts may break in flats.

KINGSWOOD • The green area is too big so there should be more houses built on part of it. • No houses should face onto the main road. • The fields around Kingswood shouldn’t be built on.

HOLDERNESS ROAD • Too narrow for any more houses – no more space for more cars to park.

NEWINGTON AND ST ANDREWS • Hawthorn Ave should be included in this area.

Housing Type • Detached with gardens at the front and back. • Private gardens as well as a park.

59 • No communal gardens as unsafe, but might be more interaction. Would prefer private. • Terraced houses are too small. • Tenfoots should be used to park cars instead of the roads. • Houses are better than flats.

Affordable Housing • If there has to be a target it should be 40%, but would be better to wait until after recession. • It would be better to not have a target and provide as many as possible – could start market for selling bigger houses. • Houses should still have gardens and garages.

Workshop 2: Themes chosen by Youth Council

Renewable and Low Carbon Energy • Mixed views over Croda wind turbine – looks nice but noisy and affects TV reception. • Turbines would be better offshore • Biomass is least preferable • Should be law to have solar panels on new houses, but on old ones should be hidden. • Need more education on recycling in schools as it is easy in Hull. • People should have a say where waste plant goes so it doesn’t always end up in industrial areas where people already put up with a lot.

Group B (4 members)

Workshop 1 Where do you live, Likes / Dislikes exercise (neighbourhood or Hull as a whole)

Where you live Likes Dislikes Sculcoates x 2 The park Vandalism and drug use The KC stadium Clothes shops East Park The Police

The new park Use of drugs Swimming baths Not feeling safe at night Sure Start Centre Lots of shops Walker Street / Vauxhall Attractions like The Deep Alcoholics and drug users on Road Hull Library the street Lots of Primary Schools Poor transport

60 Secondary schools are far away Egton Street A lot of land/space Boring Lots of places to go Not many bins Some shops Not many Police about

General comments • Things have been getting better since a park was built. More facilities mean you now see people doing the right stuff like playing basketball. • The new facilities mean people are now proud of the park and treat it with more respect. • An ex-convict house has been built near to a park and the residents of the house go to the park and take drugs. • The council is slow to get things done. It took a big campaign just to get some bins and the new park took many, many years. • It’s scary going out at night with people that call you names, alcoholics and drug takers hanging around • The floodlights on our local football pitch haven’t been turned on for years. • They are building houses everywhere • They are pulling down houses to build two new schools. • We don’t need to build so many new houses; we should fix the ones that are already there. • Generally there is enough open space but I’m not happy about some of my local park being cut off to build a car park.

Comments on Housing issues

Refurbish or Demolish? • Empty houses should be refurbished so that people currently living in hostels can live in them. • They should be demolished and replaced so that the new areas can be greener and more sustainable. • In my area, Sculcoates, all the houses are full but the Edinburgh St, Hessle Rd and Orchard Park estate areas have problems with empty houses.

Sustainable Growth • We agree that it is important to re-use previously developed land. • Yes, it is important to reduce water use - toilets use a lot of water. • Yes, it makes sense to re-use building materials and minimise energy consumption. • The target to reduce the carbon footprint of new houses does not go far enough. We should be making all homes 0 carbon now.

Priority Areas • Yes, we should be rebuilding in the Holderness Road area. There are lots of flats that should be demolished and replaced. • The area has a good community but the housing looks poor and does not attract people in. • We want better design.

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The Need for Larger Family Homes • Yes we need more large homes, but not all people want a big house. • There should be more choice of housing. • People should live in houses that reflect their family’s size and needs. So if you don’t have a car you don’t need a house with a garage. • Gardens are important. They mean you can do things outside. • Communal gardens would help neighbours and the community get together and develop relationships. • Businesses that produce fumes or are more polluting should not be in areas with housing.

Affordable Housing • Houses used to be much cheaper but now they are not as affordable. • The council should subsidise housing to make it more affordable. • We need a choice of affordable housing. • Council house residents who have lived in a house for a long time should be able to buy the house at a cheaper rate.

The City Centre • Yes, we should be encouraging more people to live in and use the city centre but they are only building hotels. • High rise building is better if land is in short supply but the high rises need to provide homes that people want to live in, such as having big balconies.

Workshop 2: Themes chosen by the Youth Council

Tourism and Leisure • The Deep is good, but it is expensive. • The group identified the following attractions: cinemas, the Street Life museum, the Red Tram museum, laser-quest, parks. • There could be more museums, such as a Joke museum and a Dr Who museum. • West Park and East Park are the best parks but there should be more all weather pitches. • The Big Clipper race was good but there could be more maritime events and the waterfront should be used more. • We need better looking streets and shops and general environmental improvements to attract people. • The parked cars on High Street mean that it’s not a pleasant environment. • There is some support for focussing tourism development in the city centre but it should also be allowed in other areas where more benefits are provided. • Attractions should be linked to public transport so that everyone can get to them. • Building hotels in the city centre is a good idea because it will bring people into the city.

62 Open Space • The group agreed that it is important to everyone’s health that there are plenty of open spaces. • Kingswood has excellent open spaces. • A lot of the open spaces are informal, rather than parks. They should become more formal so that they are protected from development and can be improved. • Some of the parks have been left to fall apart. • Not all of the parks feel like safe places to go. • If development takes place on open space this should have to be replaced. • All developers should have to improve the open spaces in the areas around their developments. • The young people identified the following improvements that are needed: o Cafes, shelters and lighting in parks o The St. George’s Road park should have more flat areas so that more people in the community can use it.

Key messages From the Entire Group • We want a greener future • Refurbish empty homes rather than demolish and build new • Better public toilets • More policing • Better lighting in parks.

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Attendance Lists

Name Postcode Thomas Shearsmith HU3 6EJ Luke Kelly HU5 1HB Steven Crichton HU5 1EY Michael Crichton HU5 1EY Sam Towle HU8 7HS Callan Towle HU8 7HS Evie Snee HU3 2QY Peter Skipworth HU3 0BA

63 WINIFRED HOLTBY SCHOOL, 11th and 12th March 2010

YPA ran two planning education sessions with 30 Geography pupils from years 9, 10 and 11 at Winifred Holtby High School, Hull. A policy planner from Hull Council came in to tell the pupils about the Core Strategy. The pupils were then asked their views on the different policies. The pupils were also asked about their general likes, dislikes and improvements for Hull.

Workshop 1: Living in Hull

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to plan for approximately 18,000 new homes. There are also many empty properties in much of Hull.

1. Should empty houses be demolished and replaced, or refurbished? Think about those near where you live. Which is the most sustainable and most likely to attract people to move in. 2. The Council has some priority areas for new housing – Kingswood, Newington and St Andrews, and Holderness Road. Do you think new housing should be restricted to these areas or that it is needed all over Hull? 3. The Council say there is a need for larger family homes to encourage higher income families to stay in Hull. Do you agree? What type of house would you like to live in when you leave home / start a family? E.g. flat, terrace, semi-detached, detached. Is a garden important? 4. Research shows that 45% of people living in Hull cannot afford market housing. Yet in the recession it is difficult for house builders to provide affordable housing. The Council proposes not to aim for a target for affordable housing in the short term because of this, but to produce a document in the future that sets out how much of new housing should be affordable (probably around 30%). Do you agree with this or do you think they should set a target now?

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1. Better to demolish and rebuild. People can afford 1. We think they should be refurbished, look after the new housing. community better. 2. Housing should be for everybody. Cheaper 2. Some say it should be restricted but others believe housing can cause people to destroy them. it should be open. 3. Group wanted to live in detached housing with 3. A need to build family homes. more room in the houses and big gardens. 4. Agree no target – houses are difficult to get – long 4. Making a new house, if someone doesn’t buy it, is waiting list for council targets. a waste. Other comments – the houses should be flood resistant.

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Getting around Hull

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to reduce pollution and congestion.

1. How do you get to school / town / going out? Do you find Hull’s public transport reliable, cheap, convenient? Does it take you where you need to go? Do you walk / cycle places often? 2. The Council have proposed a list of measures as below. Which do you think are the most important? Tick the top 3 individually. Are there any you disagree with? Discuss as a group.

a. the A63 Castle Street improvement; b. park and ride facilities; c. quality bus corridors on radial roads; d. improvements to the network of cycle and pedestrian routes; e. traffic calming measures in housing areas; f. additional carrying capacity for rail freight to the port; g. demand management measures, including parking controls and travel plans; and h. traffic management measures such as Integrated Traffic Systems.

11th March Group 12th March Group Most important things are: • More cycle lanes • Electric cars • Speed cameras down streets for safety • Public transport – smells, too crowded (more buses – • Roads ruined bendy buses), space for prams • More bus lanes • Not many cycle paths – clean (glass free) • New bus stops • Don’t always feel safe cycling • Cameras on bus stops • Cycle shops (food and water) on cycle paths • Paths need to be open WORKSHOP 2: COMMUNITY FACILITIES

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to plan for shops and services that meet everyone’s needs and encourage sustainable living.

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11th March Group

Students had limited knowledge of healthcare facilities in the area however it was noted that the doctors at Bransholme is used by their families due to its close proximity and ease of access. It did not appear that medical facilities (or lack of) were a problem but again the students did not consider that they had enough knowledge of the sector to comment in detail.

12th March Group o L – Cinema o L – Game Key: o L – Comet L = luxury o L – Gamestation E = everyday o E – Jacksons Pt = public transport • Online shopping C = car • Kingswood F = foot • Mount Pleasant • Outside District What shops we use: • Tesco – Pt, C, F North Point: • Asda – Pt, C, F • Most dinnertimes • Subway – Pt, C, F • Most used facility – toilets, food shops (e.g Cooplands) • St Stephens • It is mainly used for food shopping o E – Wilkinsons • What we’d like to see – MacDonalds, RFC, Game, o E – Netto Subway o L – Takeaways o L – Restaurants

Healthcare

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to put measures in place to improve the health of Hull residents.

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1. Do you think Integrated Care Centres are a good idea? Why / why not? Is it easy for you to get health care when you need it? What could be done to improve services?

12th March Group • Cost money to build

Disadvantages to Super health centres: Advantages to Super health centres: • Take up too much space • More jobs are available, good for economy • You will have to travel far which would cause pollution • Easier because its in one place

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to attract more visitors to Hull and cater for residents through a good choice of leisure and tourism and facilities.

11th March Group

1. Do you use any of the following? Where do you go for these facilities? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see locally, and in the city centre? How do you think Hull can attract more visitors?

a. The Deep: all students have been on more than one occasion b. Cinemas: students commented that there were a number of cinemas in Hull and easily accessible by public transport. c. Museums: students commented that there were a number of museums in Hull and many have been visited, either through the school or with the family. d. Bowling: all students referred to one bowling facility. Only two students had been. e. Parks: many old dockland areas have been infilled to provide a number of green parks. It did not appear that these were readily used by the students. f. Eating out: students had lack of knowledge in this sector but did comment that there were a few places to eat by the marina and Princess Quay.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the suggestion that large hotels and facilities should only be located in the city centre?

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The students commented that there is a lack of educational facilities by the dock and marina areas which provide problems for families living in the area. It was felt that the area around the Deep could be realised as a possible focal point for new and improved facilities, both for the locals and tourists.

Students had little knowledge of the hotel sector however didn’t consider that they should necessarily be located in the city centre.

12th March Group

The Deep is unique to Hull because it is the world’s only submarium which makes it a famous landmark.

WORKSHOP 3: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

Open Space

The Challenge: Hull City Council need to ensure there are enough open spaces accessible for people to use.

1. Do you agree that open spaces are important for health? If so, how should those near you be improved? Do you use them? Would you see yourself using them in the future e.g. with small children? What facilities are needed? Do you feel safe there? 2. Hull City Council propose that existing open spaces should only be built on if an equivalent open space is provided, or another open space is improved to that same quality. Do you agree with this or think it should go further?

11th March Group • Lots of open spaces but they are not used. Speed up the process of improving them. 1. Yes it’s important. Running tracks, more private • Swimming pools – perhaps build a swimming pool on separate parks for different ages. one of them. 2. Yes it’s good. Local, within walking distance. • Make accessible – in terms of fencing. • Mainly informal spaces – need to have facilities – th 12 March Group Astroturf, 3G pitch, basketball. • Problems with anti-social behaviour, litter, broken glass.

68 • Don’t feel safe – need to make more secure, more • School kids drinking in parks. police, CSO patrols. CSO’s spend a lot of time in • Development on open space could bring in money. people’s houses. • New open space where flats knocked down should be • Many of the open spaces are PDL waiting for improved – facilities, court. development. • Not safe to take children in evenings or weekends.

Renewable and low carbon energy

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to reduce greenhouse gases and increase renewable energy.

1. Do you agree that Hull needs to provide more renewable energy projects? Are there any safeguards that need to be in place for people living nearby? The Council also propose that new larger developments should have some onsite renewable energy production or low carbon energy. Do you agree with this?

11th March Group • People will want to live in houses with renewables because houses will look good and cheaper fuel but Wind farm – concerns. Colours – more eye-catching. will the house cost more? Yes we need more renewable energy projects – • 10% is a good start but it’s a big jump to 100% in 6 recycling. years so they should require a larger amount, maybe 20%. 12th March Group

Wind • Good but need a lot of them. • Could put turbines next to Humber Bridge. • Makes an area look neat, may attract visitors and shows that the city is trying. • Possible disturbance from noise – don’t put close to houses because of this. • Smaller turbines on houses – don’t think they’re economical.

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Waste Management

The Challenge: Hull City Council needs to plan for alternative waste management technologies. In 2008/9, 144,000 tonnes of waste went to landfill. Hull currently has no additional landfill capacity.

1. Do you agree that the Council should be trying to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill? What issues may occur with these new facilities? Think about transporting the waste and any noise issues. Where should facilities like this be located? Think about sustainability and proximity to people’s houses.

11th March Group

Yes – reduce amount of waste. Transport problems – local.

HULL AGE CONCERN WORKSHOP, 11th March 2010

A consultation session was held at the Independent Living Centre in Hull, obtaining comments form 26 people associated with Age Concern. The whole group was split into 2 discussion groups. One group worked with a facilitator/scribe team for workshop 1 covering housing and jobs. The other group worked with another facilitator/scribe team for workshop 2 to cover transport and green space. After the first session was complete the facilitator/scribe team changed groups.

The comments are recorded below.

Present Yorkshire Planning Aid – Mike Dando (Staff) & Sandra Hasselberg & Joe Varga (Volunteers) Hull Age Concern – 26 individuals Hull Council Planning – Kate Leeming & Roger Gray

Workshop 1 - Group A

Discussion within this group focussed around the following points: • Housing size – whether internal area is to be reduced, and how this sites with earlier standards, i.e. Parker Morris. Reference to Lifetime Homes and timeframe for standards becoming mandatory. Issue of strength of markets to allow developers to create houses with higher standards. Criticism that houses are being built that can’t easily be adapted. City stymied by outer suburbs and more buoyant market areas being outside of the admin boundary. • Question of whether housing mix is within the policy? Further work is being undertaken to assess viability of mixes achievable on sites. • Reference to bungalows not always being popular. • Need for better housing, e.g. to attract different people into the city. Also need for better schools. Reference made to Building Schools for the Future (BSF) and the benefits this could bring. • What opening hours of BSF schools – would their facilities be available to older people? Charge ratios impede use of facilities. • Greenfield land being used – no like for like re-provision of green space. How can spare land in front of schools be better used? • National initiatives tying planners in terms of the scope for different options. • Concern over whether concerns would be taken account of. Reassurance given and agreement that notes of meeting would be sent back to Age Concern for agreement. • Reference to gardens – how they are recommended to absorb surface run off of water and help mitigate flood risk. But question of whether older people want gardens. • The economy involves the ‘whole package’ – including housing and schools.

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• Got to take optimistic approach taking forward the positives of the city. • Reference to the Humber Bridge and the problem of tolls as disincentive. • Safe design – national imperative that places are safer. Security and safety issues need to be considered as part of actual housing design rather than add on. • Neighbours need to be able to overlook spaces. Balance of privacy but can come from layout of space within dwelling. Reference to the Garths as a built ‘crime haven’ Building for Life standards include safety as well as accessibility • Flood risk – need to bring back in to use filled in drains. Concern over the ability of water to drain away. Need to dredge the River Hull as it used to be. Agreement with principle of reducing hard standing. Feeling that there was a lack of understanding about the rationale for drainage systems that have been replaced. • Reference to flooding from groundwater in the East Riding – should create holding reservoirs to reduce impact of this. • Reference to the waterfront as a missed opportunity.

Workshop 1 - Group B

Transport ƒ Workshop attendees felt there is a lack of public transport to medical facilities, especially to and from Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. ƒ Concerns were raised over new bus routes, the loss of others, timetable changes and the accessibility of new and future community facilities. ƒ A63 Castle Street improvements – it was felt that this was a priority for the future of the city, although several people doubted it would happen given the current economic climate and a potential change in Government.

Greenspace Issues ƒ The main issue for attendees was the BSF programme and potential loss of greenspace. (Princess Elizabeth Playing Field was raised). Concerns over whether these new school facilities will be accessible and beneficial to the local community around them. ƒ Quality and accessibility of greenspaces was seen as a priority. ƒ The potential growth in new housing was welcomed by attendees in maintaining the vitality of Hull but people did have concerns that existing community facilities (especially facilities for children and young adults) will not match the increase in new residents and children. Community facilities/new greenspaces and safe play spaces should be considered when planning for new development (the Orchard Park redevelopment was specifically mentioned).

Housing and Design Issues ƒ The concept of lifetime homes was discussed. But the top priority for attendees of this workshop was that more bungalows were needed within Hull. And that these should be available throughout the city. Communities should have a better mix of house types, sizes and tenures - older people felt they were often forced to move to new areas away from family and friends to access suitable housing in older age.

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Jobs and the Economy ƒ It was noted that as the traditional manufacturing/fishing industries of Hull had largely disappeared and unlikely to return, small businesses/entrepreneurs and knowledge industries should be encouraged. ƒ More should be made of the economic assets Hull does have – The Port, Hull University and tourism (Hull’s museums/galleries and The Deep were all mentioned)

Workshop 2 – Group A

1.Transport

Q: What are your thoughts about the public transport facilities? • Rethink the existing routes (Bus) to suit local people. • Better access and more focus on where the buses go (no bus directly to hospital). • Buses need to meet needs of users. • The attendees expressed their feeling that operator were more interested in economic advantage than increased usability for user. • Cost of public transport (too high). • Driving is difficult as there is a lack of parking spaces, hence the need to use public transport is increased. • Public transport free for over 60s – which is very good - but the bus stops felt to be in the wrong positions (hospital stop on bottom of hill hence it is difficult to get to the hospital if you have mobility issues)

Q: A63, should it be a priority in the LDF? • Pedestrian crossings should be replaced with footbridges for safer access and crossing opportunities. • The A63 divides the city into 2 and makes access between the water and the city very difficult. • More access across in general and in more appropriate positions.

Q: What do attendees thing of: Traffic calming measurements? • The form of traffic calming measurements is important • Build outs are much better than bumps and they should be used more. • High speed bumps do generally cause problems and sometimes damage cars and are a danger to cyclists. • Attendees noted that there are places (nothing named in particular) where low speed bumps work.

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Q: Hull has always been a very green city, what is it like now and where can you see problems? • New developments impact on green spaces. (example of a local school development and lost park space (Princess Liz Park). • Developments often result in a loss of community space (Princess Liz Park). • There is a strong local voice against loss of green space in Princess Liz Park.

Q: How should developers have to replace lost green space? • Not against the developments, but how the lost of green space is dealt with. • Location for replacement is important and consultation with community. • Access and location of replacement green spaces needs to be considered more and consulted on. • It was felt that some replacement green spaces were not in the right location and almost hidden from the communities. • Convenient access for all is very important.

Q: What about housing developments in green spaces? What facilities should be provided / included into residential developments? • Facilities for children in immediate surroundings are very important. • What ever we built, we need to include facilities for future generations – with safe access and within walking distance.

Q: What are your feelings about the fact that developers will be asked to provide new or improved green space? • Replacements will have to be accessible for all. • Plots need to be considered and be in an appropriate and easy to access position. • It should not just be a swap, it needs to be an improvement on the currents green space.

Q: Would an improvement of existing or a shared green space be adequate? • Attendees referred to example of shared green space with schools. • Loss of public facilities in the example of Henry C. Park in Hull. • The park used to have shared facilities which were thought of as valuable for the community. • The site was sold off and it was felt that this resulted in a loss of facilities for the community. (Spaces appear locked off from the public and school grounds were seen as not adding to community facilities) • Spaces should be made available for public use again – lack of open space for the general public. • Increased tendency to vandalism was recognised as a big problem for shared open space facilities.

Despite the eager and still vibrant contribution from attendees, the session had to be brought to an end and the facilitator opened up the floor for some final, overall thoughts:

Final / concluding Ideas/ thoughts from attendees: • All topics are about the benefits for the future but what is the right way to deal with it? Attendees expressed that they could see the challenges and difficulties.

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• Increased height to building due to flood risk and limited availability of space - the attendees expressed that they understood the need for higher buildings (increase of population and need for accommodation) but the visual impact of the high rise structures was criticised. • Streets have become too congested and unsafe (we used to play in the streets). • Street used to be used for play: Where do kids go and play now? - loss of open space and unsafe streets are a problem, young people have nothing to do and nowhere to go.

Workshop 2 – Group B

The session commenced with a vibrant discussion about the following issues:

1. Safety By Design Attendees raised the question of terminology: Safety by design, safety through design, design out crime? - It was agreed to go with safety by design as one of the official phrases.

• Attendees talked about a general need for safer places and referred in general to some projects, which they knew about from working / travelling abroad. (Holland and Germany were named) • No specific projects were named it was more general observation. • Attendees described state of older developments with rat runs, blind corners alley ways. These are all issues the council has to deal with. • Questions were raised about why some new developments are still not using simple measures such as active frontages and windows overlooking car parking spaces, play areas etc. • New developments should apply rules for increased natural surveillance. • An attendee wondered if this could be achieved without sacrificing privacy • Suggestions from the attendees and facilitator included: private space to overlook less private space, e.g. kitchens could overlook sitting rooms. • Attendees mentioned that they do understand the challenge for planners and architects to overcome existing problems. • Rat runs are negative for some people and useful for others (bins, garden rubbish) – it was seen as a challenge for professionals to manage issues like this.

The discussion was informed by a large number of attendees and it was very difficult to note all details down as the facilitator as well as the scribe got drawn into the discussion.

The above represents the general overview of the discussion.

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2. Flood risk The facilitator introduced the topic with a quick summary of the flood risk situation in Hull

• Hull has an increased flood risk • A flood risk assessment was produced by the council (Mapping of flood zones) and certain areas are hence completely excluded from development plans

Q: What do you know and think about the flood risk in Hull?

General: The attendees eagerly shared their knowledge and experience of flood risk management and former flood-risk-mitigation measures in Hull.

Lively discussion with a number of people talking and individual discussion groups were forming. The main thoughts and ideas are summarised below:

• Attendees mentioned that they believe the change of development and increased hard surfaces add substantially to the existing flood risk. • Lost of substantial amounts of soft landscape of over the last 50 years hence the water cannot drain as it used to. • If we continue to increase the amount of impermeable hard landscape where will we be in 50 years time? Something needs to be done now. • Attendees mentioned that they know of people who were affected by the last big flood who are still in temporary accommodation. Attendees expressed their feeling for these people and a secondary discussion involving insurance claims, repair work on properties and memories of the days of the flood evolved. • Attendees mentioned former drainage systems which now appear blocked up – it was suggested to reinstate these systems (They used to work why not use them again) • Overall agreement of required improvements to natural drainage. • Attendees mentioned that former drains used to drain straight into the river. These drains are now blocked up and the river has become “mudded up”. • The question of reinstating natural drainage into the river was raised. • Attendees commented that they might not know enough about the current situation but believed that it should be investigated. • Attendees mentioned in relation to above discussion that the river was in general need of improvements. The ecological habitat seemed to have disintegrated substantially over the last decades. The following reasons were mentioned: Air pollution, rubbish thrown into the river, dead / no / unhealthy fish stock, general disrespect for environment. • The new riverside development and the issue of increased hard surfaces were introduced again. • General appreciation of the redevelopment of the riverside was expressed but this could be increased even more. • Riverside is an asset for Hull and should be well presented and utilised (Made attractive for people)

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• Some attendees mentioned that the side along the river was contaminated and that would increase the cost of development along the waterfront. • They said that they did not think developers would be interested because of the high cost of dealing with the contaminated land. • More investment from the government was suggested to deal with the contaminated land • The problem of conversion of land use was mentioned by attendees: Agricultural land converted to hard surface developments were seen as a cause for the increased flooding. • Attendees felt that the balance between green space and building / development plots had been destroyed over the last decades and that this was causing the increased flooding.

Q: Would it be an idea to allow for controlled flooding in certain areas? • Attendees started discussing the issue amongst each other but the discussion focussed more on the following: o Detailed investigation for a controlled flooding would be required. (Attendees were not too sure about investigations needed) • Main question and subject for discussion was the following: o Why do we still build in the flood zone? • Over 200 people were flooded last time and the insurance has increased for them or they have problems getting insurance full stop. • Attendees suggested to go back to former methods of flood control: Cleaning the river and opening the old drainage which was to their knowledge closed off in large sections. (The above point has already been noted previously but the discussion was important for the attendees) • Attendees mentioned that they believe whatever we do Hull will still be at risk of flooding. • During the discussion, an understanding of the large amount of investment needed to counteract and control the flooding was expressed. • A general feeling of “loss of methods” underlined the entire discussion.

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Appendix 3 – Responses to the Sustainability Appraisal on the Core Strategy – Emerging Preferred Approach, Feb 2010

Reference Respondent Matters raised CSEPASA1 Ian Smith, English Heritage, A large number of the assessments of the policies have predicted an Whole document Yorkshire & Humber Region uncertain impact against Sustainability Appraisal Objective 14 (Historic (77630) environment). In these cases, Policy CS6 has been put forward as the way in which any adverse impacts will be mitigated. However, in terms of the management of the historic environment, Policy CS6 is deficient as it does not set out a robust framework for this resource (see English Heritage's comments upon the Emerging Preferred Approach). Consequently, we do not consider that the current Policy CS6 is appropriate to mitigate any adverse impacts that might arise from the plan's housing and employment policies. CSEPASA2 Ian Smith, English Heritage, The assessment of Policy CS4 concludes that it would have a positive Section/Paragraph Para 7.4 Yorkshire & Humber Region impact upon Sustainability Appraisal Objective 14. In terms of the (77630) historic environment, the emerging proposals for the improvement to the A63 could have an adverse impact upon the historic environment, including the demolition of a number of Listed Buildings. Consequently, it would be more appropriate to record this policy's effects as "uncertain". CSEPASA3 Ian Smith, English Heritage, Presumably, this assessment will need to be reviewed in the light of the Section/Paragraph Para 8.2.1 Yorkshire & Humber Region latest changes to the City Centre Area Action Plan. (77630) CSEPASA4 Ian Smith, English Heritage, p.44 Table 9, SA Objective 14 Table 9 Yorkshire & Humber Region (77630) (i) First indicator - it would be more appropriate to use the figures in the English Heritage "Heritage at Risk Register" since this considers all heritage assets not simply high Grade Listed Buildings.

(ii) Second indicator -- whilst we welcome the inclusion of the indicator, it it not clear precisely how it will be evidenced.

(iii) Given that the Council has a local list of heritage assets, it should include an indicator about the number of buildings on that list. CSEPASA5 Nick Whitford, Highways Agency The baseline information does not include reference to the Air Quality Whole document (409034) Management Area in Hull. This is an important element to consider. It is also suggested that there is merit in having a separate indicator relating to local air quality separate from the indicator relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which has a climate change focus rather than a transport focus. CSEPASA6 Bev Lambert, Environment Agency We have no concerns with the Sustainability Appraisal report. There are

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Whole document (78585) references within the appendices (page C14 and D8) to ‘flood defence' - these should be amended to ‘flood risk'.

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