Briefing Paper to the Riverside Area Committee Wards: Newington, St Andrew’s, 14 November 2018 Myton

Riverside Regeneration Projects

Briefing Paper of the City Manager, Major Projects and Infrastructure and the Assistant City Manager, Housing Strategy and Renewal

1. Purpose of the Paper and Summary

The purpose of this briefing paper is to update Members of Riverside Area Committee on the regeneration projects delivered by; Major Projects and Housing Strategy and Renewal.

2. Background

2.1 Housing regeneration activities across the city are focused in the Council’s priority renewal areas. These areas include Newington and St Andrew’s, the Holderness Road Corridor, Orchard Park and North .

2.2 This briefing paper outlines the progress made within the Riverside area, including an update on developments currently on site and new programmes being brought forward as a of successful funding bids. The report also summarises the approach being taken by the Housing Strategy and Renewal section to secure additional funding and build upon the progress made to date

3. Issues for Consideration

City Centre & Gateways

Albion Square

3.1 Cabinet approval has been obtained for progression of lead developer partner procurement, site assembly and demolition/remediation works. Soft market testing for a retail partner is ongoing ahead of formally approaching the market.

3.2 Purchases of the former Edwin Davis and BHS/Co-Op buildings are now complete. Asbestos surveys are complete and the removal of the asbestos via the Council’s asbestos removal framework has now commenced. 3.3 Outline planning application for the development has been submitted and various responses have been received to date. These are being addressed and as a result the determination date is now forecast to be either at December 2018 or January 2019 Planning Committee.

3.4 Edwin Davis demolition tenders have been returned, with works due to commence in January 2019. BHS/Co-op tender is due to be issued early 2019, with works due to commence in October 2019, following asbestos removal.

A63 Castle Street improvements including Iconic Bridge

3.5 The iconic pedestrian footbridge and Roger Millward Way improvement works have commenced. A site compound is currently being established at Neptune Street by the main contractor, Interserve who has been awarded the delivery of the schemes by Highways .

3.6 Clearance and storage of street furniture in the Marina vicinity has commenced and works to the Roger Millward Way roundabout will commence on the 5 th November 2018. There is a Bridge Start of Work Event being planned for the 16 th November 2018, details of which will be circulated in due course.

3.7 The £4m contribution of Local Growth Fund has been secured towards the footbridge and the funding agreement for the contribution is finalised.

3.8 Highways England successfully submitted the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the main scheme on the 20 th September 2018. Determination for the main scheme DCO is February 2020.

City Centre Public Realm

3.9 A few electrical snags remain outstanding and are in the process of being resolved. All but two areas have been handed over to the Highways Authority for adoption.

3.10 Remedial works to stone copings on the raised planting areas in Paragon Street will begin within the next few weeks.

Hull Venue

3.11 Works to the newly named , Hull are now complete with a successful opening event held at the end of August 2018.

3.12 Additional public realm works have been instructed into the contract with these works now well progressed and anticipated for completion early December 2018. 3.13 The Bonus Arena was nominated at the Insider Property Awards on the 20th September 2018 in the category for Commercial Property of the Year. Further awards ceremony nominations are anticipated in the coming period.

Cruise Hull & Yorkshire

3.14 All elements of the project’s viability stage are now complete and the business case, planning application and concept designs are being developed further. A request for a scoping opinion is the first step in the planning process; this is accompanied by a scoping report, which includes the main issues/effects envisaged on land and in the estuary.

3.15 The procurement process to appoint a commercial partner to deliver the scheme in partnership with the Council will commence at the beginning of November. A Steering Group has been established to oversee all work streams.

Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme

3.16 Works are continuing on site at 129/133 Beverley Road to reinstate period shop fronts. Additional work has been undertaken by statutory service providers and the project is now due for completion in November 2018.

3.17 Other projects in the pipeline include the Bull Inn, Station House and Pendrill House, all at an advanced grant application stage. Pending final eligibility checks by the HLF, works are expected to start before the end of the year.

3.18 The proposals for the replacement (like-for-like) of 52a/54 Beverley Road (Brunswick Arcade), owned by the Council, have been submitted for planning consent. Works on site expected to commence on site in late 2018 with completion in summer 2019.

3.19 A managed approach is being initiated to deliver the scheme on Brunswick Arcade (apart from the three properties above) and the one-storey shops arcade to the north of it, Gleadhow Arcade. This is to increase the grant take-up and deliver the improvements in a consistent manner across these terraced properties.

Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City

3.20 Hull has been awarded £15m from the Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) for the Project, consisting of £27.4m redevelopment of five maritime assets across Hull: the transformation of the Grade 2* Maritime Museum with a new architectural and exhibition scheme; the creation of a collections store at the Dock Office Chambers; the conservation of two historic vessels, the and the Lightship and; the creation of a visitor orientation centre and dry-berth at the derelict “North End Shipyard”.

3.21 Design work is underway with the first round of consultation on activities to be held in November. A painting restoration contract has been let with the conservation for frames to follow. Conservation treatments on 6 objects at the Maritime Museum are underway including an Inuit kayak moved from storage to Maritime Museum for conservation work and the Cannons to the front entrance have been removed for conservation using volunteers.

3.22 Conservation treatments and public engagement within the museum have been held on a Wednesday throughout August and September. 545 museum objects have been documented with 80 museum objects condition checked and photographed along with 340 oil paintings. Pop up exhibitions continue at HMM with installation of ‘All in The Same Boat’ the story of the Norland and Falklands war. Two family craft activity days for the Norland exhibition have taken place attracting around 120 participants. “Portraits at Sea” exhibition supported.

3.23 A Community engagement day is taking place in November across a variety of sites for organisations with approximately 180 attendees to participate in discussions, with film screenings, hands on activities, observing the conservation work and visits to sites.

3.24 is affected by the A63 Bridge announcement which commenced October 2018. Spurn had a temporary move within the Marina on the 5 th September to facilitate this.

3.25 This heritage-driven, transformational project draws on Hull’s unique spirit and sense of place, redefining and refocusing the cityscape to highlight the maritime stories of the past, present and future. HYMC builds on legacy aspects of the City of Culture 2017, focusing on the promotion and protection of Hull's maritime history, architecture and collections. HYMC uses heritage as a means of delivering outcomes to build capacity in the city, through skills development, employment, apprenticeships, internships and volunteering.

Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball Hull

3.26 Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball Hull has been successful with the Round 2 HLF bid. The total costs for project delivery is £452,847 with an award of £282,100 from the HLF for limited stonework repairs, the restoration of the time ball, mast and a new time ball mechanism and activity and interpretation activities. 3.27 The Principal Designer (DB3) and the Historic Clock designer/manufacturer /installer, Smiths of Derby have been re-engaged for project delivery. A main works contractor, external evaluator and an interpretation content, design and build consultant will be procured over the next few months.

3.28 A part time Learning and Participation Officer and paid training placement will be recruited to deliver the activity and interpretation activities.

Old Town Regeneration

Trinity Market

3.29 Out of the 47 stalls in the market 42 have been let, 4 are in the process being let (licenses currently being signed) and the expression of interest in the one remaining stall is currently being evaluated. Four new offers have opened recently with two further offers opening w/c 22 October.

3.30 Trinity Market has been shortlisted for the Great British High Street Awards and the Revo Gold Awards; both awards will be judged in October.

3.31 Footfall is increasing in the market and is supported by a growing events programme, which includes community, voluntary and health organisations, schools and a commission to HMP Hull. The extending opening during Freedom Festival was an enormous success bringing record visitor numbers into the market.

Old Town Grant Scheme

3.32 The Old Town Grant Scheme has awarded £775k of funding to 51 Old Town businesses. Projects funded to date will create at least 137.5 new FTEs in the Old Town and bring more than 2300 sqm of floor space back into use.

3.33 The grant scheme was successful at the APSE awards in September and won the Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative Award.

Hull Old Town Heritage Action Zone (HAZ)

3.34 A feasibility report on Whitefriargate, including economic analysis and concept shop frontage designs has been completed. Historic England are currently exploring how their grant funding can support the Council in marketing the opportunities along Whitefriargate as part of the wider City Centre Delivery and Investment Plan. 3.35 Historic England and the Council have engaged the new owner of the Grade II Exchange Buildings (former Barracuda Bar) with a view to taking up a grant to repair the external stonework which is currently in a very poor condition. The Exchange Buildings is a priority building within the HAZ Delivery Plan

3.36 As part of the recent Heritage Open Day celebrations, the HAZ project funded a new blue plaque to mark the site of the city’s historic Hessle Gate on the Fruit Market. The plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor and marks the completion of the new blue plaque trail which features in the revised Hull Old Town Walking Trails booklet.

Pearson Park

3.37 The procurement process to appoint a contractor to deliver the restoration works to the park’s entrance archway has been completed. The contractor will be commencing on site in mid-November. The archway will be removed from site in its entirety to be restored in the contractor’s workshop before being returned to site in spring 2019.

3.38 The restoration works to the rest of the site will be carried out under a separate ‘main works’ contract. The tender documents are in final draft format with a planned release date in early November.

3.39 The new ‘Community Health and Engagement Ranger’ has begun delivering the HLF Activity Plan that will increase the local community’s engagement with the park and raise awareness of the site’s important heritage. Delivery costs have been profiled across the five year programme of events and meetings with key stakeholders have been held to further develop their involvement in the delivery of the activities.

Fruit Market

3.40 The regeneration sites under the Lead Developer Partner, Wykeland Beal Limited, are identified as sites A, B, C and D.

3.41 Site A – Will be developed following crystallisation of regeneration proposals – interim use is as a temporary car park. The current proposal is for the site to be developed in three phases 1, Western block mixed use, 2. Centre block multi storey car park and 3. Eastern block office development potentially for ARCO.

3.42 Site B – Site works are progressing to schedule and market interest continues to be robust.

3.43 Site C – Will be developed following the crystallisation of regeneration proposals in the interim the site continues to be used as civic space

3.44 Site D - The Fruit Market Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) continues to deliver the regeneration of the Street as a digital, creative independent commercial area. Works continue to a number of properties including Nos 61-63, 66-68.

C4DI @ Fruit Market

3.45 All phase I & II blocks of the C4DI are complete

3.46 The Dry Dock Amphitheatre has hosted a number of events linked to City of Culture.

3.47 Interest has consolidated in the remaining two buildings. Planning for the construction is moving ahead and may be on site early 2019.

River Hull + ( Inlet project)

3.48 This is an ERDF “PA5” and “PA6” partnership Scheme with the Environment Agency to add value to the wider flood defence work they are carrying out along the River Hull. This will contribute towards reducing the risk of flooding to 63,627 properties and help start regeneration in the River Hull corridor and includes bringing forward flood defences earlier than planned, footpaths, environmental and habitat works and preparatory works to the disused dry docks to the rear of Dock Office Row in preparation for the HYMC project.

3.49 The Environment Agency is utilising its existing frameworks agreement to deliver the scheme. The Council is providing project management resource to the scheme and is acting as the financially responsible organisation for the ERDF. Stage 3 detail designs are being commissioned and liaison with DCLG is ongoing.

Newington & St Andrew’s – Hawthorn Avenue Regional Growth Fund

Acquisition Programme

3.50 There are now just 4 remaining vacant properties not in Council ownership across the Newington and St Andrew’s acquisition programme. The Statement of Reasons for Compulsory Purchase was served in July. Two objections were received before 1 st August 2018 deadline and we are awaiting a date for a public enquiry.

Demolition Programme

3.51 The only properties remaining are those in blocks where properties are not in Council Ownership, the remainder have been demolished.

Local Labour Newington and St. Andrews

3.52 At the close of Q2 2018/19 at the Amy Johnson site the local labour rate from HU1-HU19 stands at 75% which is a decrease of 7% from the close of the previous quarter.

3.53 At the close of Q2 2018/19 at the Hawthorn Avenue East site the local labour rate from HU1 to HU19 stands at 87%.

3.54 Combining all sites show that Keepmoat are achieving 79% HU based labour for the last quarter which is a 3% decrease on the previous quarter. This performance is against a target of 80%.

3.55 We are working with the developer to monitor and analyse the orders placed with subcontractors by value as well as by locality to allow detailed understanding of the amount of value placed locally.

New Build Development

3.56 Riley College/Scholars Gate: The Developer Keepmoat Homes has now completed and sold all 348 new homes on this scheme. The remaining works include the completion of the changing room facility and associated car parking for the sports pitches, general landscaping works and junction improvements to Spring Bank.

3.57 Amy Johnson Phase 2 : Works on site are also progressing well with 281 of the 491 properties having now completed.

3.58 Hawthorn Avenue East : The second phase has now commenced on site and will see a further 16 new 2 bed homes for Places for People. The 16 new homes will see modern methods of construction utilised in the form of off-site manufacturing processes.

Retrofit and Priority Neighbourhoods

Empty Homes

3.59 KWL is the appointed contractor for the HCA funded units and the delivery plan has been agreed. To date 20 Leases, 73 purchase and retain, and 6 EDMOs have been completed and have been refurbished and let or are in the process of being refurbished. 3.60 The Right to Buy Replacement Programme Fund was launched on 3 rd May 2017 and applications where invited from all Registered Providers, Not for Profit organisations and Housing Organisations which operate in Hull. Six partners have now been identified to join the development framework which will carry-out refurbishment works and new build projects using surplus Right to Buy receipts. To date applications have been received to build or refurbish 92 properties.

3.61 In June 2017 a Purchase and sale programme was launched and is working with a framework of 3 not for profit organisations. The Council purchases a property which is then refurbished by the framework partners and sold recovering all costs and recycling the Local Growth Fund (LGF) grant. Any loss will be covered by LGF grant but it is expected to be minimal. To date 4 properties are being refurbished and 4 more are being purchased to replace them once completed.

3.62 The programme will continue beyond April 2018 using a combination of HRA and Right to Buy receipts and additional grant funding will be sought from the HCA to bring an additional 15 properties back into use.

Priority Neighbourhoods – Frontage improvements 2015 - 2018

3.63 External solid wall insulation (ESWI) and frontage improvement completed in April 2018. Some final snags require addressing and the Eco claims remain outstanding. A mop-up scheme is expected to take place in the first part of 2019 (subject to the refurbishment of some empty properties).

3.64 Tyne, Ribble and Dee Street completed in February 2018.

3.65 Frontage improvement works Stirling Street completed 6 April 2018.

Priority Neighbourhoods – Frontage improvements 2018 - 2021

3.66 Of the 34 priority streets agreed at cabinet in July, the 3 year programme of frontage improvement work would begin with the following 5 streets (and associated court terraces):

• Folkestone Street • Lane • Ruskin Street - to be considered for external solid wall insulation • Perry Street - to be considered for external solid wall insulation • Conway Close - to be considered for external solid wall insulation

3.67 Prior to start on site there will be a period of design, consultation, sign-up and procurement. The process has begun and it is envisaged the procurement for Perry and Ruskin Street / Conway Close will be launched December 2018 and residents will be fully consulted prior to start on site, in the new year (February / March 2018).

3.68 The works to Folkstone Street and Sculcoates Lane will consist of replacement boundary walls and railings, bay aprons, footpaths (gate to door), court terrace footpaths including drainage, painting where appropriate, rainwater goods including fascias, gutters and fall-pipes. Other miscellaneous items that will be discussed when on site may include: communal gates, street clean operations, street lighting and communal terrace walls.

3.69 For Ruskin / Perry Street and Conway Close, in addition to the above works the installation of external solid wall insulation (or cladding) is expected subject to survey and affordability.

Great Thornton Street Garage Demolition s

3.70 The programme of post demolition works including new lighting, CCTV and fencing have now commenced and will be completed in November.

4.0 Next steps

4.1 The Council remains committed to implementing the NASA AAP vision.

4.2 The report highlights the significant number of regeneration projects taking place across the Riverside Area supporting the delivery of new and improved homes alongside improving neighbourhoods and key city centre assets.

Garry Taylor City Manager Major Projects, Major Projects and Infrastructure Contact Officer: Garry Taylor Telephone No. : 01482 618507

Nicholas Harne Assistant City Manager, Housing Strategy and Renewal Contact Officer: Nicholas Harne Telephone No. : 01482 615477

Officer Interests: None Background Documents: - None