Plans in for Hull 850-home East Bank docklands revival | Construction Enquirer News

The scheme, being brought forward with development partner ECF – a joint venture between Homes England and Legal & General – will transform brownfield land opposite the Old Town into a mixed-use neighbourhood over the next 15 years. A hybrid planning application has been submitted for East Bank Urban Village. The detailed application for phase one will deliver 115 affordable homes including 37 townhouses and 78 flats across two buildings, alongside key infrastructure works to unlock the wider masterplan. Outline plans set out the wider vision for around 850 homes, with later phases dominated by build-to-rent alongside affordable housing, new public realm and leisure uses. The site – once central to Hull’s maritime economy – has been largely redundant for decades and is currently dominated by surface car parking and vacant plots. Plans aim to reconnect the area back into the city fabric with new streets, public squares and a riverside promenade, alongside walking and cycling routes linking into the Fruit Market and surrounding neighbourhoods. The project has secured nearly £10m of Levelling Up Partnership funding to support enabling works and infrastructure, helping de-risk early delivery. Raife Gale, senior development manager, said: “Our plan is to deliver a sustainable new neighbourhood where people want to live, work and spend time – and key to this is creating quality homes, attractive public spaces and new leisure and business opportunities.” The scheme will play a ce...