Plan could see 130 new council homes built in Orchard Park
PLANNING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED
MORE than 130 new council homes could be built in Orchard Park as part of two separate developments.
Hull City Council and Engie Regeneration Ltd have submitted two planning applications to build a total of 133 new affordable homes which will cost in the region of £20m.
One development just off Danepark Road will create 99 new homes while a second development at Isledane will provide 34 homes.
The scheme at Danepark Road would see scrubland, where Danepark Primary School once stood until it closed in 2002, transformed into a new housing area.
The scheme will consist of 20 one-bedroom, 49 two-bedroom, 20, three-bedroom and ten four-bedroom properties.
There will also be three green space areas including a central hub. The homes will all be affordable and rented out to council tenants.
In the design and access statement, the applicant says: “The overall aim of this development is to create a high quality, safe and desirable place to live, which maximises the site and integrates it into the surrounding area.
“Analysis of the local character has been taken into consideration when approaching the layout design.
“We want to create a new and vital residential area composed of individual character that contributes to making this a great place.”
The Isledane development will also create new council homes for rent.
The scheme will be made up of six one-bedroom, 16, two-bedroom, eight, three-bedroom and four four-bedroom properties.
In the planning statement, the applicant says: “It would provide an increased housing choice/mix in Orchard Park. The development is suitable for a wide range of housing types, thus helping to create a mixed community.
“Council housing is in short supply and this scheme would deliver 34 houses to local people already on the register for housing;
“It would deliver high quality housing for the local community and help to meet the needs of the present and future generations.
“The site is considered to be in a highly sustainable location and is well located in terms of public transport and essential day to day facilities provided in the surrounding areas.
“The development proposes a highquality modern design of new housing with provision of on-site landscaping throughout.”
Extensive public consultation has been carried out for both schemes which included leaflet dropping to homes and businesses nearby.
After receiving feedback, the developer reduced the number of homes at Danepark from 108 to 99 and also reduced the amount of parking provision.
Both developments are the latest stage in a long-term regeneration programme on Orchard Park which started with the demolition of the estate’s high-rise council tower blocks.
Over the past five years almost 230 new homes have been built there while another 1,150 existing homes have received extensive thermal efficiency works including external solid wall insulation aimed at reducing fuel bills.
Both schemes are due to be considered around March but, if the schemes are given the go ahead, it is not clear when work would start.
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