About Gateway
Gateway is one of nine housing market renewal Pathfinders established by the government in 2002 to turn around neighbourhoods so that people will want to live and work in these areas once again and communities can remain together. Gateway is set to deliver an ambitious £500 million programme to revitalise the city's housing market over the next 10-15 years.
Where is Gateway working?
The first priority areas identified for housing market renewal action are: Newington and St. Andrew's in West Hull and Ings and Preston Road in East Hull.
Gateway has already made significant progress in the city, with 150 new homes in East Hull completed or on site and 500 refurbished homes in Newington and St Andrew's refurbished or on site. Work is expected to start on the first new homes at Woodcock Street in Spring 2008.
Over the next 10 years, Gateway aims to:
- Build modern, energy efficient homes
- Refurbish existing homes
- Demolish poor quality housing that does not meet modern day needs
- Improve areas of green space and community safety
- Help to lower levels of crime and anti social behaviour and create neighbourhoods where people choose to live
PROGRESS UPDATE
Formal consultation on an ambitious £300 million plan to transform the Newington and St Andrew’s area of West Hull will begin on Thursday February 21.
Councillors gave the plans the green light last week, following a series of events, a meeting and workshops last year, which gave the residents the chance to shape the future of their community. Over 500 people attended the events to decide how Newington and St Andrew’s could be transformed over the next 10-15 years.
The ambitious plans include:
• over 2,000 new homes;
• transformed and new green spaces and tree lined streets;
• pedestrian friendly and tree-lined streets;
• a new urban square on Anlaby Road;
• frontage improvements to 2,000 homes;
• demolition of around 2,000 properties to make way for new developments and open spaces;
• new community facilities at Massey Street Playing Fields and on Hessle Road;
• environmental and shop front improvements to Hessle Road.
This legally required consultation is the first step towards developing an Area Action Plan for Newington and St Andrew’s, which can then be adopted as part of the Hull Development Framework. The six week consultation will begin at noon on February 21, 2008 and will run until noon on April 3, 2008.
Progress update
Residents can view the plans and make comments online at: http://hullcc-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/planning/nasa;
or at the following locations:
• Planning Office, 2nd Floor, Kingston House, Bond Street, Hull between 9am and 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Friday;• The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, between 9am and 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Friday;
• The Regeneration Office, 200 Hawthorn Avenue, Hull, between 10am and 3pm Monday to Thursday;
• In local libraries and Customer Service Centres. For details on locations and opening hours please ring 300300 or visit www.hullcc.gov.uk.
A number of special events will also take place at:
• Newington and St Andrew’s Regeneration Team, 200 Hawthorn Avenue - Friday 7 March, 10am to 4pm
• Hessle Road Community Wardens Shop, 412 Hessle Road - Saturday 15 March, 10am to 2pm
• Hessle Road Community Wardens Shop, 412 Hessle Road - Monday 17 March, 10am to 6pm
• Lonsdale Centre, 374 Anlaby Road - Wednesday 19 March, 9am to 6pm
If not made online, all comments on the plans must be made in writing using a response form to: Area Action Plan Team, Hull City Council, Freepost, Kingston House, Bond Street, Kingston upon Hull, HU1 3BR. All comments must be received by Hull City Council by noon on April 3, 2008.
For more information on the plans or how to make a representation, contact the council on (01482) 211199
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