The project will transform the River Hull’s eastern bank
How Hull’s East Bank Urban Village could look(Image: CJCT Studios and Virtual Resolution)
Plans for the first phase of Hull’s East Bank Urban Village have been submitted. The major project is set to transform the eastern bank of the River Hull.
Working in collaboration with lead development partner ECF (English Cities Fund – a partnership between Homes England, L&G, and Muse), Hull City Council has submitted detailed designs for Phase 1 of East Bank. The hybrid application also includes outline plans for the wider neighbourhood which, once complete, will deliver around 850 new homes on the site opposite the Old Town.
A council briefing paper, seen by Hull Live earlier this year, explained that the project is to be delivered in four phases. Construction of Phase 1 will start in early 2027, with Phase 4 expected to be completed in 2040.
Phase 1 will establish the core of the new neighbourhood, delivering 37 townhouses and 78 apartments across two buildings. All of the homes will be affordable, helping to meet local demand and ensuring East Bank is accessible to a wide range of people. Later phases will deliver more than 700 Build-to-Rent (BTR) and affordable apartments across the wider site.
In addition to the new homes, the Urban Village will contain shops, restaurants, and leisure spaces. An interconnected network of streets, plazas, green spaces and a new riverside promenade will improve connectivity, creating active travel routes that encourage walking and cycling throughout the site.
In September and October 2025, the council and ECF led a series of community conversations, where local people had the opportunity to offer suggestions which the council says fed directly into the masterplan. This included the need for more green community spaces, parking and traffic management, enhancing biodiversity and finding new uses for existing historical landmarks including the former Lock Keeper’s Cottage.
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Raife Gale, senior development manager at ECF said: “Local people have been supportive – and so insightful – in offering their feedback, and this has all fed into the final planning application we’ve submitted.
“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. East Bank will kick-start a new chapter for this part of the city’s riverside, ensuring it continues to play a role for future generations.
“The council has an ambitious programme of regeneration which is already helping transform the city centre, as seen with the recently completed redevelopment of the Museums Quarter and Old Town, and we are using our knowledge and expertise in delivering complex schemes across the UK to help unlock the next phase of the city’s development.”
Chris Jackson, director of regeneration and partnerships at Hull City Council, said: “It is pleasing that the council has been able to submit plans for phase one of East Bank Urban Village. This is a significant regeneration project which will help to meet the council’s housing targets, revitalise a long-term brownfield site and also support both Hull’s Old Town and city centre economies. We have already welcomed extensive public feedback on draft proposals for East Bank ahead of this planning submission and look forward to hearing their thoughts on the updated plans.”
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