Latest Hull and East Riding planning decisions and applications – including reverse vending machine in Cottingham and Bransholme newt plan

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Two wildlife ponds could be deepened to create a better habitat for great crested newts

1. A fire damaged house in multiple occupation (HMO) is going to be rebuilt in Hull, after planning officers gave an application the thumbs-up. The plan is for an end-of-terrace residential plot on Ash Grove west of Beverley Road. The development will focus on rebuilding, repair and reinstating the property as a HMO for a maximum of six occupants. The plan also includes associated external alterations, refuse and recycling storage, secure cycle storage and rear amenity works. The scheme will ‘bring a vacant property back into beneficial residential use, and re-establish the site’s last documented six-person HMO use’ say planners.
2. Two wildlife ponds could be restored in Hull, if a planning application is given the go-ahead. The scheme is for ponds on the Noddle Hill Way Nature Reserve, on the edge of Bransholme, and will involve the restoration and deepening of two wildlife ponds as a habitat for great crested newts. The plan is part of Natural England’s District Level Licensing programme.
3. A bid to construct four self-catering holiday accommodation units in Etton has been turned down by East Riding Council. A plan had been submitted to the authority to develop the site on land north of The Pub at Etton Main Street. The work would have included bins and a cycle store area but it has been refused. Local resident’s comments against the application shared concerns on the East Riding Council planning portal about noise, parking and overdevelopment in the village.
4. A dog grooming business could be developed in Welwick, between Patrington and Withernsea, after a planning application was submitted to East Riding Council. The scheme will involve the change of use of land and cabin to form a dog grooming business. Residents have until November 18th to share any comments or concerns to the local authority.
5. East Yorkshire campaigners have won a battle to stop six giant wind turbines being constructed on a countryside beauty spot that inspired numerous artworks by the late David Hockney. The 492ft-high structures would have loomed over the rolling Yorkshire Wolds landscape. However, planning officers at East Riding Of Yorkshire Council have now turned down the controversial Woldgate scheme, citing threats to historic landmarks, villagers’ homes and even military radar. There was an unusually vocal number of complaints about the plan on the authority’s planning portal. More than 200 residents shared their concerns about the scale of the development, which would’ve been close to the mysterious monolith in Rudston.
6. A reverse vending machine could be installed at the Aldi supermarket in Cottingham. The idea behind the scheme is that it will let the supermarket comply with incoming legislation from the UK Government requiring retailers to accept returns of empty containers for recycling. New laws require all retailers who sell drinks in plastic bottles and steel or aluminium cans to apply a surcharge of 20p to these items. This 20p is refunded when the empty container is returned. The plan for the supermarket, which is Summers Drive in Cottingham, will also see the creation of a zebra crossing and the loss of four car parking spaces.
7. To find planning applications, traffic diversions, road layout changes, alcohol licence applications and more, visit the Public Notices Portal.