Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency have also raised concerns about the proposals
Local ward councillors have launched an objection to recently submitted plans for a new housing development near Anlaby Road. Hull City Council is currently considering plans for 63 homes to be built on the former playing fields located to the east of Kendal Way.
The application is seeking permission to construct the houses on the 2.5 hectare former Smith and Nephew playing fields which have been unused for more than three decades, according to submitted plans. At this stage, the proposal is an outline planning application, meaning developers are hoping for the council to agree to the development in principle, rather than settling on the finer details of the project.
The development would include number 2 Kendal Way being demolished to provide a wider access point to the 63 homes. The property in question is owned by the applicant.
Councillors Maria Coward, Jack Haines, and Alison Collinson, who represent the Boothferry ward on Hull City Council, have raised “serious concerns” about the plans. The three Liberal Democrat councillors say they have garnered the support of local residents against the proposals.
In a letter submitted to the council’s planning department, the councillors wrote: “We have serious concerns about the suitability of this site for further housing development. The area already experiences significant flooding issues, and further building would increase the strain on existing drainage systems. Local infrastructure including roads, parking, schools, and healthcare is already under pressure, and this development would worsen the situation for existing residents.”
Cllr Haines added: “People have made their voices heard, they do not want this development to go ahead. Locally, we will fight this application tooth and nail.
“Building on this land would have a shocking impact on the local community. There is flood risk, a risk of major traffic build up, and more pressure on local infrastructure. These plans need to be scrapped and that’s what myself and my colleagues Cllr Maria Coward and Cllr Alison Collinson are campaigning for.”
In addition to the councillors’ concerns, an objection has also been submitted by the Environment Agency. The agency says the site lies within an area “with a high probability of flooding” and claims the flood risk assessment submitted in the application “does not comply with the requirements for site-specific flood risk assessments”.
Similarly, Yorkshire Water has raised concerns. The utility company has said the drainage impact assessment submitted with the application is “unacceptable,” adding the document “lacks sufficient detail on the proposed foul and surface water drainage strategy.”
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