Western Docklands: Your chance to help shape development

KEY AREA: The site for the Western Docklands Masterplan

By Simon Bristow

A six-week public consultation on the Western Docklands Masterplan has begun.

Hull City Council’s Cabinet last month gave its backing to the masterplan, which suggests a range of different uses for the site, with a strong focus on employment land to the west and residential and commercial and leisure land to the east.

The council now wants to know the views of city residents, as well as local businesses in the area.

The Western Docklands lies between Albert and William Wright Dock, Castle Street, and the Smith & Nephew site.

The consultation will run until Friday, March 17, and also seeks views on the future of the Hull Ice Arena and Kingston Retail Park.

The masterplan also sets out how it could create a better link to the marina and Fruit Market area.

Local businesses, residents and the wider public are invited to take part through a series of in-person drop-in sessions and an online survey.

Posters about the Western Docklands Masterplan will be placed in various locations in Hull, with a QR code for the online consultation.

Responses will be considered by the council in drafting a final version of the masterplan, which will then be presented to Cabinet later this year.

More information, including interactive maps and forums, plus the chance for the public to have their say, is available online here.

Drop-in sessions are at Hull Ice Arena and will take place for the public on Wednesday, February 8, from 4pm to 7pm, and on Saturday, February 18, from 11am to 4pm. A business drop-in session will be held on Thursday, February 16, from 4pm to 7pm at the same venue.