- How is it that all the prime development space in the old Fruit Market can be left to rot like it is?
- There are some really nice properties down near the Marina, both commercial and residential, quite a few for sale, would definitely be an attractive proposition if Hull gets back on its feet and attracts businesses to locate there
- How does the postman deliver things to the lovely warehouse conversion apartments, because I can't for the life of me see how he gets past the coded door to get to the letter boxes
Showing posts with label Redevelopment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Redevelopment. Show all posts
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Leafletting query of the day
As I wandered around Hull Marina and the surrounding area, a number of questions came to mind:
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Hull on fire
Waste plant 'could burn for days'
No political comment, no complaints about any of it (since I have every faith in the fire service and their professional opinions on how best to manage the fire), just a small observation. If you look at the picture on the BBC story, you will notice a building in the background with a tower. That building is called British Extracting, an abandoned building and part of Hull's rich industrial history. I mention British Extracting only because I have a love for the abandoned and decaying parts of Hull which are so often overlooked by people, and would recommend anyone who hasn't had a chance to spend a few hours wandering around that part of Hull on a quiet Sunday, experiencing first hand the sheer scale of some of these buildings. Have a look at Clarence Mill, the former Rank Hovis building, a building crying out for a sympathetic conversion to make use of this stunning building. If getting out there and wandering isn't your cup of tea, have a look at sites like 28 Days Later and really experience what other people see in these hidden gems.
A fire at a waste recycling plant in East Yorkshire could burn for up to three days.
No political comment, no complaints about any of it (since I have every faith in the fire service and their professional opinions on how best to manage the fire), just a small observation. If you look at the picture on the BBC story, you will notice a building in the background with a tower. That building is called British Extracting, an abandoned building and part of Hull's rich industrial history. I mention British Extracting only because I have a love for the abandoned and decaying parts of Hull which are so often overlooked by people, and would recommend anyone who hasn't had a chance to spend a few hours wandering around that part of Hull on a quiet Sunday, experiencing first hand the sheer scale of some of these buildings. Have a look at Clarence Mill, the former Rank Hovis building, a building crying out for a sympathetic conversion to make use of this stunning building. If getting out there and wandering isn't your cup of tea, have a look at sites like 28 Days Later and really experience what other people see in these hidden gems.
Monday, 28 September 2009
The wheels of decision making (slowly) turn
Breathing Life into Hull's Fruit Market
So let me get this straight, you have people who want to start developing existing properties right now, who are willing to begin the regeneration process, and instead we're looking at using it as free exhibition space? Wow, it's almost like there's no recession and Hull doesn't need the jobs created by the redevelopment work and the new business opportunities that the Fruit Market site will one day offer (if anyone is ever allowed to get on with developing it!) While it's admirable for people to want a single, grand vision for the redevelopment, it's clear that the scheme could be some time in coming if ever, meanwhile leaving an undeveloped site costing the council money rather than generating it. But hey, as long as someone has a grand vision, that's all that matters I guess!
More than 150 people attended a fact-finding event staged in a fruit warehouse aimed at promoting the area as a new business quarter.
With long-term regeneration plans for the area currently on hold, new temporary uses for the buildings they will leave behind are now being explored.
So let me get this straight, you have people who want to start developing existing properties right now, who are willing to begin the regeneration process, and instead we're looking at using it as free exhibition space? Wow, it's almost like there's no recession and Hull doesn't need the jobs created by the redevelopment work and the new business opportunities that the Fruit Market site will one day offer (if anyone is ever allowed to get on with developing it!) While it's admirable for people to want a single, grand vision for the redevelopment, it's clear that the scheme could be some time in coming if ever, meanwhile leaving an undeveloped site costing the council money rather than generating it. But hey, as long as someone has a grand vision, that's all that matters I guess!
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