£120m Beal Homes development in Hull set for go ahead as planners recommended for approval

Plans for a £120m development which will eventually create 450 homes in Hull is set to go ahead after being recommended for approval.

A planning application for a 52-acre site west of Richmond Way in Kingswood has been submitted to Hull City Council by East Yorkshire-based housebuilder Beal Homes. The hybrid application includes full planning permission for the first 214 homes and associated works, as well as outline plans for a further 236 homes.

Beal Homes, which has 160 staff across the region, has also included engineering works in its submission, to raise the embankment on the nearby River Hull, improve drainage measures and also to enhance flood resilience for the whole of the Kingswood area. The works will also include the construction of a new riverside footpath and cycle way.

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Hull City Council’s planning committee will consider the application this week on Wednesday, with planning officers recommending approval.

Beal land director Chris Murphy said: “Kingswood is a thriving and growing neighbourhood with continuing high demand for new homes. This development aims to further enhance the availability of high-quality homes in the area, while also benefitting the whole Kingswood community through the riverbank works.

“Our proposals include two, three and four-bedroom homes to cater for a wide range of homebuyers. In particular, if approved, the development will feature a significant number of two-bedroom homes ideal for first-time buyers, to help more young people get onto the property ladder.”

Over the last 28 years Beal Homes has delivered more than 1,200 homes as well as community facilities in the Kingswood area. The application comes two weeks after the company got the green light for a £105m development to bring forward more than 500 new homes on the south bank of the Humber. The development on a 57-acre-site in Immingham will provide new two, three and four-bedroom homes for the town, which is playing a vital role in the Humber’s growing status as a magnet for investment.