Residents submit objections to park and ride plans

Residents have lodged objections against a proposal for a park and ride site on the northern outskirts of Hull.

The plans for the Kingswood park and ride development at the Dunswell roundabout on the A1079 were submitted by Hull-based construction company Ashcourt Group last year.

Tim Mitchell, who lives near the proposed site, said it would "cause chaos" and would be "unworkable for everybody who lives nearby".

A spokesperson for Ashcourt Group said the development would reduce congestion, "significantly" cut pollution, and create hundreds of new jobs.

The plans include a bus depot, a waiting area, a petrol station and shop, a car wash, electric vehicle charging bays and three drive-through restaurants.

The proposal submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the site would be designed to be as "visually unintrusive as possible".

Mike Stathers, head of external affairs at Ashcourt Group, said: "This proposed development represents one of the most important traffic management and infrastructure improvements to be undertaken in the Hull and East Yorkshire region for decades."

A covering letter submitted by the company's agent said the development would "reduce congestion and improve public transport take-up in the area".

It added that the project would "bring economic growth and jobs to the area" as well as "encouraging more sustainable travel".

But Hull City Council member David McCobb said the scheme would have a "huge impact" on traffic on Beverley Road.

Mr Mitchell said residents were also concerned about the potential noise, light and air pollution.

"We feel like it would be better located in a more industrial location – maybe on certain fields or somewhere where there is already an existing industrial site and not much housing," he said.

One of the local objectors said: "The field floods very regularly and quite deeply. If they're going to concrete the whole place, I'm not quite sure where the water is going to go."

Yorkshire Water has also shared its concerns about the plans, stating the proposed positioning of the buildings could "seriously jeopardise" its "ability to maintain the public water network and is not acceptable".

Mr Stathers added Ashcourt Group was aware of Yorkshire Water's concerns and was "already amending the plan to satisfy any concern".

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