Shortlist confirmed for £13.4m Getting Building Fund

Six projects across Hull and East Yorkshire will receive a share of £13.4m in funding, with the potential to create up to 1,300 jobs.

The list of projects was agreed by the Humber LEP Board, after the announcement of the area’s allocation from the Government’s ‘Getting Building Fund’.

The fund is designed to support projects ready to progress in the next 18 months and kick-start the economy.

The schemes have the potential to create new jobs, thousands of square metres of new office space, 1,120 new homes, and enable an additional 247 employees to cycle to work.

The Getting Building Fund is part of the Government’s ‘New Deal’ programme in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Humber LEP’s in-principle allocation of the Getting Building Fund will unlock a total of £192.86m investment in the area altogether. The projects are:

Growing Hull and East Yorkshire (£1.5m allocation): This will offer grants to SMEs, focusing on job creation and stimulating investment opportunities, and also supporting the safeguarding of jobs and the green recovery. It is an extension of the Growing the Humber scheme, which has invested £35.3m since 2013, supporting the creation of 2,814 jobs.

Hull and East Yorkshire Highways Resilience Programme (£2m): This will support road maintenance in Hull and East Yorkshire, in the East Riding focusing on repairs to A-roads, while in Hull the project will support road repairs before major construction begins on the £355m A63 Castle Street scheme.

RaisE Business Centre and Innovation Hub (£1m): The hub will be adjacent to the Siemens Mobility train factory on the Goole 36 Enterprise Zone. It will provide high-tech managed workspace and R&D facilities for SMEs in manufacturing, engineering, and rail supply chains.

Delivering Housing Growth Programme – Ings and Wawne 2 – (£4.8m): A new spine road and electrics in Ings could see a further 310 homes built on location sooner than expected, while in Wawne a further 850 homes could be built sooner than expected with the installation of a new spine road and drainage, adding to existing new homes currently being built on both sites.

Hull & East Yorkshire Cycle Route Delivery Programme – Phase 1 (£2.7m): A programme of cycle infrastructure upgrade and provision of new cycle facilities which will focus on provision in Hull and East Riding along Beverley Road (A1079) and the route from Cottingham to the City Centre.

Managed Workspace Programme (£1m): A package of new and improved managed workspace offers to meet demand and stimulate economic recovery in Hull and East Riding. It will include investment in the Grovehill site in Beverley, BeSpoke Business Resource Centre in Bransholme and Boulevard 4 to complement the existing Louis Pearlman Centre.

Chairman of Humber LEP, Stephen Parnaby, said: “I am pleased the Humber LEP Board has allocated this funding to projects across Hull and East Yorkshire that will support new jobs, safeguard existing jobs, see houses built and roads improved, as well as help support the Humber’s mission to become net-zero by 2040.

“These projects have the potential to support our residents not just in the next 18 months, but will provide a lasting impact and benefits.”

Councillor Stephen Brady, leader of Hull City Council, said: “These schemes will help create new jobs in the city and also support our transport networks, which is good news for Hull’s ambition to become a cycling city and for our 2030 carbon neutral pledge.

“It will also help with the building of new homes in the city. We have already accelerated the city’s house-building programme which has allowed us to consistently exceed targets set by the government.”

Cllr Richard Burton, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “Supporting local construction is vitally important to our local economy and will help our region recover and thrive as well as providing real and tangible benefits for motorists, cyclists and the travelling public.

“As well as infrastructure, the funding will help support local small-and-medium-sized enterprises, which are the lifeblood of the East Riding economy, and provide opportunities for job creation and retention.”

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