Dilapidated arcade to be brought back into use
A Levelling Up Funding grant has been awarded by Hull City Council to help revive a derelict property in the city centre.
The council has provided £205,000 worth of funding to bring back into use West Street Arcade. The total cost of the project is £450,000, with plans in place to create 10 shops at this site.
West Street Arcade, which is in a dilapidated condition, has received planning permission after MMR Investment Limited applied for a full building restoration in 2021, as well as a rear extension last year.
The grant award will go towards these plans, which will see more than 4,800 sq ft of retail space over two floors created and the building split into 10 smaller units.
Renovation will include a full rewire of the building and installation of fixtures and fittings. All of the windows will be replaced.
Garry Taylor, Hull City Council’s assistant director for major projects, culture and place, said: “I am pleased the council is able to award this funding to MMR Investment Limited.
“It will help to bring back into use vacant units, in turn providing local jobs and is another great example of excellent regeneration work done in the city centre.”
In November 2021, the Government’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing, Communities informed the council that its bid for £19.5m of Round 1 Levelling Up Funds to support infrastructure and deliver a package of city centre regeneration works had been successful.
£7.5m from the fund is being used to create a new grant scheme which aims to bring unused floorspace of any vacant or partially occupied property back into use and to create jobs.
Similar to previous grant schemes in Hull’s Old Town, the Levelling Up Grant scheme will allow diverse businesses to open and operate, which is designed to breathe new life into the area.
