National Avenue speeding

John Fareham and John Abbott have secured undertakings from the Police that concerns relating to speeding on National Avenue will be addressed. When we were informed by a local resident at our most recent mobile forum (and this was not the first time) that there were particular problems with speeding first thing in the morning – especially between 7 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. – this tended to confirm the impression that there was indeed a problem. We have therefore placed the reports we had had before the Police who undertook to monitor the situation and report back to us as soon as they had any news. For obvious reasons of public safety – National Avenue may be long and straight but it isn’t all that wide – we will continue to take an interest in this issue until a suitable solution is arrived at.

YPI to be prosecuted over floodlights

John Fareham and John Abbott understand that preparations are being made to prosecute the YPI for failure to abide by the planning conditions governing the hours when their floodlights can be left on. An enforcement notice was issued late last year requiring YPI to behave themselves in this connection. This is still in force which should help speed things up. The officers have been to confirm that the information provided to us by local residents, all of which we have passed to them, was correct and they consider there is now enough evidence to prosecute. One last attempt will be made to communicate with YPI while the officers prepare and check the case paperwork ready for passing to the Council’s legal team in order to go to court sometime early in November.

Goodfellowship houses again

John Fareham and John Abbott have details of a planning application to change the detailed design of the eight houses for which planning permission has already been granted. Details of this application have been posted on the Council website and can be accessed using the reference number 13/01085/FULL. The applicants want to move the turning head forward by 5ft 10 in and to make some design changes to four of the proposed properties including the replacement of hipped roofs with gables. As ever the E-mail address for comments is dev.control@hullcc.gov.uk and the postal address is Planning Services, Kingston House, Bond Street, Hull HU1 3ER. Local residents wishing to pass comments for or against the application should quote the reference given above in their letter or E-mail.

Bricknell Avenue central reservation works

John Fareham and John Abbott have found out the cause of the Bricknell Avenue central reservation being dug up yet again. Having noticed that work was going on we contacted the officers at once to enquire why there was a substantial and unexpected hole of some considerable depth in the central reservation, with a van-load of workmen and barriers in attendance. They informed us that Northern Power Grid were carrying out the repair work and were attending to a dead electricity cable that should be feeding power to the street lighting columns. It goes without saying that we shall expect the damage to the grass verge to be fully and properly reinstated and that we will press for this work to be carried out, whether by the contractors or by the corporate centre if need be.

Loveridge Avenue tenfoot flooding

John Fareham and John Abbott have secured attention to the risk of the Loveridge Avenue tenfoot flooding. Whilst handling an enquiry regarding the proposed changes referred to in CONTACT! 1416 we had our attention drawn to the fact that the tenfoot was at risk of flooding. This naturally was cause for concern so we referred the matter to the officers who agreed to instigate an investigation into the state of the drainage. It will of course be remembered, by those who followed the recriminations after the 2007 floods, that drainage issues were at the forefront of the controversy at the time; so far as we are concerned, the lesson has been learnt and we take all drainage issues seriously. There may never be floods like those again, but we take the view that we should not take the chance and will follow up this matter so that, if a problem is found, it will be put right.

YPI site to be sold

John Fareham and John Abbott understand that the entire YPI site will shortly be put up for sale. The YPI have been looking at their operations, which accounts for the sale of the front car park to developers. Now that we believe the whole site is to go on the market, this may be some consolation in the short term to those worried about the floodlights being left on late, but the planning permission for 8 houses and associated foliage goes with the car park and has no bearing on what a prospective purchaser might choose to do with a substantial patch of land in an area of high housing demand if they could secure planning permission for the proposals. We will therefore keep local residents informed of developments as they become known.