Ok, as no ones done one yet.. A thread for the south bank of the Humber ( cue the banjos!)

Grimsby regeneration from BBC Humber website

People living in Grimsby are being asked to help shape designs for the future appearance of two key areas of the town centre.
Ideas for the redevelopment of Station Approach and Riverhead Square went on view at the council's Renaissance Shop in Victoria Street on Saturday.
Landscape architect company Whitelaw Turkington attended the event to hear comments and ideas from the public.
A further exhibition event is planned for early August, the council said.
Councillor Geoff Lowis, portfolio holder for regeneration and housing, said: "This is an important step in helping local people to influence and shape the designs for how the town will look in the future.
"We want to generate interest and excitement in the town centre, to attract new visitors and to guide new investment and development into the area.
"The Renaissance Shop is open to the public on weekdays there is plenty of opportunity for people to have their say should they not be able to make the planned event."

Website http://www.greatergrimsbyrenaissance.co.uk/

So...Barton-Upon-Humber...Is it now part of the Hull conurbation?

It has expanded into a town of 10,000 due to it's proximity to the bridge and Hull's amenities after all, it is built up to the waterfront opposite Hessle and is as similar in distance (as the crow flies) to the city centre as the likes of Willerby and Kirk Ella.

With infrastructure investment and the dropping of the tolls, I can see this area being a natural residential development zone for the south bank, extending to Barrow and New Holland. With Hull at it's centre for office/retail/services employment, entertainment and leisure alongside the ports of Hull, Immingham and Humberside airport, could the next 30-40 years see the Hull metro area truly take in the south bank? or is it never going to happen without a new bridge being built to the east of the current one?

if they scrapped the bridge tolls (though of course we'd have to be careful of those low flying pigs) Barton would defin. be as attractive as say Ferriby/Brough to live in and commute to Hull for work... would probably become a poor mans (or womans) Beverley! (for population numbers)

This is ver interesting.... If it gies ahead what would happen to the proposed similar development by siemans in Hull ?

Able UK reveals plans for £400m green energy site
Jul 8 2010 by John Hill, The Journal

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DEVELOPMENT and ship-breaking company Able UK has unveiled plans to construct a £400m centre for renewable energy on the bank of the Humber.

The Billingham firm released its vision for a Marine Energy Park a year after setting out proposals for a logistics centre and business park at its 1,987-acre Able Humber Port facility north of Immingham.

It says the projects will create 10,000 jobs on-site and a further 17,000 in and around North Lincolnshire.

The business says the park will feature space purpose-built for the construction and installation of wind turbines and could also feature a biomass power plant.


A total of £50m has already been invested in the development, which is currently used for vehicle import, storage and distribution. Informal consultation begins today, with a formal process to follow later this year.

An application is expected to be filed with the Infrastructure Planning Commission next year.

Able hopes to start construction on the marine works in April 2012, with the first half a kilometre ready for clients in summer 2013 and project completion in summer 2015.

Construction on the land-based elements of the site is expected to begin at the back end of 2011, while work on the logistics centre is earmarked for spring next year.

Able UK’s founder and executive chairman Peter Stephenson says the project would involve new quays 1,630-metres long, as well as the development of a biomass plant capable of supplying electricity for half a million homes.

He pointed out that the offshore wind areas at Dogger Bank, Hornsea and Norfolk Bank would require 5,000 turbines to reach full capacity, and that delivery from this site would be cheaper than from sites elsewhere in the UK and Europe.

He said: “There’s absolutely massive potential for the UK in the renewable energy sector. It’s very similar to the original 1970s and 1980s oil and gas boom with figures being talked about in excess of £100bn.”

He said that most land-based turbines are currently constructed in countries such as Germany and Denmark. The benefit of the near-2,000 acre site is that it will have space to construct larger turbines capable of handling harsh off-shore conditions.

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The South Humber Bank is the last strategic development site in the UK fronting a deep water estuary, and is expected to attract £3bn of investment globally over the next decade. The Able Humber Port Facility is a key part of the South Humber Bank masterplan, which is backed by partners including Yorkshire Forward.

Stephenson said: “The benefit of the facilities on the Humber is that it’s a very good location central to the North Sea and the UK. There are a lot of environmental as well as economic benefits to the application.

“A lot of companies will be working on the same site so it should make things much safer and speed up time from the research and development stage to construction.”

Able is looking to develop the site with a main contractor for the marine side, and lease the finished space out to clients. The project is funded by bank facilities, although Able hopes to attract Government funding.


Stephenson said: “If you look at the Budget, what the Government is hoping to do is encourage private sector companies to do more infrastructure work such as ports and harbours.”

While the logistics and business park will create 4,454 jobs, the Marine Energy Park could lead to 5,100 on-site, 5,100 in the region and 2,300 in the rest of the UK. A further 10,400 indirect jobs in North Lincolnshire and 2,400 in the region could also be created.

Able itself has been involved in projects such as the dismantling of the BP North West Hutton oil platform in the North Sea, as well as the controversial dismantling of four high-asbestos US Navy “ghost ships” in Hartlepool.

The company employed 450 people at the time of the project, but is now at 350 as those dealing with asbestos remedial work were not required after the completion of the task.

It has planning permission for two biomass plants on Teesside, as well as an application in the works for a gas power station on its site in Doncaster.

Stephenson was nominated as a regional finalist in 2010’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The overall winner will be revealed in October.

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was also mentioned on Look North this morning

I saw it on look north this morning, I can't decide if this is a good or bad thing for Hull. The Bridge and its tolls could mean it has no or little positive effect for Hull and the north bank.

For the south bank its fantastic news.

I can't see how this could be bad news for Hull at all. It strengthens the case for future investment in the Hull and Humber, particualarly in renewables. Well done to North Lincs.

I can't see how this could be bad news for Hull at all. It strengthens the case for future investment in the Hull and Humber, particualarly in renewables. Well done to North Lincs.

It strenghes the case providing the ports and councils work together which as now been suggested. Currently we are surely competing with the South bank with the bridge tolls and agengies (like Yorkshire Forward) dividing us.

This could also strengthen their case for the Immingham bypass which would no doubt effect Hulls A63 Castle Street funding which in my opinion is of a far greater need.

A joint strategic North and South bank future development agency and no bridge tolls is the best way forward but is likely to be pie in the sky on both counts. Until then I see them as competition.

A joint strategic North and South bank future development agency and no bridge tolls is the best way forward but is likely to be pie in the sky on both counts. Until then I see them as competition.

That particular ball has been rolling for years now. There are so many economic development partnerships covering the Humber city region I think it is only a matter of time before a serious unified lobbying organisation is created. It makes perfect sense for both banks to compliment each other, and for the city of Hull in particular we can play a lead role in our own city region, with shared aspirations from other ports on the estuary rather than a far flung afterthought to a Leeds based development company, focussed more on furthering the financial sector in west yorks.

http://www.humberep.co.uk/

http://www.humberep.co.uk/

Thanks for the link.

Thanks for the link.

http://www.humberep.co.uk/userfiles/_HHPCR_EA_FINAL_310310.pdf

worth a read some time from the above site....