Major plans for a new park and ride on the outskirts of Hull have re-emerged. Similar plans for the site had been withdrawn in 2025.
A new planning application has been launched in the hope of securing permission to establish a 490-space park and ride, a bus depot, petrol station, and drive-thru units, on land southeast of the Dunswell roundabout, where Beverley Road and Raich Carter Way meet. Despite being just a stone’s throw from Hull, the site is within the boundaries of the East Riding, meaning the decision will therefore be made in Beverley.
The proposal has been put forward by Ashcourt Construction Limited. Submitted plans explain the firm would fund, construct, and operate the park and ride. Plans say the project would be “one of the largest traffic management and infrastructure improvements to be undertaken in the region for decades.”
The proposed bus depot would be for East Yorkshire Buses, the largest operator in the region. Submitted plans say the new site will allow the firm to “create a more modern depot, which will be more efficient, better for staff, and allow the company to expand its routes and make it easier to introduce electric buses.”
Two drive-thru units and a petrol station would be located towards the north west of the site, closest to the roundabout itself. Plans explain: “This location then also aids in advertising of the businesses as it gives them a road side appeal to passing customers.” One of the drive-thru units would be a coffee shop.
Developers would construct four new junctions for the site, creating two on Beverley Road and another two on Raich Carter Way. Plans say the site has been designed in a way to ensure “there is no possibility of the public using the site as a cut through.”
The land, which is roughly triangular in shape, borders homes within Hull City Council’s boundaries. Residents of the nearby homes last year objected to the previous plans saying they were concerned about an increase in traffic on Dunswell roundabout and approach roads, as well as the noise, light and air pollution from the site.
Last year Hull City Council’s Head of Planning wrote to East Riding Council to object to the then-planning application. Rather than opposing the park and ride itself, the council’s letter rejected the notion that the other aspects of the plans are ‘ancillary uses’, which are meant to accompany the main element of the site. The letter claimed “it is clear” that the likes of a bus depot, drive-thru units and a petrol station “do not constitute ‘ancillary uses.’”
By: Andrew Spence, LDRS
UPDATED 10am Thursday 11 June:
East Yorkshire Buses have issued the following statement:
“We are aware of a number of recent articles regarding proposals for a new park-and-ride facility and associated bus depot, which have referred to East Yorkshire Motor Services as the intended occupier of the proposed depot.
We are currently seeking clarification as to why East Yorkshire Motor Services has been named in connection with this planning application. East Yorkshire Motor Services is not proposing to relocate to the site, and is not involved in the proposal.
We are working to understand how this information came to be included within the application and are in the process of raising the matter with the relevant parties.
Until we receive further clarification, we are unable to comment on the proposals”
