Hull retail park extension

£3.5 million investment for St Andrew’s Retail Park, Hessle Road, Hull

9 February 2006

Plans for a £3.5 million extension of St Andrew’s Retail Park on Hessle Road in Hull have been submitted to Hull City Council by Dransfield Properties, the company behind the original scheme which was completed in 2001.

The new proposals will deliver an additional 28,250 sq ft of new retail space and home and garden store Wilkinson has already committed to a 24,000 sq ft unit, which will create around 75 jobs. 

Phase one of the retail park transformed a run down row of Victorian shops into a thriving retail centre.   It created over 200 jobs for the local community and national retailers Peacocks, Choices, Brantano, Greggs, Poundstretcher, Home Bargains, Select, Grattans and Jack Fulton currently occupy  the units.
 
Phase two will be built on land currently occupied by three companies: The Sewing Machine Centre, which has been trading for 8 years and is the only specialist of its kind in the town, will move from 393 to 381 Hessle Road in Summer 2006, after it has been fully refurbished by Dransfield Properties; plastics manufacturer Roplas will relocate its Hessle Road operation to new premises on Freightliner Road; and Imperial Antiques will relocate to alternative local premises.

St Andrew’s Retail Park changed the fortunes of Hessle Road which had suffered heavily from the decline of the fishing industry and the subsequent migration of the local population.  After becoming run down and under used, the development brought shoppers back to the area, providing a much needed boost to the local economy.

James Howson, Development Surveyor for Dransfield Properties, said: “St Andrew’s Retail Park has revived the fortunes of Hessle Road, replacing run down buildings with an attractive retail scheme.  We are looking forward to the next phase of this development and further enhancing this part of Hull.”

Dransfield Properties sold phase one of the development in 2004.

For further information, contact:

Public Relations Department, Dransfield Properties Ltd
Tel: 01226 360644
Email: pr@dransfield.co.uk