More than 200 homes approved for Hull

Hull City Council has approved plans for 214 homes off Richmond Way in Kingswood

Plans to build more than 200 homes in Hull have been approved.

Hull City Council's planning committee approved plans for a development of 64 two-bed houses, 122 three-bed houses and 28 four-bed houses in the Kingswood area of the city.

The development will be built on a stretch of land between Richmond Way and the River Hull, and will be accessible by two new junctions.

Chris Murphy, land director of developer Beal Homes, said: "We have worked very closely with the local authority and statutory bodies to develop and refine these plans, which will bring much-needed new homes to the area and offer wider benefits to the local community."

The development will be built between Richmond Way and the River Hull

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the housebuilder has also been granted outline permission for a further 236 homes, potentially taking the total new homes built to 450 in a project that would be worth £120m.

The council will discuss the extra 236 homes before making a final decision.

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