Mental health charity plans expansion

Hull and East Yorkshire Mind has submitted plans for a new two-storey administrative building and four supported living apartments

A mental health charity in Hull has submitted a planning application to expand its current site.

Hull and East Yorkshire Mind on Beverley Road is looking to build a number of new facilities on an unoccupied section of land at the rear of its Wellington House premises.

Proposals include a two-storey administrative building and four supported living apartments for adults with autism and mental or learning disabilities.

The facilities would also provide employment for the equivalent of 30 full-time staff and promote rehabilitation and community integration, the application said.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the car parking facilities at the site would also be extended to include an additional ten spaces.

The plans have been submitted to Hull City Council.

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