Hundreds of garages to be demolished in Hull

A number of garages are demolished every year after reaching dangerous levels of disrepair

About 100 council-owned domestic garages in Hull are set to be demolished every year with the land used for off-street parking, a document shows.

A Hull City Council decision record stated it was continuing with its plan to reduce the number of garages amid dwindling occupancy.

Councillor Paul Drake-Davis said it would allow the under-used spaces to be repurposed which would benefit tenants and residents.

The council has demolished more than 260 blocks with almost 2,000 garages since 2013 when its reduction programme began.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service there are about 4,000 garages in more than 650 blocks across Hull and the current occupancy rate is less than half.

The decision record stated they were becoming less popular because of their size and the cost of renting them and using freed-up space for parking would reduce congestion.

It added they were costly to maintain and repair as some construction components are no longer available and empty ones can attract antisocial behaviour.

Mr Drake-Davis said: “It’s important that the programme of garage demolition continues at pace which will allow the council to repurpose these underused spaces.”

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