Former Hull school set to become church and community hub

Summarised from Hull Daily Mail's report · Updated 5 Nov, 08:36 · Archive

A former Hull Grammar School building will be converted into a church with a food bank and community facilities.

The former Hull Grammar School on Cottingham Road will be transformed into a church and community hub, following the rejection of earlier plans to convert the building into student housing. The Secretary of State dismissed an appeal by the previous developer to push through the HMO project.

The new scheme will feature a main church hall, fellowship hall, training rooms and community facilities on the ground floor, with further meeting rooms and teaching spaces upstairs. The church will include offices, youth clubs, a children's room and space for music classes. No extensions or external alterations will be made to the building. Organisers also intend to run a food bank from the premises, describing it as a 'charitable community service'.

The specific religious denomination behind the proposals has not yet been publicly named in council documents. Planning consultants Studio Charette have submitted the application to Hull City Council. Local councillor Peter North has welcomed the plan, believing it is more appropriate for the community than the previous student housing proposals.

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• Former Hull school could be turned into church and food bank after huge HMO plan rejectedThe scheme describes the food bank idea as a 'charitable community service' complementary to the site's wider community functionsHull Daily Mail · 5 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Hull Grammar School · Hull City Council · Studio Charette · Peter North · Hull · Cottingham Road

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