Yorkshire Energy Park | Community - Yorkshire Energy Park

Yorkshire Energy Park is a new development located on the former Hedon Aerodrome site on the outskirts of Hull, within the village of Preston, to the west of Hedon.

The energy and technology business park received its formal decision notice in late 2020 following East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Planning Committee approval in 2019 following a significant amount of community support and backing of national businesses over recent years. Preparatory works to ready the site for its first occupiers has already begun with site surveys alongside detailed planning work taking place.

4,480
new jobs

80% local
labour

Start-up
support

New sports
campus

New
education
campus

£200M
investment

Cycle
routes

APPRENTICESHIPS

Apprenticeship and training opportunities, as well as support for new business start-ups

The Yorkshire Energy Park will bring £200m of investment and 4,480 jobs to the local area, both during its construction phase and well into the future.

A flagship development for the UK, the park and its education provision will help develop green and technology skills for the future. People will be able to access apprenticeship and training opportunities to help them get into the job market, as well as support for new business start-ups.

Our Principal Education Partners, the University of Lincoln and CATCH, will establish a campus on site and aim to up-skill and re-skill those who use the base, retaining and bolstering talent and skills in key industries within the Humber region.

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Community fund

Yorkshire Energy Park (YEP) has launched a new £20,000 per year Community Fund, aimed at supporting local community groups and charities operating in South West Holderness. Administered by longstanding local charity Hull CVS, the fund will make available grants of between £500 to £5,000 to groups operating within the South West Holderness Ward of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Bringing investment and jobs to the local area

Over £200m investment into the region
4480 new jobs created by the development
80% local labour during the construction period
Support for start up businesses

New opportunities for the local community

A state-of-the-art new education campus
New sports facilities for the community
Apprenticeship and training opportunities
Improved footpath and cycle routes

£200m
investment

80% local
labour

4,480 new
jobs

Start-up
support

New
education
campus

New sports facilities

Apprenticeships

Cycle
routes

Bringing new roles to local people during the construction period

120 construction jobs are expected to be generated each year, along with 60 indirect jobs over a 10 year construction phase.

In addition, we will target 80% employment from the local area and will set apprenticeship targets through the supply chain to create long term job prospects for young people locally.

Plus further high-skilled roles created during the operational period

The full time equivalent jobs once the Park is operational could be up to 2090 (gross), across the example sectors:

Advanced manufacturing
Technology
Real estate
Construction
Transportation and storage
Education
Information and communication
Finance and insurance
Administrative and support services

Up to 590 indirect jobs are expected to be created.

Enhancing and protecting the existing habitat

Throughout the construction and operation phases, we want to have a positive impact on our environment, and we must mitigate for any likely significant effects on biodiversity.

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Highway improvements

Working closely with the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council and Highways England to develop a series of highway improvements in advance of the main business park development

Community liaison group

The Yorkshire Energy Park are constantly working and listening to the local community and, alongside regular public consultation events, we will be creating a community liaison group that will regularly meet to discuss issues and solutions to challenges facing local residents.