by Rebecca Hannant and John Prince
A planning application has been submitted for 108 new homes on land west of Rolston Road in Hornsea.
The Foxglove Homes scheme includes a mix of one to four-bedroom properties – terraced, semi-detached, detached, bungalows and quadrants – with 10 designated as affordable. Eight one-bedroom and two two-bedroom homes would be affordable, with the remainder sold at market value. The plans also include 5,896 square metres of open space and a children’s play area.
The site sits opposite a 158-home development by Keepmoat Homes, which was approved after appeal, and is earmarked for housing in East Riding Council’s Local Plan.
If approved, the new estate would be accessed via Rolston Road. To create the entrance, an existing bungalow would be demolished to allow a new road through into the field behind.
Some residents fear the scale of development could overwhelm local services.
Beverley Jobson-Cale, 61, who overlooks the site, said: “When the trees are up like this it’s fine. In the winter there are going to be no trees, the light is going to come into our house from the estate, and traffic noise is going to be horrendous. I am not too pleased about it. We’ve got a very busy GP service, we’ve just lost a dentist in the town, and the schools are over-subscribed.”
Paul Ashton, 68, added: “You would never have expected that they would knock a house down to put a road in. I don’t knock the building of houses. We must build more houses because we’re getting more people in the world, but there’s nothing good for us.”
Christine Tosney, 74, of Rolston Road, said: “Homes are needed for other people, but we haven’t the infrastructure here. The doctors are already overwhelmed; we don’t have enough supermarkets or schools. I don’t know how it’s going to work.”
Jonathan Herrick, 52, said: “Lots of houses are going up, but there are no additional doctors’ surgeries, dentists, or public services like police or fire. It’s a concern, and I think if the rest of the infrastructure was coming with it, it might be different.”
One resident walking her dog, who did not wish to be named, said: “There are all the developments up Hull Road and Atwick Road and it’s getting too overpopulated. We don’t need any more.”
But others believe the growth could benefit Hornsea.
Sam Smith, 29, who lives nearby, said: “It’s nice and quiet down here so it’s going to disturb the peace a bit. But I think building houses in Hornsea is good. It brings people here and gets the businesses the money and the revenue. I’m a fabricator, so for construction firms it keeps them all in work. It’s always good to grow.”
Salah Bouzjarrou, 24, who works at Whiteheads Fish and Chip Restaurant, added: “It will make it busier for the businesses which is very good. We get very busy with all the customers who come from everywhere. In the winter it’s quieter and it’s not the same numbers. All the building that’s going on now will help our business. It’s a good idea.”
Residents can view and comment on the plans via the East Riding Planning Portal, reference 25/02282/STPLF.