Mount Pleasant / Holderness Road Retail Development

Houlton were awarded a £5m retail development in east Hull set to transform a run-down site located on a 1.8-acre site on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Holderness Road, Hull for Barnsley-based Dransfield Properties.

The scheme is anchored by a 25,000 sq ft B&M store with a garden centre. Four further new retail units were also created. In addition, two empty shops fronting Holderness Road were refurbished and brought back into use as part of the overall project.

As well as bringing a new retail development to this part of Holderness Road the scheme included a new district centre car park with about 90 parking spaces.

Hull City Council leader councillor Stephen Brady said: "I welcome this further investment in east Hull by Dransfield Group who have a strong track record of successful regeneration in the area.

"I want to particularly thank Mark Dransfield who, with his team, have worked tirelessly with our regeneration team over a number of years to bring this development to fruition."

Mark Dransfield added: "We have been working towards bringing a scheme forward on this site for many years and there has been a great deal of support in the area to see further development in this part of east Hull."