£22m Fruit Market plans lodged

Plans have been lodged for the latest phase of redevelopment of Hull’s Fruit Market, including a new head office for safety specialist Arco.Wykeland Beal, the joint venture company working with Hull City Council to rejuvenate the Fruit Market, has submitted a planning application for the £22m phase.The centrepiece will be a 55,000 sq ft headquarters office for Arco, one of Hull’s largest private companies. The development will also include a 350-space multi-storey car park, a further 28 residential units and some small retail/leisure units fronting Queen Street and Humber Street.The site between Blackfriargate and Humber Street is currently being used as a temporary car park.The proposals would bring more than 500 office, retail and leisure jobs to the waterfront area, as well as a number of construction jobs.Arco, which opened its opened its original shop in Queen Street in 1893, plans to relocate its headquarters to the Fruit Market from Waverley Street in Hull. Buildings on its existing site are being purchased by Hull City Council, working with Highways England to support the A63 Castle Street improvement works.