Wykeland submits plans for tech campus expansion

Wykeland Group has submitted plans that will complete its @TheDock tech campus in Hull’s Fruit Market creative quarter.The development of a further two buildings, totalling 31,000 sq ft of offices, co-working and meeting space, is proposed.The @TheDock scheme, which has the C4DI (Centre for Digital Innovation) tech hub as its centrepiece, is currently fully occupied. About 200 start-up or scale-up tech businesses are based at C4DI or closely linked to it. The scheme is also home to digital innovation teams from companies such as safety company Arco and global defence and security specialist Saab.A planning application has been submitted to Hull City Council which proposes the new buildings sited to the north and the west of C4DI, on what is now a car park.Facilities would include offices, co-working spaces for digital freelances and specialists, meeting rooms and conference space, all with ultrafast gigabit internet connections.