Cat.Zero - Hull Developments (sitios de interés)
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Formerly Tropical KnightsChange of use from pub/nightclub (A4 use) to education/training facility (D1 use) with ancillary offices and storage.
Plans floated for former marina bar
Friday, May 01, 2009, 06:30
A FORMER marina bar could be transformed into the base for a new sailing initiative aimed at jobless youngsters.
If recently-submitted plans are given the go-ahead, the former Tropical Knights bar in Humber Dock Street will become the home of Cat.Zero, the not-for-profit organisation behind the controversial scheme.
Under the project, teenagers without a job or a college place will be offered the chance to take to the North Sea in an ocean-going 72ft yacht as part of a life skills training programme.
The purchase of the £500,000 yacht by NHS Hull, the city's primary care trust, along with £1.3m worth of support for the project from the One Hull strategic partnership has already attracted criticism from local politicians.
With funding secured, however, the last major hurdle to overcome is the search for a base.
Now a planning application to change the use of the derelict bar has been submitted to Hull City Council.
Subject to being granted approval, the property is being made available to Cat.Zero by city economy company Hull Forward, which owns a number of premises in the Fruit Market area.
If agreed, the training organisation plans to carry out some internal refurbishment before moving in.
Cat.Zero chairman Jim Dick said: "This opportunity offers so many benefits – not only do we acquire the facilities we need on a short-term let basis extremely cost effectively, but we can also provide enhanced experiences to young people on our programmes.
"In addition, this part of the marina and Fruit Market area will have some life breathed back into it until the larger scale regeneration takes place."
If planning consent is approved, the aim is the refurbishment work will be completed in time for the start of the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race in September.
John Holmes, chief Executive of Hull Forward, said: "Cat.Zero offers significant benefits to the city's future in terms of helping some of our most disadvantaged young people in getting back on track and making their lives much more positive.
"As part of the Cat.Zero activity is water-based, it makes perfect sense to have this marina location, providing an inviting place where the city's young people can engage with team members."
Friday, May 01, 2009, 06:30
A FORMER marina bar could be transformed into the base for a new sailing initiative aimed at jobless youngsters.
If recently-submitted plans are given the go-ahead, the former Tropical Knights bar in Humber Dock Street will become the home of Cat.Zero, the not-for-profit organisation behind the controversial scheme.
Under the project, teenagers without a job or a college place will be offered the chance to take to the North Sea in an ocean-going 72ft yacht as part of a life skills training programme.
The purchase of the £500,000 yacht by NHS Hull, the city's primary care trust, along with £1.3m worth of support for the project from the One Hull strategic partnership has already attracted criticism from local politicians.
With funding secured, however, the last major hurdle to overcome is the search for a base.
Now a planning application to change the use of the derelict bar has been submitted to Hull City Council.
Subject to being granted approval, the property is being made available to Cat.Zero by city economy company Hull Forward, which owns a number of premises in the Fruit Market area.
If agreed, the training organisation plans to carry out some internal refurbishment before moving in.
Cat.Zero chairman Jim Dick said: "This opportunity offers so many benefits – not only do we acquire the facilities we need on a short-term let basis extremely cost effectively, but we can also provide enhanced experiences to young people on our programmes.
"In addition, this part of the marina and Fruit Market area will have some life breathed back into it until the larger scale regeneration takes place."
If planning consent is approved, the aim is the refurbishment work will be completed in time for the start of the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race in September.
John Holmes, chief Executive of Hull Forward, said: "Cat.Zero offers significant benefits to the city's future in terms of helping some of our most disadvantaged young people in getting back on track and making their lives much more positive.
"As part of the Cat.Zero activity is water-based, it makes perfect sense to have this marina location, providing an inviting place where the city's young people can engage with team members."