Orchard Park Estate

Coordinates: 53°47′24″N 0°22′48″W / 53.790°N 0.380°W / 53.790; -0.380

Orchard Park Estate
Housing on the estate
Orchard Park Estate  Orchard Park Estate shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA068339
Unitary authority	Kingston upon Hull
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HULL
Postcode district	HU6
Dialling code	01482
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Kingston upon Hull North
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Orchard Park Estate is an area or housing estate situated on the north-western side of Kingston upon Hull, England.

There were a number of primary schools in the area, but several of them were closed and merged with other schools.^{[citation needed]} Current primary schools in the area include Thorpepark Primary, and The Parks Primary.^[1] Sir Henry Cooper School is the only senior school in the area.^[2]

In 2008, Hull City Council approved a bid for funding under the Housing PFI programme, titled "The Transformation of Orchard Park – Shaping the Place, Creating a Fruitful Future". This was approved by Housing Minister John Healey in July 2009, with an allocation of £156 million for council housing build and maintenance over the PFI period. However, in November 2010 the Government cancelled all "pipeline" Housing PFI initiatives, including Orchard Park.^[3]

Despite the cancellation of the Housing PFI, some renewal projects will still be completed: the Orchard Centre, a new shopping centre, an Extra Care housing complex and the Northern Academy. High rise housing blocks that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard will be demolished.^[3]

See also

• Large Council Estates in the UK

References

1. ^ Primary schools in Hull
2. ^ Secondary schools
3. ^ ^{a b} Williams, Brian. "Orchard Park PFI". WebCite: PFI Advisory Board, Northern Area Housing Board.. Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5z7CI4xiZ. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 

External links

• Sir Henry Cooper School website