A "GREENPORT
bus" will be hitting the city's streets to deliver information about plans
for the Siemens wind turbine factory in Hull.
The wind energy giant is
investing £80 million in the facility, while Associated British Ports (ABP) is
investing a further £130 million in the port infrastructure.
The development, earmarked
for an area of land in Alexandra Dock, is known as Greenport Hull and the
factory is expected to lead to thousands of new jobs.
Now, ABP is planning to
take an exhibition bus around the city to bring information about the plans to
the heart of the community.
The exhibitions will take
place between Wednesday, January 11, and Friday, January 13.
A spokesman for Greenport
Hull said: "We want to ensure as many residents and businesses can attend
the exhibition as possible.
"There will be an
exhibition bus travelling to the areas near the proposed development.
"The exhibition will
also be stopping in the city centre at Queen Victoria Square.
"Exact timings and
locations will be confirmed in the coming days and we hope people will use the
opportunity to find out more and share their views."
Siemens first revealed
Hull as the preferred location for its £80 million offshore wind turbine
factory in January.
If approved by planners,
the facility will be complemented by a 600m-long deep water riverside berth
being constructed by ABP.
ABP and Siemens submitted
five planning applications for the development last week, as revealed in the
Mail.
Since then, hundreds of
people have visited the dedicated Greenport website, created so people could
pre-register their skills and experience, giving them the chance to apply for
jobs once they are advertised.
Businesses hoping to get
involved in the supply chain can also register their services and products,
which will be added to a comprehensive database.
In the week before the
planning application was submitted, the site attracted 106 visitors.
In the week following the
application, this figure had soared to 599.
Hull City Council's
planning department described the applications as "the most significant
the city has received this century".
Councillor Sean Chaytor,
chairman of the planning committee, said: "We have been following
developments on ABP's and Siemens's proposals for Greenport Hull very closely
throughout 2011, and are pleased to see the applications have now been
submitted."
Exact locations for the
exhibition will be made public in the coming weeks.
The council is now urging
anyone with a view on the proposal to write to the planning department.
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