Anlaby (Unlouebi) Domesday entry 1086 A.D.
Registered in the Domesday Book as a “habitation of the Manor of North Ferriby” and serving as a Royalist base during the first major action of the English Civil War during the 1642 siege of Kingston-upon-Hull, Anlaby (Unlouebi) and the other settlements of Haltemprice have enjoyed their Greenbelt for over a thousand years and are not about to let it go without a battle.
Because that seems to be the direction in which Hull City Council and East Riding Council are headed if recent declarations by the former are not rescinded. Is a Greater Kingston-upon-Hull under construction?
For those old enough to remember, the successful “HANDS OFF HALTEMPRICE” campaign of the sixties and seventies may be on the point of re-emerging.
The first signs of Hull City Council’s retreat from a previous agreement with East Riding Council protecting the Greenbelt, appeared in the Hull Mail’s September 8th edition:
Hull City Council are not objecting to the principle of building on previously protected open areas between the city boundary and Haltemprice settlements.
Cllr. Stephen Parnaby O.B.E.
East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby intends to resist:
I am extremely disappointed that at the 11th hour, Hull has deleted references to the strategic gaps between Hull and the Haltemprice villages in the joint
statement. Gaps in these areas have been identified in successive local plans for more than 40 years. Hull City Council should not think we will stand by and let this happen. I will fight tooth and nail against inappropriate development which would also increase flood risk. I urge residents to let their views be known to the City Council.
For those that care about Anlaby, Councillor Parnaby’s call to action should not go unheeded. As the battle lines are drawn, it is time to group, reflect, consider our strategy and start learning the song Keep Your Hands Off Haltemprice!
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