Plans for £6m East Yorkshire innovation hub unveiled

Plans for a new research and development innovation centre in East Yorkshire have been revealed.

A £6m innovation hub has been proposed to be built at the Goole 36 enterprise zone site just outside of the town.

Yorkshire-based property developer Wykeland Group has submitted a planning application to East Riding of Yorkshire Council on behalf of Siemens Mobility Limited.

The first phase of an innovation cluster known as the Rail Accelerator and Innovation Solutions Hub for Enterprise (RaisE), the new building will complement a £200m rail manufacturing facility being developed by Siemens Mobility on a neighbouring site.

The new application also indicates that further research and development facilities are expected to be established to the north of the first building - on a five-acre site that forms part of a total of 104 acres - that will accommodate the wider Siemens Mobility development.

Sambit Banerjee, managing director of rolling stock and customer services at Siemens Mobility Limited, commented: “We have been working closely and collaboratively with partners to bring these exciting proposals forward.

“This is the first phase of development of a cluster of facilities focused on innovation and research and development that will create a high-tech centre of excellence for the UK rail industry.”

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