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A big Hull business says it needs to increase security for its staff due to fears around “undesirable and inappropriate people who loiter” near where workers head into the factory.

Jackson's Bakery in Trinity Street, off Derringham Street in west Hull, is concerned for the safety of staff and visitors, and has applied to the council to put up over 150m of 2.4m-high metal fencing.

As well as the nature of the people who they claim hang around the Hull factory at night, concerns have also been raised about “syringes” which have been found close by.

In a planning application submitted to Hull City Council , the family baking firm outline that employees have to walk 300m from the company’s main staff car park to access the factory and offices – a route that bosses feel is becoming unsafe .

Part of the planning application reads: “There is a requirement to improve the safety of personnel and improve the site security arrangements to gain access to the Trinity Street Factory.

“The area directly in front of the police building on Derringham Street is mainly dense undergrowth with several trees, which has attracted a number of undesirable and inappropriate people who loiter in the area, especially on a night time. There is also evidence of syringes being discarded onto the area.

"This has caused concern to Jackson's Staff and visitors who feel unsafe when transiting the route to the factory.

“The proposal is to provide a safe and secure means of entry to the Trinity Street site.”

The bakery wants to install the fencing and a pedestrian turnstile between Trinity Street and Crystal Street.

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The plans also include the installation of a double turnstile sited in Crystal Street with a biometric scanner, alongside a footpath with lighting in front of the building.

The company hope that, with council approval, work can begin in December and be completed as soon as February.

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