Planning applications are going in and cranes are going up - here are some of the most interesting projects happening now.
![Almost 500 student flats are set to be constructed by Sama Investment Group on a 1.7 hectare plot on Maltravers Road between Hyde Park flats and Wybourn housing estate. It will also have a three-storey care home.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk2YzJhY2Y0LTg0NDItNDQ3NC04YWFkLWE2ZGNhOGUyMzA1Yzo4NTc1ZWJjMi0zZmU2LTQyMzYtODBkYy1iMDVkNzE5MDNlNzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Parkhill Views
Almost 500 student flats are set to be constructed by Sama Investment Group on a 1.7 hectare plot on Maltravers Road between Hyde Park flats and Wybourn housing estate. It will also have a three-storey care home. Photo: .
![One of Sheffield’s biggest building projects - the £300m West Bar Square - is ‘fully on schedule’ as two towers rise out of the ground. Soho Yard is a £78m development of 368 flats taking shape off Corporation Street. Builder Bowmer and Kirkland says it is on track to finish next year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU4ZjcwY2NiLTUzMGUtNDM3OC04N2IwLTM3YjEzOWQ5NGRjYTpiNzI5Zjk5YS1hY2U3LTRlZTItOTNlZS1hYTBhNjg0YjlkZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. West Bar Square
One of Sheffield’s biggest building projects - the £300m West Bar Square - is ‘fully on schedule’ as two towers rise out of the ground. Soho Yard is a £78m development of 368 flats taking shape off Corporation Street. Builder Bowmer and Kirkland says it is on track to finish next year. Photo: Dean Atkins
![The most eagerly awaited announcement in Sheffield. Council chiefs are days away from announcing who has chosen to buy and redevelop the former Cole Brothers store in the city centre. Listed status last year saw the number of suitors fall to about four firms. We've been told to expect an announcement in March.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFlMWM1NGE1LWU1NDktNDU1MC05MWE5LTI5MDcyNjY5ZGI5MzowYWVkMWE5Yi03MTY1LTQ4NDEtODJjOC0yOTM4NTc3MTdlZGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. John Lewis
The most eagerly awaited announcement in Sheffield. Council chiefs are days away from announcing who has chosen to buy and redevelop the former Cole Brothers store in the city centre. Listed status last year saw the number of suitors fall to about four firms. We've been told to expect an announcement in March. Photo: .