Flats scheme for Sheffield suburb reduced in size

By Julia Armstrong, Local Democracy Reporter
Published 21st May 2024, 15:30 BST
Updated 21st May 2024, 15:31 BST
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A Sheffield developer has dropped the number of flats it wants to build in a city suburb from 67 to 53.

Proposals have been submitted to Sheffield City Council to demolish the Gospel Meeting Hall on Carter Knowle Road and build 53 apartments in buildings of up to five storeys.

One block of apartments has been dropped from the scheme.

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An illustration of revised plans submitted by PTA Developments to Sheffield City Council for apartments on Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield on the site of the old Gospel Meeting Hall. Image: PTA Developments/Sheffield Council planning portalAn illustration of revised plans submitted by PTA Developments to Sheffield City Council for apartments on Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield on the site of the old Gospel Meeting Hall. Image: PTA Developments/Sheffield Council planning portal
An illustration of revised plans submitted by PTA Developments to Sheffield City Council for apartments on Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield on the site of the old Gospel Meeting Hall. Image: PTA Developments/Sheffield Council planning portal

The planning application has been submitted by agent Urbana Town Planning on behalf of PTA Developments. The current deadline for planning permission to be considered by the council is now July 25.

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The plan has been opposed by 41 objectors, including Millhouses, Ecclesall and Carter Knowle Community Group, and supported by two people.

An online petition to the council, based on the original proposal, was signed by 108 people.

Objections include worries of over-development of the site and the strain on local infrastructure, the effect on wildlife and a lack of affordable housing in the plans.

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