Fire-wrecked Sheffield building set to rise from the ashes months after huge blaze near Meadowhall
Fire hit the headlines in January
Officials have given the all clear for the rebuilding of a structure which was devastated by fire at the start of the year.
When a fire broke out at the Meadowhall Trade Centre, Meadowhall Road , it could be seen for miles away, and was seen by thousands of shoppers at the nearby Meadowhall shopping centre.
Now Sheffield Council has revealed that the blaze had left the warehouse building at the centre of the fire in a dangerous state, to the point that much of it had to be demolished.
Now, months after the January blaze, Sheffield Council has given the green light for the unit to be rebuilt, and has sent the owners confirmation that they do not need any planning permission to do the work.
An official report by Sheffield Council officers who recommended giving the rebuilding work the go ahead, said that the fire, in January, had caused significant damage to part of one of the blocks of the trade centre.
They said that what was left of the block was deemed to be a dangerous structure by the Sheffield Council’s own dangerous structures team, which resulted in that part of the block needing to be demolished.
They said: “This application is therefore seeking to repair the damaged part of the block to build it back to exactly how it was prior to the fire. The planning agent has confirmed in writing that the proposed works are for a like-for-like replacement and that there will be no changes to its footprint, scale, height, materials, use or overall appearance.”
It will continue to be used for industry and warehousing.
They added: “This application proposal would not have been submitted were it not for the damage caused by the fire – the overall appearance, size, scale and materials will be the same as the rest of the block.”
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service sent 10 fire engines and two turntable ladders the the fire in January, with the road closed while they fought it.
Firefighters said the cause of the fire on January 2, just before 5.30pm, was unknown.