Local Plan: The 9 biggest developments planned in Sheffield as part of bid to build 35,700 new homes
More than 35,000 homes would be built across Sheffield over the next 15 years, under council plans to transform the city.
By Robert Cumber
Published 14th Feb 2023, 00:07 BST
The draft Sheffield Local Plan, which is out for consultation, sets out the sites where a total of 35,700 new homes could be built between now and 2039. The mammoth document, which if adopted will act as a guide for future planning applications, also maps where new offices and shops, along with parks and other open spaces, could be created within the city.
Below are the nine biggest proposed housing development sites included within the draft plan, ranging in size from 410 homes to 1,230. Planning permission has already been granted for some of the developments, while others are simply suggested future uses when the plots in question become available. The sites include a former tip, a B&Q and a landmark Sheffield city centre office block.
Plans were approved back in 2019 for 500 new city centre apartments in five blocks rising up to 24 storeys on land at Doncaster Street, Hoyle Street, Shalesmoor and Matthew Street. The 0.83 hectare site is included in the draft Sheffield Local Plan Photo: Urbana Town Planning
A total of 572 homes could be built on a 3.07 hectare riverside plot in Neepsend, bordered by Penistone Road and Rutland Road, which is close to the restaurant and bar Church - Temple of Fun and across the water from Cutlery Works. The draft Sheffield Local Plan states that the site is in an 'accessible location' and being a brownfield site close to a range of local facilities it 'represents a sustainable location for new homes and would also provide the opportunity to deliver new affordable housing'. Photo: Google
This largely derelict 4.73 hectare plot beside the canal in Attercliffe, to the north of Worthing Road, could accommodate 596 new homes, according to the draft Sheffield Local Plan. The document states: "The site is within an area undergoing transition from an industrial area to one of housing-led mixed use where housing and new employment uses can operate side by side. Not all parts of this area around the canal would be suitable for housing development, especially on its western edges close to existing and thriving industrial uses. However, this site appears most suited to future housing development." Photo: Google
There are those, it's fair to say, who would not be sad to see the back of this Sheffield landmark, at the bottom of The Moor, in the city centre. But a top councillor has previously said the council office block is likely to remain and be converted into flats. The draft Sheffield Local Plan states that 714 homes could be created on the 1.79 hectare site. The document states that the plot has 'not been identified as a suitable employment land allocation, so a future residential uses is considered as most appropriate option'. It states that 'an element of open space provision will be required' as part of any development. Photo: Dean Atkins