Sheffield City Council approves £1.2m for South Yorkshire job creation scheme
“The Don Valley Corridor is one of the most significant opportunities for economic growth and regeneration in Sheffield and the wider region”
Sheffield councillors have approved a £1.2m contribution for a job creation scheme.
The money will form part of a £5.4m pot to help turn the area’s ‘long-term ambitions into investment-ready projects’ in the Don Valley Corridor.
This will include feasibility studies, masterplanning, technical assessments, infrastructure planning, community and stakeholder engagement, and the preparation of detailed business cases.
The corridor includes sites from Sheffield to Rotherham earmarked for business and housing.
Coun Ben Miskell, chair of the economic development, skills and culture committee at Sheffield City Council, said: “The Don Valley Corridor is one of the most significant opportunities for economic growth and regeneration in Sheffield and the wider region.”
Some £3m is also coming from the Mayoral Combined Authority and £1.2m from Rotherham Borough Council.