Sheffield University: City Council urged to waive probe into 'super-lab' near city centre
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The Central Teaching Laboratory proposal does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment because the site is not in a conservation area, or area of outstanding natural beauty or site of special scientific interest, according to a report by contractor Montagu Evans.
The plea, lodged with the authority’s planning department, comes ahead of a planning application for the project.
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An artist’s impression shows a striking building on Upper Hanover Street overlooking the University of Sheffield tram stop. It would require the demolition of a former Sainsbury’s Local and other buildings.
The university says it will be a ‘world class teaching facility’ which will have two 300-student laboratories and provide lab teaching needs for the Faculty of Science, the Medical Teaching Unit, Faculties of Arts and Humanities, social sciences, dentistry and health.
A planning application was due by the end of 2023. It is now set to be lodged in 2024, university chiefs say.
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