Sheffield's Hallam Towers to rise on the city's skyline once more as councillors agree extension

A new development on the former Hallam Towers hotel site in Sheffield can be extended – and councillors hope it will finally bring closure to a long-running saga.
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Developers already had permission to rebuild the tower and create a residential development on Manchester Road in Broomhill.

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The development will still contain 103 one, two and three bed apartments with a swimming pool and gym on the ground.

How the revised Hallam Towers development will lookHow the revised Hallam Towers development will look
How the revised Hallam Towers development will look

Along with the new floors, a main block next to the tower will be removed and replaced with a landscaped podium deck with car parking underneath.

Hallam Towers opened in 1965 and its white tiered shape became instantly recognisable on the skyline as it hosted famous bands and footballers.

The hotel closed in 2004 and since then there have been various plans to develop the derelict site. The tower was demolished in 2017.

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He said: “Local residents are upset at how long this process has gone on and the number of applications and I understand how frustrated they are.

“I don’t see any reason to add a further two storeys, it’s always been out of keeping in two conservation areas and I don’t think this is a particularly good scheme. I don’t see any justification for adding further height.”

But the rest of the planning board voted nine-two in favour of it.

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Coun Peter Price said: “We would never have accepted the hotel today but it was something people could see a long way away and I can’t see any planning reason for turning this down.”

Green Party candidate for Boomhill and Sharrow Vale ward Brian Holmshaw said residents were concerned about massive ground works engineering, dust, noise and a lack of consultation.

Sales agent Redbrik said it already had 75 people on a waiting list.

Director Peter Lee said: “The development is being sympathetically restored back to its recognisable form, using the latest materials and technology that the construction industry has to offer.”

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