Housing

Parkwood Springs is a huge brownfield site overlooking Sheffield city centre.

Council rules out homes on huge brownfield site to spare green belt

Police issue CCTV pictures as canal death probe continues

Police were called out to reports of a body in the Tinsley Canal near to Staniforth Road in the Attercliffe area of Sheffield at around 7.15pm last night (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)

Police confirm discovery of man's body in Sheffield canal

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Sheffield City Council says it is offering temporary accommodation to other residents of a flat block in Erskine Road following a tragic fatal fire.

Council offers temporary housing to neighbours after fatal flat fire

Clive Betts MP has spoken out against controversial plans by the council to develop homes on the green belt.

MP brands controversial housing plans as 'simply not fair'

Sheffield City Council is taking part in a new government scheme that will see brownfield sites used for housing developments.

Council to join scheme that will see brownfield sites used for housing

Council accused of breaking pledge as green belt queries ignored

Go-ahead given for second phase of Waverley housing development

Chief Executive of the HomeOwners Alliance, Paula Higgins

Call for action as survey reveals 35% of homes with spray foam have defect

The Moorfoot building is set to be converted into more than 700 flats.

Update on plans for 4,200 homes on ‘brownfield’ sites

A majority of Sheffield councillors have voted in favour of a contentious proposal to release 3.6 per cent of the city’s green belt land for housing — but some Labour members chose to abstain.

Housing on Sheffield Green Belt: how did your councillor vote?

Sheffield MP Clive Betts has called for a review of green belt housing sites claiming they were 'virtually non-existent' in the west of the city. Parkers Lane, Dore, is earmarked for 82 homes.

MP calls for green belt homes review after sites in west dropped

Mortgage adviser Liam Cockerham has offered his expert advice to first-time buyers on the pitfalls to avoid, including one easy mistake to make

The one easy mistake to avoid when buying your first home

Jobs saved by "historic" US trade deal while BA orders new Boeing jets

Michelle Dewire of Beaver Drive, Handsworth, is fighting plans for 868 green belt homes behind her house.

Over 30,000 homes on brownfield sites 'not enough'

Deliveroo has agreed a £2.9bn takeover.

Business in two minutes: Deliveroo takeover and northern start-up boom

Sapphire McCarthy has led growing opposition to green belt development plans in Handsworth.

Everything we know about plans for 3,529 houses on green belt.

Sheffield dad transforming his life by building affordable homes

People are worried about the impact on traffic, infrastructure, services, green space and wildlife in the green belt house building plan.

Alarm at plan for 3,500 homes in Sheffield's green belt

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Thousands of new homes are set to be built on Sheffield's green belt. Including 103 near Old School Croft, Wharncliffe Side, pictured.

14 green belt sites earmarked for thousands of homes and businesses

Rydal Mount (Credit: Ashdown Jones, The Lakes and Lune Valley)

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

Moorfoot Square is set to be 1.38 acres of ‘high-quality public realm’ with greenery, space for public events, play equipment, cycling infrastructure and a sculpture to ‘represent Sheffield’s aspirations,’ council documents show.

New park with sculpture moves closer

PurpleBricks presents this beautiful four-bedroom Victorian detached home in Rupert Road, Nether Edge, asking for OIEO £700,000. Take a look inside with our gallery.

'Stunning' four-bedroom detached Victorian home in Nether Edge

A typical street scene at Penning Fold

South Yorkshire homebuilder highlights the benefits of bungalows

A £12m boost to two of Sheffield City Council’s affordable housebuilding programmes will deliver new council homes in the city

£12m boost for 112 new council houses and flats in Sheffield

These are some of the sites in Sheffield city centre where thousands of new homes could be created

14 sites in city centre where 4,000 new homes could be built

Some 166 objections have been lodged over plans for new houses and flats on the former NHS site on Old Fulwood Road in Fulwood, with just five messages of support.

Objectors to £54m luxury estate accused of 'nimbyism'

Sheffield City Council has asked for more time to decide whether to grant a £54m estate in Fulwood

£54m luxury estate plan bogged down by objections

The former department store on The Moor should not join other large buildings in a trend for conversion to flats.

Department store 'should not be converted to flats'

1 in 4 children in South Yorkshire live in poverty

The new bridge over the River Don in Sheffield will connect Oughtibridge, pictured, with the new Oughtibridge Valley housing development at Wharncliffe Side

New bridge over Don to pretty village 'will mitigate traffic issues'

The social housing register in Sheffield grew by more than 8,000 in 2024.

More than 26,400 on social housing register in Sheffield

The initiative aims to support UK mission to reduce energy bills, create green jobs, and advance climate action

Social housing in UK to have cleaner energy come new initiative

Moorfoot is earmarked for flats and many council staff no longer work there as this drone image shows.

Drone shows scale of Moorfoot building ahead of conversion

This two-bed flat on Hawley Street in Sheffield city centre has hit the market for £130,000 - with hidden parking, a 'back garden', and a unusually cheap service charge.

Charming two-bed city centre flat for £130,000 with low service charge

Blenheim Park Estates presents this beautiful period home in Woodhouse Mill - a gorgeous, cozy and grand three-bedroom home on the market for £595,000.

Step inside this vaulted three-bed period home in Woodhouse Mill

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