ECCOnoob Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Council uses public money to bail out private development. Hey ho, we'll just cut a few more services to pay for it. Gotta have somewhere bright 'n shiny to buy our plastic Chinese made tat. Its called investment in the city. Why shouldn't they? After all, public money was always part of the scheme right from day one. Would you perhaps prefer the scheme to collapse altogether and leave a big hole in the middle of the city. No wonder this city never develops....... Its funny to think there is another thread on here complaining why Sheffield is such a dump and why we are always behind places like Leeds and Manchester.... hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Gibbon Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Interesting story in the Star, I don't think they got this one from the forum. "LONG-DELAYED plans to create a £600 million shopping mecca in Sheffield face further setbacks as time runs out for the council to find the cash for a £20m bailout. Is that the same money that last promised by the last government to fund compulsory purchase orders which was subsequently reneged on by the current government because they need to find money immediately for the £6billion in savings needed to fund their election pledge? Pretty short-sighted policymaking really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 For now I can't help but think it is a good thing, I dreaded the idea. Don't get me wrong I'm all for regeneration but the proposition looked bloody terrible to me. Perhaps when the next regeneration is proposed, the ideas won't come from blinkered sheep who lack real vision, imagination and originality. Hopefully a new train of thought might not be so into homogeneous city centres. Merely, copying other places is both gutless and dull, I want to see real design and innovation with an interest in making good places for Sheffield people not just sad and miserable types with no life and too much spare cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2412 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 For now I can't help but think it is a good thing, I dreaded the idea. Don't get me wrong I'm all for regeneration but the proposition looked bloody terrible to me. Perhaps when the next regeneration is proposed, the ideas won't come from blinkered sheep who lack real vision, imagination and originality. Hopefully a new train of thought might not be so into homogeneous city centres. Merely, copying other places is both gutless and dull, I want to see real design and innovation with an interest in making good places for Sheffield people not just sad and miserable types with no life and too much spare cash. Bearing in mind the current financial situation and that most property companies are barely surviving, what would you propose? If you think anyone else is going to want to spend more than £600M on our city centre then you're a very optimistic individual indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Bearing in mind the current financial situation and that most property companies are barely surviving, what would you propose? If you think anyone else is going to want to spend more than £600M on our city centre then you're a very optimistic individual indeed. We are currently going through financial problems, but if you really think its the end of the road and nothing will ever progress again your very a very pessimistic individual indeed. Hopefully by the time things pick up again (and they will) then the attitudes towards progress will have improved somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flantastico Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 The Sevenstone scheme was a cheap and nasty 1960s style mass clearance project. With a bit of luck we'll see it all come to nothing in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDonut Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 According to thestar the Sevenstone development in Sheffield city centre will be slashed by a quarter to cut costs. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/sheffield_city_centre_s_sevenstone_scheme_slashed_by_a_quarter_to_cut_costs_1_3636873 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrecordings Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 That'd make it the Devonshire 3/16ths :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 So where can we see the revised plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Preferably with a bit more detail than here: http://www.sevenstone.co.uk/index.php?p=key_facts&s=location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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