chem1st Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19076888 About 50 homes were expected to be finished by December 2011, but the developer went into administration. Residents said they were left with the land "looking like Beirut" with weeds, boarded-up windows and metal security fencing. On the news now! Only yesterday the news was on about a 46% increase in homelessness in Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Sounds a bit harsh on Beirut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Is there a large Lebanese community in Sheffield, then? "The development was initially proposed as a £27m scheme designed by Dutch architecture firm, Meccanoo." Dutch architecture? - I had a Meccano set when I was a lad. Perhaps it should've been designed by the Dansh architecture firm Leggoo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 before this development started, a private developer wanted to build 500 houses on derelict land on claywheels lane but was turned down because it would interfere with the council's plans for fox hill (stone edge). i live down the road from this and the site is a real eyesore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsexydoug Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 before this development started, a private developer wanted to build 500 houses on derelict land on claywheels lane but was turned down because it would interfere with the council's plans for fox hill (stone edge). i live down the road from this and the site is a real eyesore. think planning permsission has been granted for a tesco or sainsabury's on clay wheels lane now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabdul Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Cha-ching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 the houses were to be built on the bass brewery and carbide factory sites at the far end of claywheels lane. sainsbury is to be on part of the fletchers site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyoo Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19076888 On the news now! Only yesterday the news was on about a 46% increase in homelessness in Sheffield. what made me laugh was the description of the area it was in, the edge of the countryside and over looking sheffield....its foxhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 before this development started, a private developer wanted to build 500 houses on derelict land on claywheels lane but was turned down because it would interfere with the council's plans for fox hill (stone edge). i live down the road from this and the site is a real eyesore. I only caught the tail end of this on Look North last night so didn't see where it was at the time. I seem to remember that as part of that proposed housing scheme on Claywheels Lane there could have been a second bridge over the river at Middlewood. Whether the houses or bridge would ever have come to fruition is impossible to say, I suppose, but what we've ended up with is nothing, or rather, even worse than nothing really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Nothing new, the lower Badger was once described as being like Beirut back in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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