Redevelopment of Hillsborough

[FIRETHORN1]

I was up in Sheffield visiting my family for the festive season and was interested to read a couple of articles in The Star, about future plans to redevelop the Hillsborough shopping area.  It's about time - and could completely transform the area.... provided the planners get it right and make sure that there are the right sorts of shops, outlets and facilities to suit the local demographic.

 

It's currently quite a good area to do a "food shop" - There's the big Morrison's - and any number of butchers, bakers, pork shops  etc on the High Street. There's plenty of tat shops, plenty of charity shops - plenty of budget outlets like BM, Poundland, Home Bargains etc.  They all seem very popular and well used,  but there's nowhere (apart from that  crappy Peacocks in The Precinct)  to buy decent clothes, underwear or whatever - so  I've long believed  that a Marks & Spencer clothing and food store would do really well in Hillsborough - with so many old folk round there. They love M&S, but can't make it to Meadowhall or Fargate any more!

 

Also, although the majority of the population using Hillsborough are the "olds" - I also see that there is a much smaller, but growing influx of younger and wealthier  " professionials"  moving to that part of town - so maybe a few "organic/wholefood" type  stores or caffs would do well too?

 

I'll be interested to hear what anyone else thinks about this proposed Hilsborough upgrade.

[hauxwell]

44 minutes ago, FIRETHORN1 said:

I was up in Sheffield visiting my family for the festive season and was interested to read a couple of articles in The Star, about future plans to redevelop the Hillsborough shopping area.  It's about time - and could completely transform the area.... provided the planners get it right and make sure that there are the right sorts of shops, outlets and facilities to suit the local demographic.

 

It's currently quite a good area to do a "food shop" - There's the big Morrison's - and any number of butchers, bakers, pork shops  etc on the High Street. There's plenty of tat shops, plenty of charity shops - plenty of budget outlets like BM, Poundland, Home Bargains etc.  They all seem very popular and well used,  but there's nowhere (apart from that  crappy Peacocks in The Precinct)  to buy decent clothes, underwear or whatever - so  I've long believed  that a Marks & Spencer clothing and food store would do really well in Hillsborough - with so many old folk round there. They love M&S, but can't make it to Meadowhall or Fargate any more!

 

Also, although the majority of the population using Hillsborough are the "olds" - I also see that there is a much smaller, but growing influx of younger and wealthier  " professionials"  moving to that part of town - so maybe a few "organic/wholefood" type  stores or caffs would do well too?

 

I'll be interested to hear what anyone else thinks about this proposed Hilsborough upgrade.

I agree with you about having a M&S At Hillsborough.  I’m sure Pattricia who posts on here tried to get a petition for M&S to open a shop in the Hillsborough area but it seems to be their policy to close shops at the moment so I can’t see that happening just yet but you never know. 

I live in Newcastle but when I visit Sheffield I stay in Hillsborough and I could live there.  I think it seems to be a mixed age group area now to when I lived near the area.

I wonder if that is why Morrison’s in Hillsborough now sell adult clothes they realise there is a market for it in the area.  They don’t sell clothes here in the Newcastle area, only children’s.  The Morrisons at Hillsborough is probably the larges of all their stores I’ve been in so it could be one reason why they sell adult clothes.

 

 

 

 

[lil-minx92]

The road system around Hillsborough needs simplifying if they want to attract more shoppers.  Most people just drive straight through as a wrong turn at the wrong time will earn you a hefty fine.  I drive through Hillsborough regularly but couldn't name any shops other than Wilko and Farmfoods. There's also hardly anywhere (obvious) to park.  The general street scene  is also incredibly tatty and dirty. A few trees might help.

I'm not sure I agree that the young  wholefoods set are moving into Hillsborough. Its still very much 'Old Sheffield'.  A night out in Hillsborough will tell you that. The funky young things are taking over Heeley/Meersbrook. I know where I would rather live. There's some new fantastic small businesses (bars/restaurants/cafe's etc) opening around there all the time.

[NewBiz]

On 6/21/2018 at 7:17 PM, Parvo said:

Throw in the lidl store plan for Malin Bridge plus a new housing estate up Loxley and we'll have gridlock.

Ah the joy...

Where's the new housing estate at Loxley? Do you mean the old Hepworths site?

[darylslinn]

5 hours ago, lil-minx92 said:

The road system around Hillsborough needs simplifying if they want to attract more shoppers.  Most people just drive straight through as a wrong turn at the wrong time will earn you a hefty fine.  I drive through Hillsborough regularly but couldn't name any shops other than Wilko and Farmfoods. There's also hardly anywhere (obvious) to park.  The general street scene  is also incredibly tatty and dirty. A few trees might help.

I'm not sure I agree that the young  wholefoods set are moving into Hillsborough. Its still very much 'Old Sheffield'.  A night out in Hillsborough will tell you that. The funky young things are taking over Heeley/Meersbrook. I know where I would rather live. There's some new fantastic small businesses (bars/restaurants/cafe's etc) opening around there all the time.

Farm Foods has been closed since September and is now a Sue Ryder charity shop.... and the funky young things are buying up Kelham Island and Shalesmoor.

 

Edited January 4, 2019 by darylslinn

[lil-minx92]

1 hour ago, darylslinn said:

Farm Foods has been closed since September and is now a Sue Ryder charity shop.... and the funky young things are buying up Kelham Island and Shalesmoor.

 

The wealthier young professionals are buying in Kelham Island. They would never have been looking at Hillsborough anyway. The ones that cant afford or want more for their money are heading to Heeley/Meersbrook, not Hillsborough

Wow .. FarmFoods shutting down to be replaced by a charity shop says all there is to say about Hillsborough shopping centre..

[Ms Macbeth]

My young neighbours moved to a semi here, Hillsborough, from a flat in Kelham Island.  They really liked it there, but with a child they wanted more room, a garden etc.   We chose Hillsborough when we moved here a few years before we retired.  Its extremely convenient, and although I'd like an M&S, Sainsbury's opening at Wadsley Bridge is a plus.

[tzijlstra]

Eleven years ago we bought in Hillsborough/Middlewood for a number of reasons: Tram, Penistone Road round the corner so easy access to M1 (North or South), easy to get to Snake Pass/Woodhead to get to Manchester, affordable housing, nice park.

 

Those reasons still stand now, the shops in Hillsborough have always been... poor? It would be great if it picked up and we got a broader choice of nice shops, restaurants and quality pubs in the area, but we've been saying that for 11 years now...

Edited January 5, 2019 by tzijlstra

[darylslinn]

8 hours ago, tzijlstra said:

Eleven years ago we bought in Hillsborough/Middlewood for a number of reasons: Tram, Penistone Road round the corner so easy access to M1 (North or South), easy to get to Snake Pass/Woodhead to get to Manchester, affordable housing, nice park.

 

Those reasons still stand now, the shops in Hillsborough have always been... poor? It would be great if it picked up and we got a broader choice of nice shops, restaurants and quality pubs in the area, but we've been saying that for 11 years now...

I'll say one thing about Hillsborough Exchange / Precinct though and that is they've never had a charity shop open up in there.
All it needs is another big name retailer such as M&S Food to open up in the area and easier access to car parking and the place once again will thrive.

[sheffandy]

On 1/4/2019 at 9:55 AM, lil-minx92 said:

The road system around Hillsborough needs simplifying if they want to attract more shoppers.  Most people just drive straight through as a wrong turn at the wrong time will earn you a hefty fine.  I drive through Hillsborough regularly but couldn't name any shops other than Wilko and Farmfoods. There's also hardly anywhere (obvious) to park.  The general street scene  is also incredibly tatty and dirty. A few trees might help.

I'm not sure I agree that the young  wholefoods set are moving into Hillsborough. Its still very much 'Old Sheffield'.  A night out in Hillsborough will tell you that. The funky young things are taking over Heeley/Meersbrook. I know where I would rather live. There's some new fantastic small businesses (bars/restaurants/cafe's etc) opening around there all the time.

Very true about the pavements around Hillsboro corner the flagstones are a disgrace, not been cleaned in years.  All looks very tatty. What happened to new pavements and road surfaces for all under the Amey contract?