SheffieldForum Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Sheffield City Council has received new proposals for a 23-storey apartment block near the city-centre end of Queens Road, promising to transform a former sports ground into a residential and commercial hub. Project Overview Bluecastle Capital has applied for permission to construct 336 flats in a building ranging from 10 to 23 storeys on the former British Rail Club Sports Ground between Farm Road and Queens Road. The development will include communal indoor and outdoor spaces, car parking, cycle storage, and landscaping works. The plan involves demolishing existing buildings on the site. Architectural and Design Features The proposed scheme features three interconnected buildings of varying heights, each with roof terraces. Some of these terraces will be private, while others will be communal. Many of the flats will include Juliet balconies or larger balconies, and 177 units will be dual aspect, offering views in two different directions. An application submitted to the council reveals that the flats will be built for rental purposes. Compared to a similar scheme approved in March 2022, the current proposal reduces the number of one-bedroom flats from 168 to 156, increases the number of two-bedroom flats by 28 to 168, and reduces the number of three-bedroom flats from 16 to 12. Additionally, the parking spaces have been reduced from 29 to 19, and the number of cycle spaces has decreased from 358 to 336. The communal space and residents' gym have both been increased in size. Strategic Location and Impact The site, approximately 0.45 hectares in size, is part of the Sheaf Valley Development Framework (SVDF) regeneration zone and is ideally located within a 10-minute walk from the city centre and a 5-minute walk from Sheffield's Midland Station. Compliance and Amendments The application seeks to amend several conditions from the existing planning permission due to changes in Building Regulations, which now requires buildings over 18 metres in height to have at least two stair cores. This necessitates changes to the internal layout and other improvements to the scheme, including increasing apartment sizes to meet Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS), enhancing the building form, and providing a more diverse housing mix. The proposal also aims to significantly reduce carbon emissions through an improved energy and sustainability strategy, including the introduction of Air Source Heat Pumps. Sheffield Forum | The Sheffield Guide | The Sheffield Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 336 flats , 19 car park places . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 18 minutes ago, hackey lad said: 336 flats , 19 car park places . You know not everyone drives, don't you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltman Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 21 minutes ago, hackey lad said: 336 flats , 19 car park places . They won't need a car, 15 minutes and they will have everything they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 9 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: You know not everyone drives, don't you? Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 6 minutes ago, Meltman said: They won't need a car, 15 minutes and they will have everything they need. Ok . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark6535 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 .".........promising to transform a former sports ground........" Does this mean they have found a good use for the UNITED ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansheff Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Where are all the people that are going to live in all these new apartment blocks they are building coming from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 2 minutes ago, iansheff said: Where are all the people that are going to live in all these new apartment blocks they are building coming from? Do you think they have done no market research etc to work this out before commiting millions into building it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotequila Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 hour ago, hackey lad said: 336 flats , 19 car park places . Jesus don't open that can of worms... AndrewC will come and lecture you with an essay about why cars are worse than Hitler and nobody ever needs to drive again 😉 Can't say it's a place I'd choose to live, sandwiched between two busy roads, overlooking a 24 hour McDonalds, a casino and railway lines... those balconies will be noisy, depending on which side you live on. Is the casino being left there or is that getting knocked down too? Still, places to live have to be built somewhere 🤷♂️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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