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General development issues discussed by the BANG committee The BANG committee was informed of changes in the definition and regulation of Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). University accommodation - Student village developments Phase 1 is expected to begin in early 2006 with construction of the Hub and new accommodation on the Wolfson Flats site, Stephenson Hall tennis courts and at Earnshaw, together with refurbishment of Crewe Hall. Phase 2 will see completion of the remaining new build and refurbishment of Stephenson Hall. Phases 1 & 2 will take two & half years approx. Phase 3 will see the development of Ranmoor House. University accommodation BANG has written to the City Council objecting to the development of the Tapton Hall site as proposed, particularly in respect of the small number of family houses planned, inadequate parking provision, the density of the development, and the potential traffic volumes. University accommodation - Student village developments The University
has set up a Construction Interface Group, with representation of BANG. From The Banger Dear Neighbour Sheffield University has re-submitted its planning applications to develop a “Student Village” on the Endcliffe and Ranmoor sites and for linked developments on Westbourne Road (below the former Radio Sheffield building) and on the tennis courts at Stephenson Hall on Oakholme Road. The applications are likely be considered by the City Council in April or May. The “Student Village” and associated developments have long-term implications for the character of Broomhill, Endcliffe and Ranmoor. That is why BANG (Broomhill Action and Neighbourhood Group) has joined with REACT (Riverdale and Endcliffe Action Group) to organise a Public Meeting for local residents to hear about and see more of the new plans and to voice their opinions. We have also invited local Councillors, including members of the West Planning Board, our MP and the prospective parliamentary candidates, representatives from the University and the local media. HOWEVER, the main purpose of the meeting is to give you an opportunity to have your say. Make a note in your diary and please make every effort to attend. BANG Committee It’s no exaggeration to say that many in the neighbourhood feel profoundly shocked by the University’s proposals. The Endcliffe site and the surrounding roads and buildings is one of the finest suburban settings in the UK, meriting proposals with vision and architecture of landmark quality. The University could go to the best in the architectural community – as it has done in the past and as leading universities continue to do – seeking imaginative ideas for using the site and the highest architectural talent. It could do this in consultation with the surrounding communities, tapping into the reservoir of goodwill and readiness to help which is there for the asking. And it could enhance S10, and the whole City of Sheffield, as a place to visit, live, study and work. The University hasn’t done this, yet: there is still time for it to change its approach from “what can we get away with?” to “how can we do all of us proud?” At the moment, the University is proposing to increase by more than 40% the number of students on its Endcliffe, Ranmoor, Westbourne Road and Oakholme Road/Ashdell Road sites. This will push the student population of Broomhill towards, perhaps beyond, 50% (it was 40% in the 2001 census), inevitably making worse the noise, litter and random damage experienced by local residents. To house these students it proposes system-built structures with “cosmetic” treatment to roofs and elevations where they adjoin the traditional buildings of the conservation areas, buildings which reflect the PFI-style basis of the development in which a contractor (Bovis Lendlease, it is now reported) will build everything and maintain it for 40 years in return for students’ rents. Please come to the meeting on 13 April and please comment on the planning applications to the City Council (details overleaf). Letters on the University’s Planning Applications, quoting the references Trevor Sullivan Although public notices stipulate that written comments should be submitted by 30 March 2005, we have been assured that late submissions will be accepted. University accommodation - disposal and new developments In March 2004 the University announced its intention to dispose of around 140 of its residential properties. Then in July it announced the sale of further properties: in Ruth Square, Glossop Road, Broomspring Lane and Dorset Street. University properties in the Tapton district, comprising Tapton Hall of Residence, buildings used by the University's Music Department, and botanical research facilities are also to be put up for sale. Also on disposal list is 31-53 Taptonville Road, a complex of 60 bedrooms. Other developments Two planning applications have been submitted concerning Westbourne House at 17-21 Westbourne Road. The first is for 17 apartments in the original old house. The second is for the erection of five two bed- roomed apartments with associated car parking. Strangely enough parking is not mentioned in connection with the seventeen apartments, but putting the two applications together you get the need for an awful lot of parking spaces. Where are all the cars going to go in this crowded part of Broomhill? What will happen to traffic when the Westbourne Road Project with its one-way system starts? Telecommunications Two applications affecting Fulwood and Lodge Moor are to be investigated by a government inspector after being rejected by the City Council. As for the telecommunication mast for the top of Pegasus House at the corner of Glossop Road and Westbourne Road, the city council planning officers concluded that the equipment on top of this six-storey office block would not be unduly prominent from long distances‚ and would not harm the appearance of the Broomhill Conservation Area! Seven letters, including one from BANG were received, raising issues such as the impact on the skyline and the proximity to houses and schools. The council says it has to follow national policy that any health implications are a matter for central government not the local planning system. At the meeting on16 August councillors were told that the application was being withdrawn to allow for wider consultation. Local residents will in the meantime have seen a massive crane at work hoisting something on to the roof of Pegasus House. Despite what the planning officers think this ugly building in this part of the Broomhill Conservation Area now looks even uglier. March
2004 Planning
Applications:Prince Naseem comes to
Broomhill? Prince
Naseem has won the right to redevelop the site in
Northumberland Road of the present British Glass
Manufacturers Confederation Headquarters. More
flats? InterContinental Hotels Group has taken the
decision to sell Holiday Inn Sheffield West. Where
are the Fitness Club members going to go? Change of
use might mean building flats on this whole site.
Watch this space… And what about
the Westbourne House Hotel, which is also on the
market? What does this all mean? Some
good news for Broomhill/Broomhall BANG members
will be pleased to hear that a couple
ofmulti-occupancy applications were turned down
despite being recommended for approval by Planning
Officers. Oddbins 323 Ecclesall Rd. - Application
to increase upstairs area from 4 students to 9 -and
Turners Lane - Extension to roof and use of
building as 3 flats. Well done Fred Everill of
Parkers Rd.! Student
Accommodation Signs Following numerous
complaints from Councillors and the public the Head
of Planning intends to take legal action against
property owners displaying unauthorised signs
advertising student accommodation within the South
Board Area. Permanent
student accommodation signs and banners etc? Do you
have a problem? Contact the
Sheffield City Council Enforcement Office:
2734258. December
2003 Warning Over
Student 'Tension'. This was the headline in the
Sheffield Telegraph of 5 December 2003
indicating that Broomhill was once again in the
news! The article in the paper was a result of a
meeting of the Broomhill Forum at which the matter
of Houses in Multiple Occupancy had been raised.
One local resident, a wife and mother with young
children, broke down in tears at the meeting when
she tried to describe what life was like in her
street now that most of the houses had been taken
oven by developers and packed with students.
Following its meeting in the Broomhill Methodist
Church, BANG had already decided to assemble
statistics street by street about this once
creeping but now accelerating plague of HMOs in the
streets around the University of Sheffield.
According to the Sheffield Telegraph a
Sheffield University spokesman said: "We are as
keen as anyone to avoid development of so-called
'student ghettos' which have caused long-running
tensions in other cities. Student-community
relations in Sheffield are as harmonious as in any
university city and we want to keep them that
way‚". Clearly the unnamed university
spokesman needs to talk to the people who actually
have to live in the streets around the university
of Sheffield, people like the mother who broke down
in tears at the Broomhill Forum. There is no
problem? All is harmony? Nothing can be
done? You Win Some
And You Lose Some - Telecommunications Mast
on Pegasus House. According to guidelines The
Council has to consider: *Current advice from the
Government; *Policies in Sheffield's Unitary
Development Plan; and *other planning decisions and
appeals. The Council must also protect the
amenities of an area, including those of individual
occupiers. Important considerations include
whether or not proposed mobile phone developments
are unsightly or over-dominate nearby
housing. Protecting high quality or sensitive
areas, such as the Green Belt or Listed Buildings,
is also important. It seems the Council has
decided not to protect the amenities of the
Broomhill Conservation Area and is going to allow
the mast on Pegasus House. BANG and the local
residents have lost this battle. BANG did, however,
win another little battle. The Place was
refused permission to have an outside drinking
area. It went to appeal and lost. No outside
drinking there! Oct
2003 TOWN &
GOWN: Throughout August, the Times Higher
Education Supplement has run a series of
articles on the theme of 'Town & Gown'. This
series of articles suggests a sea change in the
image of universities. It is being publicly
acknowledged that universities are not necessarily
an unmixed blessing to their host communities. Now
the THES is saying: "While large towns are crying
out for universities, seeing the economic benefits
that they can confer, some communities in existing
university cities are ruing the social impact of an
influx of students. Whole areas are being colonised
by student landlords, placing property beyond the
reach of most families. Those who remain complain
of rowdyism and a demographic mix that renders
schools unviable. Studentification and Houses in
Multiple Occupation (HMO's) will be a topic for
BANG's next public meeting on 12 November in the
Broomhill Methodist church. Meanwhile, here
in Sheffield, we learn that the University's plan
to sell off halls of residence is in doubt
following further consideration of the
appropriateness of this move. BANG will make
common cause with students on this, as University
provision suits both students and permanent
residents much better than letting the market
determine our fate. The
introduction of PLAN4 Transport in S10 will result
in measures to keep all traffic moving better,
particularly along the A57 Manchester Road/ Whitham
Road/Western Bank (which has been designated as a
'Gold Route' &endash; i.e. a major access route
into the city). For details contact
Information Line: 0845 30 30 343 or
Website:
www.citymatters. co.uk March 2003 NEW COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENTS IN BROOMHILL: December
2002 The following
item appeared in the Sheffield Star on 4
November: Residents'
meetings with Sheffield High School Two meetings of
the High School and local residents'
representatives have taken place. The following
were the main points covered: 2. Issues of
concern to residents: The need for a list of events
that bring increased traffic and parking - dismay
at the inconsiderate behaviour of parents in
cars. 3. Issues of
concern to the school: Unauthorised use of the
school grounds as a short cut when the Newbould
Lane gate is open for access by gardeners; litter
around the school, especially on Newbould
Lane. 4. Traffic
matters: The school encourages pupils to use the
private coaches and public transport, however, many
parents are averse to their daughters using public
transport. It was agreed to meet jointly with
council officers so as to work out mutually
acceptable implementation of the forthcoming
parking and traffic management schemes. Next meeting is
set for Monday 24th March. Proposed
pedestrian crossing at Botanical Gardens,
Clarkehouse Road. September
2002 Plan 4
Transport in S10 Improving Broomhill The council is
now completing the design work on several schemes
in the Broomhill area. These include: New
pedestrian facilities at the Newbould Lane/Glossop
Road junction. A traffic calming and 20 mile mph
zone on Taptonville Road, Lawson Road and Sale
Hill. Refurbishment of car parks on Spooner Road
and Parkers Lane. According to the latest
information the Taptonville Road/Lawson Road/Sale
Hill scheme is now fully designed. The intention
will be to construct this year. As for the
Westbourne Road Area Scheme a revised one way
system is to be received on 30 September by South
Area Board. Local properties will be informed of
the revised scheme nearer the time. The Newbould
Lane/Glossop Road pedestrian facilities scheme is
to be issued to Street Force this month. Design
work is underway for all the major Broomhill
junctions. Installation of CCTV cameras is in
hand. The first set
of highway developments in the PLAN S10 programme
is getting under way through a local community
information programme on Fulwood Road between
Manchester Road and Endcliffe Vale Road. These
proposals join up with the road safety scheme being
built outside Notre Dame school. Detailed
information about these developments can be
obtained by calling the information line on 0845 30
30 343. A nine month clampdown by the police on
parking at urban clearway times and in bus lanes
has just started. With regard to Urban Clearway,
Prohibition and Restricting of Waiting and Bus Stop
Clearway Orders the Council has announced such
Orders. The effect will be to: a) introduce Urban
Clearway Restrictions (No Waiting and No
Loading/Unloading 0800-0930 & 1630-1830
Monday-Friday) on the whole of that part of Fulwood
Road between its junctions with Manchester Road and
Ashdell Road; b) introduce a Prohibition of Waiting
At Any time on the whole of that part of Fulwood
Road between its junctions with Manchester Road and
Endcliffe Vale Road; c) designate roads as Bus Stop
Clearways At All Times (no stopping except buses
within the marked areas at bus stops). 3,000 student
flats going up for sale. This was the headline in
the Sheffield Telegraph on 9 August 2002. The
article went on to say that two halls of residence
- Tapton and Ranmoor - are to be sold along with
hundreds of flats around Endcliffe, Broomhill and
Hunters Bar. Clearly the impact of this change of
university policy on Broomhill is potentially
enormous. It remains to be seen whether the flats
which go on the market in Broomhill are bought by
private persons and families or whether they are
snapped up by big landlords. Broomhill
residents win battle over flats - Girls school wins
fight for building. The Sheffield Telegraph on 2
August 2002 had two stories of interest to
Broomhill residents, both concerning planning
applications opposed by BANG. Firstly the
Telegraph's readers were informed that Broomhill
residents had won a battle over flats. This was
about a campaign waged by local residents and BANG
to prevent a block of flats being built in the
grounds of a Victorian villa. Planning permission
was unanimously refused for 11 flats in the grounds
of 16 Manchester Road, near the junction with Sale
Hill. The Local Planning Authority considered that
the proposed development would by virtue of its
design and location have a detrimental effect on
the amenities of the residents of adjoining
properties (at Tapton Mount Close, Sale Hill and
Manchester Road) by being overbearing for them, by
affecting their outlook, by resulting in a loss of
light to them and by compromising their privacy.
The Local Planning Authority also considered that
the proposal by virtue of its design would neither
preserve nor enhance the character or appearance of
the Broomhill Conservation Area, and that the
proposed development would result in the provision
of an inadequately designed parking layout which
would be detrimental to safe manoeuvring of
vehicles on site. The second
Telegraph story concerned a planning application
for Change of Use Decision by the The Girls Day
School Trust for the use of offices at 4 Melbourne
Avenue for educational purposes including a
children's nursery. At the planning board meeting
the vote went 4-3 in favour of the Sheffield Girls
High School's wish to expand into this Victorian
property despite strong opposition from local
residents already deeply concerned about parking
problems in the area. The verdict means that the
school can use the building currently occupied by
architects HLM for a day nursery for up to 20
children acting as a feeder for the main school and
for teaching accommodation for the junior
department. The application prompted 22 letters of
objection and a protest from BANG. December
2001 The High
School's application for educational use of a large
detached house at 16 Rutland Park was refused on 26
November. Residents' complaints at the impact on
their amenity of the school's uncooperative
management prompted comments from a Councillor that
were picked up by the Star, which also reported the
head's response to this criticism. A subsequent
letter from 22 residents explaining the basis for
their complaint and requesting improved neighbourly
relations was also printed. These are reproduced
here. Residents' comments to the planning board
were not directed at other schools in the area.
Residents are now actively seeking a meeting with
the High School to establish a better
relationship. November
2001 This special
edition is to promote the widest possible
involvement in the Council's consultation on its
parking and traffic management proposals. BANG
supports the Councils efforts to improve parking
and traffic management in Broomhill and urges all
residents to have their say in the Council's
consultation by: - Returning the
questionnaire that is going out to households
within the area included in the scheme - Taking part
in the open days on 3rd December at the Fulwood
Road Methodist Church and 10th December at Hanover
Methodist Church, Filey Street, Broomhall, both
from 1.00 to 8.00 pm. For years, the
BANG committee has debated members' concerns at the
ever-worsening parking and traffic problems of our
neighbourhood. Until now, the Council has not come
up with any substantial improvements. Other parts
of the city have done better, with traffic calming
and parking priorities that have significantly
improved the amenity and convenience of
residents,whilst also protecting local businesses
from the worst effects of commuter traffic and
parking. We now see the first phase of the
Council's programme for Broomhill, to which new
energy and resources are being committed alongside
continuing consultations with the
community. Consultations
during 2000 established local priorities to
be: - Reduced
congestion - Improved
pedestrian safety - Slower
traffic speeds - Reduced
through traffic and commuter parking Although no
solution is perfect and further changes may be
required in the future, BANG endorses the present
proposals as a first crucial step in securing real
benefits to the neighbourhood. BANG's considered
view, formed independently of the Council, is that
these proposals should go forward to implementation
rather than being allowed to get bogged down in
further rounds of discussion and debate. That could
lose us this opportunity for worthwhile easing of
severe neighbourhood problems. Positive response to
the consultation could yield implementation on the
ground as soon as summer 2002. September
2001 University
Residential Properties Project: The University of
Sheffield Newsletter of 3 August 2001 reported in
the following terms on the residence decision. "A
preferred bidder has now been selected for a Public
Private Partnership Project to operate the
University1s residential properties over a 30 year
period". It then went on to state that approval for
Bristol based United Group plc to enter the final
phase of negotiations to operate university
residences was given by the University Council,
after a detailed evaluation of separate bids. The
chosen company specialises in the provision of
student accommodation, and already operates in
other UK universities as well as in the city of
Sheffield, including the Devonshire Quarter. A key
objective identified by the Council in selecting a
preferred bidder was the improvement of its
properties for the benefit of students, including
increasing the proportion of the popular en suite
and self catered units, improving IT access and
offering comprehensive pastoral care across the
residences. It is anticipated that agreement will
be reached between the University and the preferred
bidder by the end of the calendar year 2001.
However, during the transitional period current
services to the residents will continue until the
end of the academic year 2001/02. The above
arrangement will apply to the six halls of
residence (providing accommodation for 2,870
students), and a wide range of self-catering flats
and houses, which together provide accommodation
for 2,180 students. Sept. 2001
(cont.) Westbourne
Senior School, formerly Ashdell House. In less than
a year, Ashdell House, formerly used as an
extension to Stephenson Hall of Residence, has been
completely transformed and by 4 September will be
in use as the Senior School of Westbourne School,
catering for a maximum of 90 pupils. Both
internally and externally the building and grounds
have been completely 'rediscovered' and opened up,
revealing what was a hidden jewel in the Broomhill
area. Inside the main building the formerly un-used
basement has been developed to provide cloakrooms,
toilets and common rooms. The ground floor now
provides teaching accommodation, as does the first
floor. By judicious removal of some internal walls
spacious and well lit rooms have been provided. The
separate Coach House provides, on the ground floor,
a small Assembly room (useful, perhaps, for BANG
AGMs!) and upstairs a large and attractive room has
been created, now showing the original beams.
Around the two buildings the whole area has been
transformed, with a vehicular entrance from Ashdell
Road and pedestrian access both from Ashdell Road
and the 'link' road, which has been narrowed and
fitted with 'speed bumps'. On Thursday 11 October
the Headmaster, Colin Wilmshurst, will be holding
Open House between 7 and 8 pm for local residents
wishing to see the new Senior School. A warm
welcome with wine awaits you! Dec.
2000 Ashdell House
has been acquired and developed by Westbourne
School. The purchase of this property from the
University of Sheffield by the school did not,
however, include the sunken gardens behind the
house or the adjacent tennis courts. It now seems
unlikely that the University will be selling off
any more of its green spaces round halls of
residence for development. On the matter of halls
of residence and other University properties in
general, a recent University Newsletter reported
that the University has been looking into the
possibility of developing a Public Private
Partnership to take responsibility for running
residential properties. As required by European
law, notification of this Residential Properties
Project has been published in The Official Journal
of the European Community. The next steps will
involve a lengthy process of bidding and
consultation. The "most appropriate package" will
not reach the University Council for final decision
on whether to proceed until the summer of
2001. As always BANG
is concerned about various other planning
applications which affect the conservation area and
has been in touch with the Leeds group HEAL
(HEADINGLEY AGAINST LANDLORDISM), which has focused
on the issue of HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupancy)
and the undesirability of areas developing into
student ghettos. Recently in Broomhill there have
been applications for alterations to buildings for
use as student accommodation in Elmore Road and
Marlborough Road and one for 12 flats and car
parking on land adjoining 16 Manchester
Road. August
2000 Ashdell House -
Westbourne School now owns Ashdell House and the
adjoining sunken garden. It is aimed to use the
site for a maximum of 90 girls and boys, aged 13 to
16. The house is being re-roofed; the next stage
will be to transform the interior of the building,
including turning the Coach House into and Art and
Design Centre. There will be a new road in from
Ashdell Road, providing a drop-off and pick-up zone
for parents. Ar arboreal expert is being consulted
for advice on how to restore the sunken garden to
at least some of its former glory. June
2000 One matter
causing concern is the damage being done to housing
stock in areas such as Broomhill by the rapid
growth in the number of houses in multiple
occupation (HMOs). The effect of high
concentrations of HMOs on community relations and
services has been noted and in cities like Leeds
legislation is being sought empowering local
authority planning departments to restrict the
conversion of existing family homes into
HMOs. Dec.
1999 Broomhill
Committee Meeting 2 December 1999 The committee
was reminded that an application had been submitted
some two years ago for a tea room on the site of
the toilets opposite the Royal Hallamshire
Hospital. The significance of the work at present
on this site would be further
investigated. University Sale
of Land: No further developments, but the new Head
of Planning had invited local residents to examine
the Crosby Homes revised plans and submit their
comments anew. Broomhill
Forum: It was agreed at the last meeting of the
Broomhill Forum that it was more appropriate for
the Forum to send delegates to the Sharrow/Nether
Edge/Broomhill Area Panel than for Bang to be
represented. Nightclubs
/Late Night Buses: various meetings had been held
with all concerned - club managers, wardens of
halls of residence, et al. This matter was also
raised at the Broomhill Forum. Environmental
Sub-Group: there had been discussions with the
City's Traffic and Planning Officer for Broomhill.
Here again Broomhill and Broomhall problems would
be linked at a forthcoming meeting. Local litter:
the local litter situation was discussed. A member
had conducted a personal survey and apart from
giant cleansing machines being deployed around
midnight and after (this has now been discontinued)
- the litter situation had greatly improved,
although the promised new bins are still awaited.
BANG would write to Cleansing Services to offer
congratulations. Dec
1997 Broomhill has
gained yet another barber/hairdresser - City Gents,
making three in the stretch of Fulwood Road between
Nile Street and Glossop Road. There are currently
seven empty shops in Broomhill, two of them former
Building Society premises and it is difficult to
know what type of shop would be viable. The conversion
of the block of four shops on the South side of
Whitham Road to houses has certainly enhanced that
stretch of road. Sept.
1997 Broomhill
Methodist Church and Flats May
1997 Our shopping
centre continues to change and it seems that every
shop that becomes vacant is the subject to a
planning application for a fast food outlet. We
lost the only remaining butcher in Broomhill with
the closure of Bowyers last summer - the shop had
been a butcher ever since it was built in 1840!
Permission has just been granted for it to become a
cafe, hot-food takeaway and a deli. We are
fortunate in still having some "real" shops and it
is very important that we support these, including
the non-food shops, on a regular basis if we are to
retain a viable shopping centre. The issue which
is uppermost with the Committee at present is the
problem of traffic and parking. We have very few
residents' parking schemes and very little
acknowledgement by the Council departments
concerned that there is a problem. We are hoping to
set up a working party to collect information and
ideas, propose solutions and set about getting them
implemented. Your input to this project over the
coming year will be very welcome. Feb
1997 We all need to
support what local shops we have left if they are
to survive. The closure of each shop has a knock-on
effect in making Broomhill a less desirable
shopping centre. If we want to have any food shops
left then we must patronise them on a regular basis
or, as has been the case with our butcher, they
will not be there. We are fortunate in still having
two "proper" bakers, two greengrocers, a fishmonger
and an excellent "deli", but for how much longer if
we don't use them. Even the non-food shops need our
support. The closure of the Broomhill TSB branch
has been another blow to the shop
keepers. Aug
1995 We have once
again had a "summer of discontent" with the
University applying yet again for the erection of
an annex to Tapton Hall of Residence and several
other applications that affect the character of
Broomhill. Weston Park Note:
A few months later this idea was dropped by the
University as it proved unpopular with local
people May
1995 The most
significant event of the past year has been the
application by Sheffield University to build
additional accommodation for students in the ground
of Crewe hall, Halifax Hall and Tapton Hall of
Residence. After much Press publicity and a
prolonged campaign by BANG, the University held an
Open Forum in Earnshaw Hall on 31st August. This
well attended meeting was useful in showing the
University that residents cared deeply about
Broomhill and were concerned that the increasing
imbalance in student numbers (over 6,000 students
to some 2,800 "permanent" residents) was eroding
the quality of life, both for the residents and for
the students. It was stressed that we are not
against students and that we in fact welcome them,
although the minority that cause damage and create
noise and litter are an increasing problem. When
the planning applications were heard, the
University was granted the application for a 114
study/bedroom annexe to Halifax Hall but refused
permission for the Crewe Hall annexe for 21 flats
and the Tapton Hall extension for 132
study/bedrooms. Aug
1994 At the end of
June the University of Sheffield applied for
planning permission to build three new additions to
their halls of residence (within the grounds of
Crewe Hall, Halifax Hall and Tapton Hall). ...A
petition asking the University of Sheffield to
reconsider these plans for further expansion of the
student population in Broomhill and the subsequent
loss of green space and trees has been organised by
BANG and has been signed by some 250 residents.
Since many people are away on holiday some members
may not been asked whether they wish to sign the
petition, although they should have had a leaflet
about the Open Forum. If you wish to sign the
petition then please phone the Hon. Secretary as
soon as possible, since the petition will be sent
to the University by 10 September, with a copy to
the Planning Department. Nov.
1993 The building of
the new Methodist church and the associated housing
on Ashgate Road is waiting for the sale of the
Carver Street premises. The sale to a brewery fell
through when the application for a licence to sell
drink was refused. Planning permission has been
granted. Both the church and BANG are hoping that a
new buyer will be found before too long. The extension
to the Hallamshire Hospital car park was finished
on time and is now open. From observations when
passing, it does not appear to be used by many
people. There has been no noticeable difference in
the number of cars parking on Beech Hill Road,
Broomfield Road and other nearby roads. Nov.
1992 Hospital Board
developments Aug.
1992 After many
years and seemingly many schemes, the Methodist
church is hoping that the site on the corner of
Fulwood Road and Ashgate Road in the middle of
Broomhill will no longer be empty. The church is
working with the South Yorkshire Housing
Association to build a new church and 11 flats on
the site. The church building will front onto
Fulwood road and the flats onto Ashgate Road. Car
parking and vehicle access will be at the bottom of
the site. The church
building is on two levels, providing a large hall
on the lower floor, with ancillary rooms and
several different sized meeting rooms on the upper
floor, on the Fulwood Road level. Of particular
importance to the church is that the premises
should be as open and welcoming to the community as
possible, particularly the Fulwood road frontage.
It is currently progressing through the planning
process. Feb.
1992 After refusing
an application for the erection of a house with
integral garage and 3 flats, both within the
curtilage of 24 Tapton House Road, permission has
been granted for the erection of a dwelling house
on land adjoining 32 Hallamgate Road and 24 Tapton
House Road! Planning permission has also been
granted for the use of 65 Westbourne Road as
offices (it is at present flats). Permission was
also granted for the demolition of Fairfield, 274
Fulwood Road, which was damaged in a mysterious
fire whilst uninhabited, some two years ago. An
application has been made for the erection of 2
houses and a bungalow on the site. The conversion
of the former tyre and car repair premises on the
corner of Peel Street and Glossop Road into a Netto
supermarket is proceeding rapidly. This site has
until now always been associated with transport. It
started life as a livery stable in about 1854 and
became Collises cab yard some six years later. The
cab yard lasted until about 1910 when the advent of
the motor car changed its use into a garage which
in some form or another it had remained until
now. Nov.
1991 Unitary
Development Plan for Sheffield A letter from
the Planning Department has been received, thanking
us for our comments and promising to let us know
when the Consultative Report, which will show how
the various comments have been dealt with, is
published. Stone Grove
Maternity Unit May
1991 The Draft
Unitary Development Plan Nov.
1990 What's happened
to Wesley The Wesley
Congregation have joined with the Carver Street
congregation to form one church with the name
Carver Street Wesley. It is the intention to build
again on the Fulwood Road site and to establish an
effective presence in Broomhill....It is envisaged
that the building style will be of dual purpose so
that it can be adapted for other community uses, as
well as for worship. Feb.
1990 The demolition
of 8 Beech Hill Road, the completion of the office
block in Peel Street and the work on the former
Shelter shop, to link it with the Fox & Duck,
are the most obvious developments.
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