Council plan transformation
Proposals for the Burngreave and Fir Vale Masterplan
have been unveiled by the Council. Nothing is finalised,
but all the options include plans for extensive rebuilding
of key local areas. Combined with the new ring road
and New Deal plans for green spaces, Sorby House and
the Vestry Hall, the scene is being set for redevelopment
throughout our area, and for the long-awaited transformation
of Spital Hill.
What’s the Masterplan?
The Masterplan is part of the Government’s
housing renewal programme, aimed at regenerating
failing housing markets. Transform South Yorkshire
has £70 million to invest in areas of Sheffield,
Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley over three years.
The idea is the ‘masterplan’ will
be a framework for spending the housing renewal
money and will also encourage and direct other
private and public investment.
The Masterplan is being drawn up by consultants
LDA Urban Design. They held a series of exhibitions
in May and have displayed the proposals at recent
community events where they have been provoking
lively debate.
LDA will produce a ‘preferred plan’
which we will be able to comment on in September
before it goes to the Council for approval. For
more information about the Masterplan contact
Burngreave Area Action Team on 276 9134.
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Woodside
Five hectares of land are being cleared on the old Woodside
estate, alongside the 5.5 hectares of open space off
Pitsmoor Road. All options for this area include improvements
to the open space, new workshops along Woodside Lane
and the conversion of Pye Bank school to high quality
flats with shops and services opposite. The options
contain varying mixes of new housing; flats, family
housing or a ‘hillside village’.
Catherine Street
Catherine Street has derelict properties and the open
space is severely neglected. The Masterplan shows renovation
of the Somerset Road basketball court, new terraced
housing on Catherine Street and Cranworth Road and the
closure of Brotherton Street to cars. There is an option
for additional new terraced housing on Somerset Road,
Richmond Street and Kilton Hill.
Spital Hill
All the proposals show the new ring road crossing Spital
Hill above the Wicker Arches, with new offices, shops
and restaurants built up the left of Spital Hill, the
refurbishment of Ellesmere Green and paving of part
of Ellesmere Road. Options include more offices, shops
and flats up both sides of Spital Hill, a business park
next to the ring road, a market on the site of the derelict
garage and a foodstore with parking between Spital Hill
and Sorby Street.
Fir Vale
37% of housing in Fir Vale is unfit or in poor repair
and many terraced houses are too small.The Masterplan
shows three options; environmental improvements and
refurbishment, some demolition with new greens and larger
family houses or complete clearance and new, larger
terraced houses and greens.
Owler Lane and Page Hall
These are the main shopping centres in Fir Vale. Parking
is a major problem and although it’s a busy area,
repairs are needed. Page Hall will have better parking,
pedestrian crossings and traffic calming. One option
for Owler Lane is to replace the shops and empty pub
and garage with new shops and flats with better parking,
linked to a new hotel and gym in the Northern General.The
other option completely rebuilds both Owler Lane and
Skinnerthorpe Road with new housing, a link road and
parking behind the shops and a new community focus near
Firvale school.
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