Sheffield gives new build for rent schemes the go ahead

Two new homes for rent projects are set to start as part of Sheffield City Council’s plan to deliver 3,100 additional affordable council homes by 2029.

One of the schemes will see 36 one-bedroom apartments built in Crookes on the site of a former care home for the elderly, which has been disused for the last seven years.

The other project will see the purchase of 47 new homes in Manor which will be delivered by Sheffield Housing Company. Planning approval has already been granted for their construction on the vacant housing site.

The scheme in Manor will deliver 15 two-bedroom, 20 three-bedroom, and 12 four-bedroom homes, with all units due for completion in winter 2023/24.

Cllr Paul Wood, Executive Member for Housing, Roads and Waste Management, said: ‘These are another two important projects approved as part of our plan to build more houses of the right type and in the right location. I’m pleased to see that one of them is due to start in only a few weeks with the second starting in the autumn. We’re on target with our plan which can only be good for those who need a safe, warm and affordable home and for the city as a whole. We’re building energy efficiency into existing homes and in new build homes to respond to the climate emergency and through our house building we’re providing more job opportunities and apprenticeships for local people too.’

Cllr Mazher Iqbal, Executive Member for City Futures, Culture, Development and Regeneration, added: ‘As Sheffield’s population continues to grow it’s really important that everyone has access to high-quality, affordable housing where they want to live.  These new developments will see hundreds of new homes built to meet demand and provide a range of housing types to cater for different needs; creating new communities in these popular locations.’

In related news, plans for Northstowe, the largest new town since Milton Keynes, have taken a major step forward with Homes England securing £123.9m to deliver new infrastructure and planning approval for 4,000 new homes.

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