Consent gained for dozens of city centre homes following planning delays
Sheffield City Council has approved plans for Sky-House DQ, a new development of 60 homes on land in Egerton Street, between Devonshire Green and Charter Row in the city centre.
The site, until recently occupied by the now vacant former Stokes Tiles warehouse, will feature a selection of one and two-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom duplexes, with additional flexible independent workspace available.
The Sky-House version of the Victorian back-to-back house, created by the architects at Sheffield’s CODA Studios, includes such features as bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, open plan kitchen/diners and private roof gardens.
Outside there is courtyard parking, communal play areas and private patios.
Sky-House co-founder and director, David Cross, said: “We have encountered planning delays due to the complex nature of this brownfield site but Sheffield Council Planning Department and the council’s Leadership Team have been enormously helpful, protective and supportive in helping us to deliver what we believe will be one of Sheffield city centre’s most eagerly awaited developments.
“Special thanks must also go, of course, to my colleagues at CODA Studios for creating such a great concept and also the team at DPP, who guided us so successfully through the planning process.
“This is a city centre, non-student development, aimed instead quite specifically at young families and owner occupiers, offering low energy homes with some striking design features, in line with all Sky-House Co commitments.”
Now approval has been granted, work is scheduled to start on the site early in the New Year.
Cross added: “Having seen the first phase of our Waverley development completely sold out, we have then been overwhelmed by the interest in Waverley Phase 2 and our Oughtibridge site to the north of Sheffield.
“We are very excited to now be delivering the Sky-House brand to the centre of Sheffield with a project that will deliver a true family housing development and one that could bring real sense of regeneration too.”
