Green light for one of Yorkshire’s tallest tower blocks
A 40-storey tower block which is set to be built in Sheffield city centre has been given the go ahead.
The co-living residential tower, known as King’s Tower and located on Sheffield High Street, will be made up of 428 co-living units, including one four-bed cluster, 37 five-bed clusters, 37 six-bed clusters, one seven-bed cluster, one 10-bed cluster, and seven studios.
Following approval at planning committee, the existing building – which has been vacant since Primark moved out seven years ago – will be demolished to make way for the 40-storey tower which will include ground floor commercial space.
The planning application was submitted by SFGE Properties Ltd, which hopes to start work on the tower in summer 2024.
Tony Marsden, director of the firm, said: “The proposal will provide a key statement building for Sheffield City Centre to support meeting its much needed housing requirement.
“We have been a long-term stakeholder in the regeneration of the city centre and in particular the Castlegate area, having delivered developments on either side of Angel Street.
“We would like to take the opportunity to thank the officers of the Local Planning Authority in their constructive approach to considering the application and to committee members for resolving to approve the application in line with officers’ technical assessment and recommendation.”
The project team includes Savills, Hodder + Partners, Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture, Define, LTP, ARS, ADT, Avison Young, Clancy, Watt Energy & Consulting Engineers, BB7 and RWDI.
Matthew Sobic, planning director at Savills, added: “The addition of new residential and commercial space in Sheffield is welcome news for the city and its economy.
“The plans will see the re-purposing of long-term vacant commercial floorspace in the city centre which will provide new homes and active ground floor commercial and amenity uses that will serve residents of the development and the wider area.
“This approval represents a great opportunity to deliver a new high-quality gateway to the city centre which will provide new homes on a brownfield site and will support attracting residents to live within it, who will in turn support the economic prosperity of surrounding businesses and facilities.”
