{"id":67761,"date":"2026-02-27T14:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=67761"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:41:13","slug":"major-regeneration-in-sheffield-city-centre-moves-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/major-regeneration-in-sheffield-city-centre-moves-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Major regeneration in Sheffield City centre moves forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government\u2019s housing and regeneration agency, Sheffield City Council and Homes England, has appointed developers to transform two brownfield sites at Furnace Hill and Neepsend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combined, both neighbourhoods will revive five hectares of brownfield land, bringing this space back into use for communities in Sheffield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate Josephs, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council, said: &#8220;Densifying and revitalising our central neighbourhoods is a core part of Sheffield\u2019s plan for growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSheffield aims to set the standard in creating the kind of vibrant, connected places where people want to live, work and invest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Neepsend-and-Furnace-Hill.png\" alt=\"Neepsend highlighted in pink and Furnace Hill highlighted in orange. \" class=\"wp-image-67782\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1345122450298317;width:629px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Neepsend-and-Furnace-Hill.png 835w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Neepsend-and-Furnace-Hill-480x423.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 835px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neepsend area highlighted in Pink and Furnace Hill highlighted in Orange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Capital&amp;Centric and Great Places Housing Group will join forces to provide a brand-new urban community with a 750 house neighbourhood at Furnace Hill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both companies have expressed their delight to be a partner force to aid in the regeneration of vibrant neighbourhoods, nature connections and give the city neighbourhoods that they need.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Neepsend, igloo Regeneration will deliver around 430 new homes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Broadley, Development Director at igloo said: \u201cThe Neepsend scheme marks an important milestone for Sheffield, bringing high-quality, people-centered homes and public spaces that celebrate local heritage and create long-term social value.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new homes will be a range of affordable housing, build-to-rent properties and homes for ownership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a370m of government funding, announced in February 2024, is being spent to support infrastructure provision and land assembly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transport links in these areas are also being improved\u00a0as well as plans to improve the links to nature such as the River Don.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph Stonier, member of staff at Neepsend Social Club and Canteen said: \u201cI have to spend a lot of my time commuting into Neepsend and essentially spend an hour of my pay just to get there and then get home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNew transport links will really help me out, and better ways to access nature and green spaces will definitely benefit the locals here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial heritage of the area will also be celebrated in these new neighbourhoods with areas such as Doncaster Street Cementation Furnace, Cornish Works and Don Cutlery Works being celebrated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plans for the areas include new neighbourhoods and over one thousand new homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":838,"featured_media":67764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,21,55],"tags":[262,141],"class_list":["post-67761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","category-top-story-3","tag-neepsend","tag-sheffield-city-council"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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