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Sheffed Vso d eghbourhood Frmeworks

Working for Sheffield City Council, the framework has informed the emerging Sheffield Local Plan - forming a unique approach to holistic city making, whilst considering the importance of liveable neighbourhoods as units of change. 

It supports the city on its path to Zero carbon, delivering on Sheffield City Council’s vision of the Outdoor City. It has also enabled and catalysed a liveable city comprising 20,000 hew homes – employing a bespoke and innovative approach to calculating capacity.

an aerial plan of Sheffield showing the different zones, all highlighted in different colours, named and numbered.
The front cover of the 'Sheffield City Centre Priority Neighbourhood Frameworks' document

The work comprises three distinct workstreams: the Sheffield City Centre Strategic Vision; City Centre Strategic Neighbourhood Guidance and supporting Delivery Strategy and an Investment Prospectus. This suite of documents will act as a basis upon which SCC will begin to realise its ambitions for creating a Sheffield City Centre that is fit for the future. As well as providing the platform to deliver a significant number of new homes as part of the curation of new distinctive neighbourhoods in the City Centre.

Sector
Urban Design, Residential
Status
Complete
Collaborators
Deloitte
Client
Sheffield City Council
Size
400ha
Date
2019 - 2020
Location
Sheffield
Studio
Team
Andy Roberts, Caleb Jones, Eleana Orr
A 3D digital Sketch of a mixed residential neighbourhood identifying the design features
An wide angle image of Sheffield train station, people are hanging out in the space

The plan provides the necessary strategic thinking at the city-scale. It builds on a clear vision of the Outdoor City and considers physical, environmental, economic and social considerations holistically. In turn, it exploits interdependent connections across sectors to deliver cross cutting impacts and policy synergy. It then delivers this at the neighbourhood level – the most important unit of change within any city.

The purpose of the Neighbourhood Frameworks was to provide an overarching framework to guide the future development of the 23 sub-areas of Sheffield City Centre, and define a masterplan and outline development principles for 5 Priority Locations in the City Centre (Neepsend, Furnace Hill, Moorfoot, Wicker Riverside and Castlegate) to guide future development in these areas.

an aerial plan of Sheffield showing the walking distance, and nearby transport, schools, shops and other facilities
An image of the people walking down the path at Pounds Park

The research undertaken for this piece of work has considered adopted National and Local Plan policy and guidance, as part of wider evidence gathering. Documentation has been reviewed and interpreted to respond to the City Centre Strategic Vision and future growth. This work, including guidance, was incorporated into the Draft Sheffield Local Plan, in the form of specific policies.

The Neighbourhood Frameworks develop the concept of creating new distinctive, mixed use neighbourhoods underpinned by a masterplan approach to development as advocated in the City Centre Strategic Vision. 

An inside page of 'Sheffield City Centre Priority Neighbourhood Framework' showing the key design principles for the City Centre Strategic Vision
A birds eye view google earth image of Sheffield with markings and text highlighting the different areas and buildings

A liveable neighbourhood approach considers the surrounding context, history of the area, location and role within the wider city context, and lays the foundations for the strategic vision for each neighbourhood, promoting liveable and walkable communities within Sheffield City Centre. 

An image of people walking on a path with planting and trees surrounding, with buildings in the distance
A page from 'Sheffield City Centre Priority Neighbourhood Framework' showing how the 'Capacity Testing Calculator' is used.

The framework provides high level place-making principles and directly links to the development capacity of each priority location. Further detail for 3 smaller areas within the Priority Locations set out the type of development that will drive growth and potential delivery mechanisms to guide development and investment decisions in these catalytic sites. The work considered increases in height and density across the city, in accordance with high-quality design principles.

An image of a woman sitting on the grass in Pounds Park, SheffieldExpand
An image looking down Leah's Yard, people are sitting outside a shop, walking through the yard, one person ponders over plants for sale.Expand
An image of the outdoor seating area at Carver Street, people are sat on the tables and some are walking pastExpand
An image of a woman sitting on the grass in Pounds Park, Sheffield
An image looking down Leah's Yard, people are sitting outside a shop, walking through the yard, one person ponders over plants for sale.
An image of the outdoor seating area at Carver Street, people are sat on the tables and some are walking past
A page from 'Sheffield City Centre Priority Neighbourhood Framework' showing the different scenarios for housing

The Neighbourhood Framework forms part of a suite of documents for the City Centre, which informed the development of the Sheffield Local Plan.

The documents have helped position Sheffield as one of the early ‘Transformational Projects’ announced in the Levelling Up White Paper. This has increased the economic profile of the city and has been pivotal in attracting further public/private investment - culminating in £3m in funding from Homes England and £1.5m from Sheffield City Region.

A graphic illustration of houses and apartments from 'Sheffield City Centre Priority Neighbourhood Framework'