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Plan for Tapton Hall finally approved

By Nicole Hernandez Froio
Published: 21/07/2010

The plan to knock down and rebuild the University of Sheffield’s Tapton Hall has been finally approved by Sheffield City Council's Planning Board.

Councillors reluctantly agreed to the plan, which entails building 120 new homes on the site.

The plan had been rejected three years ago when it was first submitted.

Many residents strongly opposed the plan, objecting to the loss of a unique Victorian garden in the heart of the construction.

Geoff Marston, who has lived in the area for 50 years, told the Sheffield Star: "This development is a smack in the eye for the people of Broomhill.

“For the last five years we have been trodden on by the university, with the development in Endcliffe and now this."

The planning inspector had only opposed a small part of the project in 2008 when the Council’s decision was appealed.

Roland Bolton, speaking for Miller Homes, said to the Sheffield Star: "This is going to be one of the best developed sites in Sheffield.

“Thirty per cent of the site will be open space - three times the council's requirement."

Councillor John Hesketh, chairing the meeting, said: "It is with a heavy heart that I vote for approval. I feel that if we refused there would be an immediate appeal which we would lose."

The board approved the plans by six votes to one.

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