A total of 213 affordable homes are set to be built across Sheffield as the Council releases seven plots of land for development.

Housing associations will build the homes on sites at Burngreave, Darnall, Jordanthorpe, Parson Cross, Wybourn and Wisewood following successful applications for funding from the Homes and Communities Agency, with the support of Sheffield City Council.

Councillors will be asked to approve the transfer of the sites to the housing associations when Cabinet meets on 20 November.

Councillor Harry Harpham, Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods, said: "We all know that affordable housing is in great demand, so this gives a great boost to our housing stock and hope for families who need somewhere to live at a price they can afford.

"This will bring £24 million of investment into the city’s economy, providing local jobs in construction.


"The housing associations we are working with already have very close links with the city, and it’s important that we are maximise their resources to deliver as many new affordable homes as we can."

Under the proposals, 16 family homes for rent would be built at Catherine Street in Burngreave by Arches Housing. This site was cleared as part of the Burngreave and Fir Vale Masterplan, but the project stalled during the economic downturn.

South Yorkshire Housing Association would build 22 family homes for affordable rent at Chapelwood Road in Darnall, including four larger homes with four bedrooms which are in demand in the area.

SYHA would also build on its White Willows Extra Care Scheme by building 42 affordable rented apartments for older people at Hazlehurst and Chantrey in Jordanthorpe, potentially freeing up more family housing in the local neighbourhood.

At Parson Cross, the development of the Adlington Phase 1 site by Great Places would complement Sheffield Housing Company’s “Brearley Forge” scheme at Falstaff nearby, where Great Places will be managing homes for affordable rent.

Great Places is already the social housing landlord in Wybourn and by developing empty sites on Cricket Inn Road and Maltravers Way, 70 homes for affordable rent will be created including some bungalows.

And Pennine Housing, the local stock transfer landlord in Wisewood, would get the green light to develop the Sevenfields site, building 29 level access apartments for older people and helping to free up local family housing.

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