Redeveloping the markets to create a mixed-use scheme and utilising the Broad Street and Sheaf Market sites for major new office developments.
Castlegate is the historic site of Sheffield's original castle and one of the most heavily used gateways into the city centre. The Masterplan identifies this as an important area in its own right but also as a key link between the city centre, Victoria Quays and Riverside. Proposals include redeveloping the markets to create a mixed-use scheme and bringing forward the Broad Street and Sheaf Market sites for major new office developments. The delivery of the northern leg of the Inner Relief Road (IRR), will allow the whole area to connect to Victoria Quays and to the new business and residential districts already starting to emerge along Riverside.
Outputs (Carillion Site Only)
- 27,724 sq m of new commercial floorspace
- 1,073 jobs
- 114-bed hotel
- 400 car parking spaces
- 1,800 sq m public realm.
Progress to Date
Carillion Developments' £80 million scheme for the Broad Street/Exchange Street site, designed by architects AEDAS, comprises 23,000 sq m of category A office accommodation, a 114-bed hotel, a 400-space multi-storey car park and leisure and retail units. The first phase of the development was completed in early 2007, consisting of the initial 5,000 sq m office building, the car park and the hotel, let to Travelodge. Detailed planning approval has been secured for a further 5,000 sq m of office space with the balance to follow in single or multiple blocks up to 13,000 sq m.
Planning consultants EDAW have produced a detailed draft Masterplan for the wider Castlegate area, which now assumes the relocation of Castle Market to its new site on The Moor. A new vision has been put forward based on a mixed-use development taking advantage of the remains of Sheffield Castle and the key strategic location of the site, given its accessibility to public transport and the future impact of the completed IRR. A range of options have been developed which will be influenced by the extent and quality of the castle remains once uncovered by archaeological investigations. This will be considered in further detail in 2007 and will require the development of a realistic delivery strategy.
The city council has endorsed The Moor Planning and Development Framework and continues to work with RREEF (previously Deutsche Bank Real Estate) to bring forward new development opportunities for The Moor district, including the new indoor market to be relocated from Castlegate. The planning application has been approved and a start on site is expected later in 2007. RREEF's plans for the wider market development of The Moor propose 1,000 student accommodation units, a 600 space multi-storey car park and the replacement of existing retail space with modern units.