Urbo Regeneration’s major scheme in Sheffield city centre, including a new office building and hundreds of BtR apartments, looks likely to get the green-light at next week’s planning meeting with the first £150m stage recommended for approval. Urbo is a JV between Peveril Securities and Urbo Regeneration)

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The scheme, funded by Legal & General, would see a 100,000 sq ft office building – known as No.1 West Bar Square – being developed which would include eight storey’s of office accommodation with a ground floor of retail and leisure space.

Two further buildings are included in the plans between 15-19 storeys in height featuring 368 BtR apartments and further mixed-use across the ground floor.

The scheme has been designed by architects 5plus, with BNP Paribas Real Estate acting as advisors.

The planning officer’s report states: “The proposed office development is well designed and will create a focal building which will act as a market to the site and for access to the public square. The proposal will result in a high-quality building of appropriate scale, with active ground floor uses and will assist in the ongoing regen of this important, currently underutilised site.

“In addition the BtR development is well designed and will create landmark buildings, the quality and scale of which is appropriate for the gateway location.”

Plans are also being drawn up for a second 100,000 sq ft office building alongside a 450-space multi-storey car park. Once complete the entire £300m scheme is expected to create about 6,000 new jobs.

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