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Green light for new Oughtibridge community food hall AMBITIOUS proposals for the conversion of a historic Oughtibridge mill into a food hall, community hub and leisure facility have been approved by Sheffield City Council. The project will form the heart of Sky-House Co’s plans to bring a new generation of housing design excellence to the former British Tissues site. Sky-House Co has already been given approval to create 35 of its acclaimed Sky House homes - the back-to-back housing concept created by the architects and planners at award winning Sheffield multi-disciplinary practice CODA at the former industrial location in the pictur“We are in talks with The Cutlery Works, who esque Don Valley. are very interested in the food hall developThat development will consist of 24 three ment, which would bring a new dining exbedroom Sky Houses and six more three bed perience to the north of Sheffield and serve end-terraces along with a further five four bed what is set to become one of the city’s most ambitious residential developments,� said riverside properties. Sky-House Co co-founder David Cross. The old Mill Cottages will also be converted into four apartments and a cottage, bringing “The food hall will be a fantastic community, family and social space that will be of benefit the total number to 40 homes. not only to the people on this site but also for And the latest approval by Sheffield Council’s the north of Sheffield as a whole. Planning Committee will now see work begin on the conversion of the site’s existing mill “It will bring to this part of the city a renewed building into a mixed use food hall, commu- sense of community and we also want to ennity hub and leisure facility, with facilities for courage independent businesses to choose this exciting new site as their home, creating start up businesses too.
a really refreshing mix of residential, commercial and leisure opportunities.�
to bring this new generation of great design property to the market.
Sky-House’s 21st century take on backto-back housing creates sensitively dense, beautiful and naturally eco-friendly homes complete with their signature roof gardens, terraces and expansive windows.
“We are also very thankful to Barratts and CEG for inviting us to work alongside them at Oughtibridge, without doubt one of the most special new developments in the region.
“We have been overwhelmed by the phenomenal response to Sky-House and delighted at the way the concept is now spreading throughout South Yorkshire,� said David. “We are also close to securing our funding package with Homes England, the public body that funds new housing in England, and they are very happy to back us as we continue
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