“The BBC, Sky TV, HSBC etc. recognise Sheffield as the place where modern football originated”. “Sheffield has won the match to be recognised as the home of football but it has not yet won the competition to capitalise on the benefits this can bring to the city”.
The Current owners of The Plough Inn, Sandygate Road (Spacepad Construction) has submitted an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for it to be demolished.
The Plough – Crosspool
In the main, the appeal documents restate the case made in the original application. Some of the key parts of their claims in their submission include:
“That despite the best efforts to secure the site, most of the damage to the site is due to vandalism and fly tipping by the public. “The pub was not supported by the local community and that it is unviable as a pub due to lack of interest and customers”. “That the £50,000 annual rent they advertised was reasonable in comparison to other similar pubs”.
If this part of Sheffield’s heritage is to be saved, the Planning Inspectorate needs to be made aware that the vandalism and fly tipping is NOT the reason that the site became such an eyesore.
Again, the need is to counter this appeal by demonstrating a high level of local support for this building of historic value.
A coordinated response is being compiled by the community campaign ‘Save The Plough’. Please send your, comments and views in a statement about how you or your community group have shown support for the pub, e.g. being willing to invest in community shares, or have observed building rubbish being dumped there, unregistered cars appearing on the site, frequent fires, etc. (Any photos, or knowledge of the rental values of other pubs would be really useful) Email: ploughsandygate@gmail.com
If you want to make your own comments directly to the Planning Inspectorate, you can email them: west2@planninginspectorate.gov.uk Please use reference: APP/J4423/W/21/3267944. Include your name and address (you can ask this is not disclosed) and state clearly whether you are for or against the appeal.
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Garden Waste
After being temporarily suspended for two weeks, due to the impact of COVID-19 on Veolia staffing levels , Sheffield City Council have announced an end to the temporary suspension of garden waste collections for Sheffield residents,
In compliance with the service’s terms and conditions, customers will receive an additional collection added on at the end of the service to account for the temporary suspension.
You can now view online the Appeal Documents against the refusal of planning permission to demolish the Plough.
Send your comments by email to the Planning Inspector via: west2@planninginspectorate.gov.uk The deadline for comments is August 19th 2021.
Sheffield is the home of modern football and “The Plough” played a viral roll in the formation of the game. Demolishing a building with such a significant history would be a huge loss, not only to the Crosspool Community, but to the city as a whole.
Spacepad Construction has submitted an appeal against the refusal of planning permission to demolish “The Plough” Sandygate Road, Crosspool.
After the Sheffield City Council made their decision to refuse planning permission in August last year, Spacepad Construction lodged an appeal in January this year.
The Planning Inspectorate, (having only just got round to processing the appeal earlier this month), will have copies of all of the comments/objections made on the original application. If you have any new information or additional comments to make, you can email the Planning Inspectorate via: west2@planninginspectorate.gov.uk In your email, you must include your name and address and this reference number: APP/J4423/W/21/3267944. You can request that this information is not disclosed. The deadline for submissions is August 19th.
Alternatively, you can go to the Planning Inspectorate website via this link: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ In the box ‘Search for a Case’ enter the reference number: 3267944 Then click on ‘Make a Representation’. Again, the deadline is August 19th
DO NOT direct any enquiries to Sheffield Planning Department, all enquiries or comments must go through the Planning Inspectorate. The appeal is being conducted on the basis of ‘written representations’ meaning that no hearings or meetings will be held. The Planning Inspectorate aims to make a decision within eight weeks.
Due to COVID-19 impacting staffing levels, garden waste collections are suspended for two weeks.
.The situation continues to be review and the service will resume as soon as possible. In the meantime, please keep your green bin on your property until collections restart.
Where possible, please keep your garden waste at your home until the service recommences. If this is not possible, you can take your garden waste to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
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