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Community Buildings & Community Asset Transfer

Community Buildings & Community Asset Transfer – Short Survey
The Sheffield City Council is reviewing its Interim Community Buildings Policy, which includes:
Community Asset Transfer (CAT): Long-term leasing or transferring ownership of council-owned buildings or land to community or third-sector organisations.
Lease Terms: Up to 125 years, with asset transfers defined as leases over 25 years.
Purpose of the Survey
– To gather feedback from local organisations and individuals with experience or interest in using community buildings.
– To shape future policy based on lived experience, best practices, and community needs.
To ensure the approach supports sustainability, funding access, and local empowerment.

Time Commitment
– The survey takes 5–10 minutes and is anonymous
– Open to anyone involved in or exploring community building use or asset transfer.
The survey will close on Monday 20th October 2025

Want to Talk Instead?
The council welcomes direct conversations. You can contact Diane Owens at (diane.owens@sheffield.gov.uk) or call 0114 474 3635

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Manchester Road Closure

Manchester Road, Broomhill

Its looking as though Manchester Road from Broomhill to Shore Lane will be closed for highway maintenance, starting Monday, 25th February. The closure will last for 5 to 7 nights, from 8pm to 5am. Parking will be prohibited during these hours.

For more information, visit:
Sheffield City Council – Streets Ahead.

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Local Councillors Press for Clarity

Local councillors press for clarity on the Active Neighbourhood trial in Crookes and Walkley

Councillors have issued a statement about the Active Neighbourhood trial currently running in Crookes and Walkley. The councillors support the aims of the trial but say the implementation has been ‘unpredictable’ and ‘confusing’. At a meeting with the ​​Council’s Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure, (Tomorrow Tuesday, September 27th) they will call for more clarity to be given on the trial and for local residents to have a say on how it progresses.

A Joint statement from Ruth Milsom and Minesh Parekh (Councillors for Crookes and Crosspool ward) and Tom Hunt and Ben Curran (Councillors for Walkley ward):

“All of us want to live on streets that are safe for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists. We want streets where children are safe to play out and that aren’t busy cut-throughs. That’s why we support the aims of the Active Neighbourhood trial in Crookes and Walkley. It was set up to try out ideas for how to make streets more liveable.

“But right from the beginning we have heard serious concerns from residents and businesses. People who like the changes as, well as people who don’t, have all told us that the initial public engagement and design process should have been better.

“We are now three months into a six-month formal consultation period, and too many of the trial measures still haven’t been implemented.

“Residents are frustrated with the uncertainty about what is happening and concerned about the implementation of the scheme. We share those concerns. No-one is satisfied with the current situation, whether they like the trial or not.

“When we meet the Council’s Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure we will press him for clear proposals for implementation, better communications with residents, and a programme of meaningful public involvement. The trial will have better outcomes and more legitimacy if the next steps are clearly informed by local public opinion”

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Primary school places consultation: last chance to have your say

Lydgate Junior school
Lydgate Junior school: no room for expansion

Crosspool’s growing population has resulted in Sheffield city council proposing to permanently expand Hallam Primary School from 60 places to 90 places per year.

The proposal would make the extra places available in all reception intakes at Hallam Primary from September 2015 onwards. The extra capacity is required as the sites of the two Lydgate schools are constrained and those schools are already larger than average.

Residents have until Sunday 8 December to have their say on the proposals at this stage. You can read more about them online and then comment using the following contact details: