Plans for a new £30million city centre building at Sheffield Hallam University have been submitted to the council for planning consent. If given the go-ahead, the new building will be located on the corner of Charles Street and Arundel Gate.
Sheffield Hallam University’s Student Union Building
The new building will provide a home for parts of the University’s Faculty of Development and Society and will house the Sheffield Institute of Education, which brings together the university’s teacher training facility and education research and is considered as a ‘centre of excellence’ for the North of England.
The building will be seven storeys high in some places, with several outdoor terraced areas.
A distinctive ‘toast rack’ bridge designed by Corin Mellor, from Hathersage-based David Mellor Design, will link the centre to the university’s Arundel Building.
The design of the new building also includes a central walkway through Brown Lane, which will be completely surrounded by a glass atrium. The walkway will be open to the public.
The development will include a lecture theatre boasting 300 seats, learning spaces, teaching rooms, staff spaces, a café and reception.
Mark Swales, Director of Estates and Facilities at the University, said: “This is part of a £100 million investment in our estate over three years. It’s pivotal to improving the student experience at Sheffield Hallam and is a significant development in the heart of the city centre.
“We have worked closely with Bond Bryan architects and planners to produce a design which incorporates the heritage of the local area, but also reflects the forward-thinking values of the university.”
The new plans take into account some changes to the design of the building after planning permission was initially approved in 2010.
After reviewing the development and how it would be used, the university is now hopeful that revised plans will be passed by the council, in order for work to start on the development later this year.
Completion of the development is expected in 2015.
The university held a drop-in meeting on January 30, in which local residents were able to take a look at the plans for the new building and raise questions with the architects.
The Charles Street building is part of the university’s plan to develop and improve its facilities.
Hallam hopes the university will become the leading centre for teacher education in the North.
“It’s a fantastic new building, and the students learning there can benefit from the research that goes on,” said a university spokesperson.
The plans were submitted to the council’s planning division last week, and a series of images have been drawn up showing how the building will look.
A report will be submitted to the planning committee members before a final verdict is made on the development.
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