Housing provider secures city scheme backing

An affordable home provider has been backed to create a 57-property city scheme.

Great Places Housing Group is set to redevelop Sheffield’s Park and Arbourthorne Labour Club site into a social rent hub.

Officials say the venture will include 40 one‑bed and 17 two‑bed homes, with nine one‑bed apartments built for wheelchair users.

Manchester-based Great Places Housing Group is working with St Helens-headquartered Holmpatrick Developments on the scheme, which has been backed by Homes England funding.

Helen Spencer, Great Places Housing Group’s executive director of growth, said: “By transforming a vacant site into a modern and welcoming place to live, we’re providing housing choice in a well‑connected location.

“We’re proud to be working with partners to bring much‑needed social housing to the city.”

Great Places Housing Group has also worked with Equilibrium Architects and planning consultancy Urbana on the development.

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