Sheffield set to showcase growth vision at UKREiiF

A senior delegation from Sheffield City Council, alongside key partners including Homes England, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), Sheffield Property Association, and both Sheffield universities, will attend UKREiiF in Leeds this week to showcase major regeneration milestones, attract further investment and strengthen partnerships driving the city’s long-term growth ambitions.

Building on the success of the city’s £400 million-plus Heart of the City programme, officials will use the event to demonstrate progress across a series of large-scale regeneration and residential developments reshaping the city centre.

Projects progressing include West Bar, Furnace Hill, Neepsend and Moorfoot, with partners including Capital&Centric, Citu, Rider Levett Bucknall, Great Places and Arup involved in delivering new mixed-use neighbourhoods and housing schemes.

The next stages of the Station Campus development and the transformation of the former Cole Brothers building will also form part of the city’s investment pitch at the conference.

Housing remains central to Sheffield’s long-term strategy, with plans to deliver 38,000 homes by 2039 through the Sheffield Together partnership involving the council, Homes England, universities and private sector developers.

Around 20,000 homes are planned within the city centre as part of wider ambitions to create a denser and more sustainable urban environment, while around 2,000 homes are currently under active development.

The city will also spotlight the proposed regeneration of Gleadless Valley, where plans aim to deliver around 1100 homes alongside upgraded green spaces and improved community infrastructure over the next decade.

Alongside housing, Sheffield will promote commercial opportunities linked to the Innovation Spine and Don Valley Corridor, areas expected to support more than 18,500 jobs across advanced manufacturing, technology and research sectors.

Culture will also play a key role in Sheffield’s UKREiiF programme, with leaders showcasing the city’s theatres, music scene, digital industries and growing film sector as drivers of regeneration and economic growth.

Recent Government backing through initiatives including the Northern Growth Corridor and South Yorkshire Defence Growth Deal has further strengthened confidence in Sheffield’s long-term economic vision.

Across the three-day conference, officials will focus on demonstrating how Sheffield has moved from planning into delivery, with regeneration, innovation and partnership working underpinning its next phase of growth.

Kate Josephs, chief executive of Sheffield City Council, said: “Sheffield is coming to UKREiiF with real momentum. 

“We have a clear long-term plan, and increasingly, that plan is being delivered on the ground.

“Confidence is rising. 

“The city is increasingly recognised nationally as an exemplar for housing delivery, innovation-led regeneration and partnership working, with Government highlighting our clarity of purpose and collaborative approach.

“Major schemes are moving into construction, thousands of homes are in the pipeline, and new commercial and innovation spaces are taking shape.

“UKREiiF gives us the opportunity to build on that progress, unlock further investment and strengthen new partnerships. 

“Yes, we have a strong long-term plan, but we are also focused on getting things done today.”

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