Stanley Tools, the red brick 1930s style premises, formerly belonging to the tool manufacturer and a highly-visible local landmark on Rutland Road, is the subject of a recent planning application to convert the site to residential use.
The proposal sets out to retain the original building, on the main road, and the later 1960s office building behind, for conversion into 140 flats and two office spaces. The remainder of the site will be demolished to create space for a proposed 38 terraced town houses and a new link road cutting across Woodside Park from Pitsmoor Road onto Woodside Lane.
The developers claim the scheme will provide a mix of housing for both families and single people in line with the aims of the Masterplan for Woodside. If the application is successful and the conversion is carried out it will be the first such scheme of its type in Burngreave. Having a number of industrial buildings within its boundaries and considering the trend for loft-style developments currently underway in Sheffield, this may be just the beginning.
More details of the proposals can be found on the Council’s planning website at http://planning.sheffield.gov.uk/publicaccess/ (Application reference number 06/01925/FUL). The closing date for comments on the plans is 10th July.