New flats plan put forward for closed pub site

Ye Olde Harrow closed in 2008, according to the Sheffield Star

Plans for a new residential development to be built on the site of an old Sheffield pub have been put forward.

Under the proposals, 39 apartments and studio flats would be built on the site of Ye Old Harrow, on Broad Street, close to the city's Park Square roundabout.

The pub closed in 2008 and then suffered fire damage 11 years later, according to the Sheffield Star.

Planning documents said the derelict building was in "a very poor condition" and would be demolished to make way for the new development.

The site already had prior planning consent for a seven-storey building comprising 57 residential apartments, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

However, the latest application has reduced the scale of the proposed development to meet standards and fire safety regulations.

The revised plan included 37 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom flats.

Planning officers at Sheffield Council have said they expect to make a decision by 9 December.

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