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INVESTIBLE PROPOSITIONS INTERNATIONAL IN OUTLOOK, GLOBAL IN OFFER.
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“The time is right for us to demonstrate our investible
The Sheffield City Region is built on our heritage of
engineering and manufacturing excellence and is known opportunities and develop even stronger and more productive
worldwide for creativity, innovation, and hard work.
We’re growing our economy by creating a broad and
relationships with investment partners around the world –
powerful culture in which businesses can start, grow, and MIPIM gives us the perfect platform to do this.
and thrive.
By focusing on what we’re good at, from advanced
Located in the heart of the United Kingdom, the Sheffield City
manufacturing through to healthcare and renewable energy,
we’re building a more prosperous place where people want
Region is international in outlook, global in offer.”
to live, work and invest. The Northern Powerhouse is working
Dan Jarvis MBE MP
together, giving confidence to our international investment
Mayor of the Sheffield City Region
partners and making our region even more attractive to other
potential investors.
But we can do more to forge new productive partnerships,
based on our expertise, shared vision and world-leading
research. We are growing our links with leading economies
like India, China, and the United States, as well as collaborating
with European partners.
By working together, we can tackle some of the biggest
challenges we collectively face, whether that’s the environment,
productivity, social mobility, or enabling healthier lives.
MIPIM gives us the opportunity to strengthen existing business
relationships, make new ones and tell the world that our region
is one of the most investible areas in Europe.
Dan Jarvis MBE MP
Mayor of the Sheffield City Region
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ABOUT THE SHEFFIELD CITY REGION
- A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS
The Sheffield City Region is an area with huge potential. It’s a great place
to live, it’s a great place to do business, it’s a great place to invest.
Located in the heart of the UK, we are a region renowned for our industrial
heritage, but with a rapidly growing reputation for innovation-led manufacturing
and engineering. We are driving growth by bringing you a wide range
of investible opportunities, with a focus on innovation.
INVESTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES
Over the next few pages, we will be presenting you with a flavour of
our investible propositions for investors and developers currently
available across the Sheffield City Region. This includes opportunities
set to transform the commercial, leisure and residential offer across
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield. We can also offer exciting
opportunities in health and wellbeing research at our internationally
recognised innovation district – the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre.
Why not take a look at just what we have on offer?
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HEART OF THE CITY II – SHEFFIELD
For more details visit the website
heartofcity2.com
Overview
Location Discover where the opportunity can
Sheffield, S1 4HF Heart of the City II is a landmark be found on the online portfolio
£470m+ scheme that is set to transform portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
Land Owner / Developer
a key area of Sheffield city centre. #castlegate
Sheffield City Council
Development With a development capacity of
Management / Strategic 1.5m sq. ft, Heart of the City II will The Opportunity
Development Partner create a vibrant new quarter in the
Seeking investors
Sheffield City Council city that should become the new focal
and Queensbury point of Sheffield’s retail, leisure and There are extensive opportunities It is envisaged that 6,923
business offer, attracting jobs and available to invest in the Heart new jobs will be created, post
GDV of the City II quarter. Investment construction, on the completion
investment. The new quarter will
£470m+ is sought for completed income of the project in 2024/2025.
comprise high quality retail, grade
Already secured A offices, hotels, restaurants and producing properties and forward
£237m cafes, leisure destinations, inner city funding where applicable. Key anchor tenants secured to date:
residential developments, public Opportunities may also arise for • HSBC • CMS
Delivery timescale direct development or potential
amenity and public spaces. • H&M (Monki & Weekday brands)
3-5 years joint venture could be considered
Sheffield City Council has already subject to the necessary procurement An Upscale / Upper upscale hotel
invested £81.6m to deliver Phase 1 arrangements. The scheme offers operator is due to be selected as one
of the project, which is now great market investment potential of two hotel opportunities.
complete. in this new district in order to benefit
from the growth story in the Seeking occupiers:
medium and longer term.
The scheme is seeking retailers,
food & beverage and leisure operators
Likely investment required will be
to occupy premises here.
in the range of £360m to £390m
and Lot sizes range between £10m The completed scheme will include:
and £120m. • Retail space: 181,847 sq. ft
• Commercial: 481,818 sq. ft
Heart of the City II is being developed • Leisure: 134,160 sq. ft
through a phase-by-phase approach, • Hotels: 248 beds
which provides the flexibility to • Residential: 4 houses,
change layouts and designs along 52 apartments with further
the way and adapt to future demands. residential opportunities
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SHEFFIELD OLYMPIC LEGACY PARK
Overview
Location
Planned completion
Sheffield Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is Delivering a tangible legacy from
2022
a £250m development across a the London 2012 Olympic Games,
Project Promoters For more details visit
Investment Type 30-hectare site which will transform Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
Scarborough Group sheffieldolympiclegacypark.co.uk
Investment partner, relocation the eastern quarter of the city. provides a combination of world
International
businesses class sporting facilities, education,
Project Type It is quickly becoming an new skills, research and innovation,
Other Investment secured
Mixed Use internationally-recognised Innovation environmental improvements and
The project has benefited
District for health and wellbeing opportunities for the local community.
GDV from £42m of public sector research and learning, plus the location The continued success of Sheffield
£100m+ investment to date from: for offices, laboratories, leisure, retail Olympic Legacy Park is acting as
Address • E uropean Regional and residential spaces. The area a catalyst for regeneration of this
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Development Fund (ERDF) will attract Life Sciences organisations historic part of Sheffield.
10 Leeds Road, Sheffield S9 3TY Reclamation - £2.7m and, in particular, Med Tech sector
• Sheffield City Region Local businesses, in order to pioneer Situated just minutes from the M1,
Land Owner Growth Fund (Landscaping, world-leading health and wellbeing 10 minutes from Sheffield train
Sheffield City Council utilities and drainage) - £4.9m research and innovation. station and within 90 minutes of
Website • Department of Education five international airports, Sheffield
sheffieldolympiclegacypark.co.uk (Oasis Academy and The scheme is being delivered by Olympic Legacy Park is ideally
University Technical College) Scarborough Group International located for occupancy by national
Planning Status - £28m supported by Legacy Park Ltd, and international SME’s and large
Outline planning permission • Department of Health a partnership between Sheffield City organisations.
application to be made within (Advanced Wellbeing Council, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
next 9 months Research Centre) - £14m NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield There are excellent opportunities
Design of offices Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for the private sector to participate
RIBA Stage 2 Sheffield Hallam University, in collaborative research programmes
Sheffield City Trust, South Yorkshire with the NHS, Sheffield Hallam
and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System University and the University of
and Yorkshire and Humber Academic Sheffield at Sheffield Olympic Legacy
Health Science Network. Park, making it a hub for innovation
within the Health and Med Tech
sectors.
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Opportunity 3
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park:
Worksop Road to Woodbourn Road
Investors, commercial and residential developers
are being sought for this 52-hectare site, with £200m
capital investment required in 2020 in infrastructure,
residential and mixed use developments.
There are also relocation opportunities for residential,
light industrial and offices, with a range of plots
available of varying sizes on this further phase of
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.
Opportunity 1 These centrally located plots are easily accessible
and many will have views onto the waterfront.
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park: The AWRC is dedicated to
Worksop Road to Coleridge Road improving the health and wellbeing Buildings: RIBA Stage 0 and 1
of the population through
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is innovations that help people move Opportunity 2 Discover where the opportunity can
Due to be completed
seeking organisations in the health and will also be the research hub 2023 onwards. be found on the online portfolio
and wellbeing or life sciences for the National Centre for Sports Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park: portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
sectors to relocate into state of and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) Coleridge Road to Broughton Lane #sheffield-olympic-legacy-park-
the art enterprise centres, offices, in Sheffield, a 2012 Olympic Legacy worksop-road-to-woodbourn-road
laboratories and incubator space. project which aims to transform This scheme is actively seeking organisations wishing
Sheffield into the most active city to relocate within the Life Sciences and Med Tech
Total floorspace: 200,000 sq. ft. in the UK. sectors and being part of a life sciences eco system
with a range of space and buildings available.
Current assets include: Funding is being sought for the
Centre for Child Health Technology, There are also investment opportunities to establish
• English Institute of Sport Sheffield
led by Sheffield Children’s NHS two more Research Centres creating a critical mass
• iceSheffield
Foundation Trust, which will Discover where the opportunity can of health and wellbeing research and innovation
• Community Stadium Discover where the opportunity can
provide the world’s most advanced be found on the online portfolio covering 16-hectares.
• University Technical College be found on the online portfolio
healthcare for children and young portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
• Oasis Academy portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
people. #sheffield-olympic-legacy-park Planning application is expected to be approved
• Advanced Wellbeing Research #sheffield-olympic-legacy-park-
in Q2 2020.
Centre (AWRC) coleridge-road-to-broughton-lane
Total floor space 700,000 sq. ft
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WEST BAR SQUARE - SHEFFIELD
For more details visit the website
westbarsquare.com
Overview
Project Promoters Discover where the opportunity can
Sheffield City Council Set adjacent to the highly successful Accommodation is available on be found on the online portfolio
Riverside business district and a design and build basis and can portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
Location
Kelham Island area in Sheffield City be tailored to suit individual occupier #castlegate
Sheffield
Centre, West Bar Square provides requirements.
Land Owner / Developer a premier opportunity for large-scale
The Opportunity
Sheffield City Council office occupiers who wish to retain On completion, West Bar Square
a city centre location. An exciting will provide up to 1.4 million sq ft The first phase includes a planning Occupiers already located within
Development Management
£175m regeneration scheme, of mixed-use accommodation across application for 346 build-to-rent the adjacent Riverside district include
/ Strategic Development
West Bar Square will include large the site comprising of a range of apartments over two buildings (plots the Home Office and Irwin Mitchell.
Partner
footprint buildings and will offer uses including offices, residential, 1A and 1B) together with a separate Investors are being sought for funding
Urbo (West Bar Limited)
complete design flexibility across leisure, retail and car parking set application for 100,000 sq ft of office of the office buildings to deliver for
A joint venture between
five acres of prime city centre land. around a high-quality public realm. accommodation (plot 4A), a multi- occupiers on a pre-let or speculative
Urbo Regeneration
Development on-site is due to storey car park (anticipated to be basis. Investment will be on a
and Peveril Securities.
Plans are for the area to be commence in 2021 following site circa 450 spaces, plot 4C) and the plot-by-plot basis depending on the
GDV transformed with more than 700,000 clearance works during 2020. associated public realm. West Bar scale of occupier requirements.
£175m sq ft of new office, retail, leisure, hotel Square will be a prestigious new Plots are available immediately for
Delivery Timescale and residential space in a vibrant address in the heart of Sheffield City occupier requirements. Negotiations to
3-5 years mixed-use environment. It will also Centre, attracting businesses, workers secure £150m of funding to deliver the
have the benefit of integrated parking. and visitors both day and night. first phase are at an advanced stage.
Sector The scheme has been specifically
Mixed use, comprising of designed for large scale occupation, Seeking investors and occupiers Advantages
residential, offices and retail. incorporating floor plates from There are significant opportunities for • Close proximity to city centre,
Investment Type 10,000 sq ft to 35,000 sq ft in buildings occupiers and investors, particularly local transport infrastructure the
Investors and occupiers. ranging in size from 60,000 sq ft — large corporate occupiers seeking scheme includes large scale
150,000 sq ft. large floorplate office accommodation BTR development.
Planning Status
Outline consent is in place
in the city centre. • Large office floorplates from 10k sq ft
Occupiers are also sought for the • Set amongst high quality public
retail and hotel elements of the realm in an established office
scheme. They will benefit from the location.
high quality public realm and the • Range of leisure uses and retail
weekday trading available within the providing a new central point
commercial element of the scheme. for the area.
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DEVONSHIRE QUARTER - SHEFFIELD CITY CENTRE
Plans are underway for a family The vision for this area is to accelerate
EYE WITNESS WORKS
Location housing scheme in Sheffield City housing delivery and kick-start
Already under development is Eye Witness Works.
Sheffield, UK Centre. The total site area is 1-hectare the continued regeneration of the
across five plots. It is expected this Devonshire Quarter, whilst creating
Project promoters The building was originally the manufacturing premises of Taylor’s
will bring 250-350 family homes into a more sustainable mix of housing
Sheffield City Council Eyewitness, a firm founded 150 years ago and producing kitchen knives,
the Devonshire Quarter, which will types in the City Centre.
pocket knives, scissors and sharpeners.
Scale complement other sites that will create
1 hectare a new neighbourhood of over 600 The opportunity is flanked by sites
Plans are for 97 design-led apartments that incorporate original features.
new homes. where construction is underway or
Sector
have planning permission.
Residential The development is in Sheffield’s Devonshire Quarter close to
The Devonshire Quarter is the largest
Investment type This project is looking for an Devonshire Green. The city centre is within 5 minutes walking distance
established residential quarter in
Investors and developer innovative developer and/or investor with a range of nearby cafe/bar and restaurant options
the city with a long history of family
with experience of family housing on West Street, Division Street and Sheffield’s
occupation. Significant opportunities
in a city centre context. Cultural Industries Quarter.
for family or other non-student
housing now exist in the Southern part
of the Quarter around Milton Street
where the Council has significant
land ownership. Further development
would complement the work that
has begun to transform Eye Witness
Works, a former scissors and knives
factory, into housing.
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CASTLEGATE – SHEFFIELD
Discover where the opportunity
can be found on the online portfolio
Overview Grey to Green
portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
Location
#castlegate
Sheffield City Centre, Castlegate, Sheffield’s historic core, To kickstart the regeneration It will also improve and link up
UK is now taking off, guided by a strong of the Riverside business footpaths and cycling routes
established partnership. The project district and Castlegate areas which should dramatically
Project Promoters of the city, the Grey to Green enhance the experience of
aims to transform the Castlegate area
Sheffield City Council project was introduced, with visiting, living and working in
of Sheffield and to link this historically
Sector important area more closely to the Phase 1 completed in 2016. the area. The innovative ‘Grey to
Residential, commercial city centre. The aim was to enhance the Green’ corridor is transforming
and retail image of the area, make it more redundant roadspace into
Early successes include repurposing aesthetically pleasing with better meadows, rain gardens and
Planning Status infrastructure that will attract riverside walking/cycling routes.
of several large former retail and
Awaited new investment and footfall.
office spaces for tech and creative
Requirement This provides a setting for
start-ups, refurbishment of historic
Seeking developer The ‘Grey to Green phase new development opportunities
upper floors for characterful
2’ project proposes to make in the area and supports existing
and investors. apartments and a cluster of new
Castlegate and Exchange Street businesses and civic buildings
bars and venues.
a location for new investment through new footfall. The
and cutting-edge businesses, scheme will also link Castlegate
Central to the quarter is the as well as attracting additional to the under-used Victoria Quays
redevelopment of the former Castle city centre living. Due to be and provide better links to the Funding
Market site, including the daylighting completed in 2020, it creates many hotels in the area and
of the hidden Sheaf River and habitats for wildlife and will help improve bus, pedestrian and This early intervention project, which is currently
rediscovery of the remains of city cooling, as well as providing cycling access from the north in delivery, includes a contribution from the Sheffield City Regions
Sheffield’s lost castle. local park and riverside access. east to the city centre. Local Growth Fund which is part of the Government’s continued
With funding from the Sheffield investment in the Northern Powerhouse.
Castlegate remains a main gateway City Region and Sheffield Castlegate itself will be
into the City Centre and forms the City Council, the project will pedestrianised and there will
Opportunities
setting of the route to and from most incorporate colourful meadows, be enhanced public spaces with
central hotels in Sheffield and the trees and a sustainable drainage perennial meadow planting,
There are extensive development and investor opportunities with
regenerated rivers and canal. system (SUDS), which reduces tree planting, quality materials
13 different plots and vacant buildings in this area. It is planned that the project
flooding risk. and public art.
will grow a new economy of larger offices, technology and creative start-ups
in new and converted buildings. There is Grade A office space available,
with access to private parking.
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THE UNITY PROJECT - DONCASTER
Overview Scott Cardwell, Assistant Director for
Project Promoters Development at Doncaster Metropolitan
Waystone Hargreaves This is an exciting opportunity Borough Council, said: “Project Unity
Land LLP for investors and developers to be is one of the largest regeneration
involved with a major regeneration schemes in the UK. We are seeing
GDV
and infrastructure project close to rapid growth in our economy and have
£100+ million
the rapidly growing northern town excellent connectivity. Combine this
Scale of Doncaster, which is renowned for its with relatively low land values, some
250 hectares logistics expertise and transport links. fantastic major developments and
This will involve the creation of up to existing local assets and a council with
Sector
3,100 new homes (by 2035), plus new a ‘can-do attitude’ and you have ideal
Commercial, Residential,
retail, learning and healthcare facilities, conditions for investment.”
Leisure and Energy
as well as green open spaces.
Location
Doncaster, DN7 5TZ The Opportunity
Situated in a convenient and
Investment Type well-connected location, just off J5
• Over 3,100 homes (1,200 by 2028)
Investor, joint of the M18 motorway near Doncaster,
• 180 acres of commercial development (B1, B2 & B8) and manufacturing space
partnerships/venture, the Unity Project will see the
• 650MW power station (planning permission granted)
developers, house transformational development of
• A 500-berth marina (with planning consent).
builders, statutory a 250-hectare brownfield site.
• Seeking housebuilders
authorities and utility
providers. Construction is already well underway
of a new link road which connects The Unity Project is set to generate This will create opportunities
Planning Status the Unity Project to the east-coast over 6,000 jobs, including the for investors to fund speculative
Outline planning consent ports at Immingham, Hull and Grimsby creation of a town centre, a transport development or to purchase
granted and it is within close proximity to interchange, school and community. completed buildings. Purpose built
Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which units are also available on a design
means this is an attractive opportunity The project is committed to providing and build basis by way of a lease
for logistics in particular. green infrastructure, networks, or to purchase.
spaces and places for the purposes
of maintaining its ecological assets
and habitats and has the potential to
be one of the most advanced carbon-
capture and storage facilities in
Europe, with associated education
and research facilities.
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BASSINGTHORPE FARM - ROTHERHAM
Discover where the opportunity
can be found on the online portfolio
Overview
portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
Project Promoters
#bassingthorpe-farm
Fitzwilliam Wentworth This is a significant development
Estate and Rotherham opportunity for 2,400 residential units
Metropolitan Borough to be built across a 224-hectare
Council former greenbelt site. It requires
a master developer or series of
GDV
developers looking for a good
£80 million
return on this large-scale residential
Scale community development. £80m
224- hectares investment is required.
Sector
The housing development will be
Mainly residential with
supported by a new primary school,
some commercial and a
a local centre and commercial
school
employment sites.
Location
Greasborough, The plan is to create a sustainable
Rotherham S62 6EF new community on the North Western
Investment type edge of Rotherham’s urban area
Seeking developer and with excellent access to countryside
investors and the Grade I Listed Wentworth
Woodhouse and parkland.
Planning Status
Allocated in the Local Plan The development is planned
to commence in 2023 and take
20 years.
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AERO CENTRE YORKSHIRE
Discover where the opportunity
can be found on the online portfolio
Overview
portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
Location
#doncaster-sheffield-airport
Doncaster Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA)
is at the heart of Aero Centre
Project Promoters
Yorkshire, a 650 hectare site with
Peel Group
over 46,000 sq metres of existing
GDV floorspace, with land available
£100+ million for a further 511,000 sq metres of
commercial floor space.
Scale
650 hectares With direct access from the M18
Sector motorway, DSA is the UK’s newest
Logistics, mixed use full service international Airport.
It handles 1.3m passengers per
Planning Status annum, experiencing 50% growth in The Opportunity
Outline Planning passengers over the last three years.
consent in place The Airport is also experiencing rapid There are a minimum of four Consented phases include:
Requirement growth in the cargo and logistics development phases in total, • High quality advanced
Inward investors, market, helped by its central UK the first of which is now nearing manufacturing premises
businesses looking to location within a national logistics hot completion incorporating Doncaster • Logistics facilities
spot between the Humber ports and Project Promoter and Partnerships Sheffield Airport supporting
relocate. • Offices
the motorway network which makes infrastructure (utilities, services • Community infrastructure
it an ideal location for national The project promoter, Peel Group, and access) and commercial floor to include 2,000 new homes.
and international distribution. is a very well established and space accommodating
experienced developer/ land owner 100 businesses. Key points:
Opportunities are available for investor in the UK with a strong track record
involvement to include co-investment in similar projects and investments. • 650 Hectares of land in single
Ongoing and future development
and development funding for large Local governance and decision making ownership
of Aero Centre Yorkshire is planned.
scale development of high-grade is at a local board level. Doncaster • Up to 510,000 sq metres of
logistics, advanced manufacturing Council is the local authority responsible commercial development space
A masterplan is being developed
and office space alongside airside for and administers planning • Up to 2,000 new homes
in conjunction with supportive local
Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) applications within the area. • International connectivity enabled
authority partners for the remaining
and cargo handling. – both passenger and freight
420,000 sq metres of commercial
• Excellent motorway connectivity
space and high-grade aerospace
facilities, together with residential.
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BARNSLEY DIGITAL MEDIA CAMPUS
Discover where the opportunity
can be found on the online portfolio
Overview
portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/
Location
#barnsley-digital-campus
Barnsley Barnsley is becoming a hub for
businesses in the digital media
Land Owner / Developer
industries and is experiencing rapid
Barnsley Council and
growth of its digital economy with
Barnsley College
high value jobs, which is in part as
Scale a result of the establishment of the
4-hectares Digital Media Centre (DMC 01), a space
for creative and digital businesses,
Sector
in the town centre.
Residential and
Commercial Barnsley Council and its partners, The Opportunity
including Barnsley College, have
Planning
exciting plans to create a digitally The site will be undergoing high This medium-term project is
Allocated in the
focused campus - The ‘Barnsley DMC level viability planning in the Spring expected to take up to five years
Local Plan
Campus’ - where businesses, start-ups, of 2020, with a view to creating a to complete, with a flexible
Masterplan students, creative and enterprising master plan and a series of building masterplan to be completed by
To be commissioned minds can come together through plots for private sector investment. late summer. This plan will identify
co-working and co-living as part of a specific building plots and uses
Delivery Timescale
connected community. The scheme is likely to include: a fully costed development option
2020 onwards
• An ambitious mixed-use appraisal, phasing plan and
A second Digital Media Centre (DMC
4-hectare scheme in Barnsley planning strategy.
02) is currently being built and is due
to open in summer 2020, which will town centre
• A residential offer for the The high-level viability planning and
offer 1,900 sqm of additional digital
campus creating approximately master planning work will culminate
business managed workspace, helping
150 homes in a development appraisal and
to create over 100 digitally skilled jobs
• A 350 space multi-storey car park planning strategy for the site.
in the local economy.
• Hotel/ flexible accommodation
This rapidly evolving offer is now to support the campus Opportunities in 2021 are likely
bringing together business and • Commercial space to support the to include:
education at the heart of the campus, campus • Groundworks
with plans to extend it to residential • Site wide infrastructure
and accommodation to support The project is seeking investors and • Multi-storey car park
its future growth. a developer, as well as occupiers for
the new Digital Media Centre 02.
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BARNSLEY WEST
(M1 JUNCTION 37) MASTERPLAN
Overview
Project promoters
Strata Sterling Barnsley The Barnsley West Masterplan
West Consortium (Strata Framework area is located 2km west
Homes / Sterling Capitol) of Barnsley town centre and
immediately north-east of Junction
Scale
37 of the M1 motorway. A masterplan
121 hectares
framework for the MU1, mixed use
Sector allocation site was approved
Mixed use Residential December 2019.
and Commercial
The site is allocated for development
Location
in the Barnsley Local Plan and will
M1 Junction 37, Barnsley
accommodate around 1,700 new
Investment type homes and 43 hectares of employment
Investors, developers, land. Alongside housing and
housebuilders, occupier. employment land, Barnsley West The Opportunity
Planning status will include:
Allocated in the adopted A strategically important 121-hectares mixed-use scheme that
Local Plan; • a new primary school includes 1,700 new homes and 43-hectares of commercial floorspace
• small shops and community facilities and is set to create 3,500 new jobs. This project is seeking investment
barnsley.gov.uk/localplan • brand-new infrastructure, including from commercial and residential developers.
an access link road
• open green space with wildlife The scheme will also build upon the strengths of the existing designated
corridors, watercourses and key employment sites at J37 and the well-performing employment areas.
pedestrian and cycle paths. The scheme has had approval for £10.63m of Sheffield City Regions Local
Growth Fund for highway upgrades and site access.
The timeframe for completion is expected to be up to 15 years.
Barnsley Metropolitan District Council are facilitating the required
Masterplans which will set the parameters for future planning decisions.
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WE’RE WELL CONNECTED Newcastle
The Sheffield City Region has the We’re only 90 minutes from London by train
benefit of a super-connected economy – and have connectivity with neighbouring cities
we are home to the UK’s fastest growing such as Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham. High Speed North
airport - Doncaster Sheffield Airport,
which offers cargo and passenger services. From east to the west, the sea ports of Humber The Prime Minister announced in
It has one of the longest runways in the and Liverpool are convenient to access for February that the Northern section
UK, catering for specialist heavy and freight travel to either Nordic countries or of HS2 will be built in full, known as
urgent cargo. The Sheffield City Region Benelux regions. You will find that locating a phase 2b and adopted as an integrated A1(M)
is also within 65 miles of six airports, business in Sheffield City Region means having masterplan, the High Speed North.
making international travel convenient convenient access to airports, ports, railways Sheffield City Council will reveal its
York
and easily accessible. and road networks. Sheffield Midland Station Integrated
Leeds
Masterplan (SMSIM) in March.
M6 Bradford Hull
We are a region at the heart of the UK’s road
network. We have low traffic congestion The shared vision of the SMSIM M62 Barnsley Doncaster
and 60 percent of the UK’s manufacturing is based upon a theme of transformation.
We have 60% of the UK’s manufacturing Manchester M1
industry is within a 2.5 hour HGV drive - there The development of SMSIM will be at Liverpool Rotherham
is also access to Europe through the Humber industry within a 2.5 hour drive away
the heart of the transformation of Sheffield Worksop
ports. We are within a short drive of other and 75% of the UK population can be
Sheffield City Centre and SCR and will Manchester
major cities such as Leeds, Liverpool and reached within a 4.5 hour drive. Airport Chesterfield
be a key feature in the SCR HS2 Growth
Manchester – our city region is a perfect place Strategy. It will set the aspirational M1
to locate a business. Our central location has level for future transformational growth
led to the region’s growth as a logistics centre. in the city over the next 20 to 30 years M6
Daily freight services connect Felixstowe brought about by the catalytic effects Nottingham
and Southampton, gateways to Europe and We continue to be a forward-looking of the arrival of HS2.
beyond, with Doncaster rail ports. city region with integrated transport A1(M)
connections that support economic
growth and improve quality of life
for all. Birmingham
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QUALITY OF LIFE
As a region, we offer a fabulous quality We are home to the largest regional theatre Whether it’s craft ale or cutting-edge art;
of life to residents. We have an exciting complex outside of London, with Sheffield stately homes or some of the UK’s most
city with a number of Michelin-starred Theatres’ Crucible and Lyceum studio theatres renowned shopping complexes, such as the
restaurants, surrounded by thriving based here. Meadowhall Centre; ancient woodlands or
communities and market towns - every a packed programme of festivals and events,
year we attract visitors from all over the Our vibrant sporting culture stems from the Sheffield City Region has everything
globe, contributing to a substantial cycling, cricket to snooker, with the region you’re looking for.
visitor economy. being home to many great sporting teams and
the world’s oldest football club, Sheffield FC. With an enviable location at the heart of
Wherever you are in the Sheffield City Region, the UK, super-connected transport links,
you’re never that far away from being in the We also have within our city region, the great sporting, retail and leisure facilities,
great outdoors. English Institute of Sport, the country’s largest the Sheffield City Region is undoubtedly
multi-sports training centre, plus we have a an attractive place in which to live,
With the Peak District National Park right number of Premiership and Championship work and invest – and with access to great
on our doorstep, Sheffield is a great place football teams. In addition, the ‘Sheffield talent. We would love to give you a tour
to live. We offer a unique mix of city living Steelers, our Elite League Ice Hockey Team, of what our city region has to offer.
and vast outdoor adventure. Highlights were the first ever fully professional ice hockey
include a multitude of historic stately homes, team in Great Britain.
such as Chatsworth House and Wentworth
Woodhouse, beautiful woodland walks We also host the World Snooker Championship
and exciting attractions such as the UK’s No.1 at the Crucible theatre every year as well as
walk-through wildlife adventure, Yorkshire one of the most prestigious race weeks of
Wildlife Park in Doncaster. the British horse racing calendar, The St Leger
Festival at Doncaster Racecourse.
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ACCESS TO TALENT
Skills Bank RESEARCH
We have a highly skilled workforce
and two million people within commutable
Our region has a higher proportion of
apprentices studying Engineering and
Sheffield City Region’s Skills Bank provides & INNOVATION
employers with access to high-quality training
distance of the city, so a strong talent pool Manufacturing Technologies than the national
and funding to support skills training that will
from which businesses relocating here average and we are keen to embed this into Here in the Sheffield City Region,
enable them to develop their business. It is a
can draw. Our skills base is ever enhanced our businesses, so employers can tap into the
service which exists to help businesses to find
we have gained a reputation for our strong
by building a UK leading vocational, potential for research, skills and innovation. industrial heritage, from which we have evolved
the best possible support to grow, whether
technical and lifelong education system, that is investment in Skills and Training, access our expertise in advanced manufacturing,
Locating your business in the Sheffield City
which enables your employees to seize to finance options, support with innovation or plus we have major transformational projects
Region puts you on the doorstep of millions
the opportunities of today and tomorrow. of people who are renowned for their technical export or even helping new business to get off underway in healthcare, life sciences and
skill-sets and innovative approach. These skills the ground. technology.
Our people are the Sheffield City Region’s
are highly valued by businesses that choose
strongest asset – we’re known for being Closely collaborating with both local, national and
to locate in the Sheffield City Region and we Skills Bank supports businesses with a clear
hard-working, tough, resilient and creative. international businesses, the University of Sheffield
invite you to find out more. growth plan by co-investing in the development
We’re home to two world class universities; of the workforce. The team at Skills Bank and Sheffield Hallam University are leading the way
The University of Sheffield and Sheffield work closely with businesses to find training in industrial research.
Hallam University which together have solutions that meet both immediate and
70,000 undergraduates and around around emerging skills needs. We are looking to establish long-term partners to
8,000 students graduating each year. These work with us to develop solutions to pressing technological
UK leading universities attract some of the Their service helps to develop the skills base, questions. Our rich industrial heritage founded on
brightest and smartest talent from across the ensure labour mobility and educational transformational innovations, such as the invention of stainless
globe. Around 20,325 students currently study performance in line with the Sheffield City steel, plus a wealth of research institutions and assets means
STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths) Region objectives so that businesses can grow we are well placed to deliver this vision. We are keen to
subjects at university in the SCR. and flourish. In addition, it provides employers tell you more about our exciting plans.
with a single access point for information,
support, guidance and funding for skills.
Training accessed through Skills Bank could
be in the form of an existing qualification or
industry recognised training programme.
Alternatively, training can be designed to meet
a company’s specific requirements. Courses
available include everything from business tools
and techniques, right through to leadership
and sales and marketing, plus lots more.
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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
The Sheffield City Region’s Advanced The research and innovation cluster around Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced
Manufacturing Innovation District (AMID), the AMRC’s flagship digital manufacturing Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), is set
is the UK’s largest research-led advanced Factory 2050 is expanding with the addition to become the most advanced research
manufacturing cluster and is home of three new University of Sheffield assets and development centre for physical
to high-value businesses and skilled specialising in infrastructure, metrology, and activity in the world. It will act as the research
software engineers who are pushing materials research: iCAIR, the Laboratory for hub for the National Centre for Sports and
Verification and Validation (LVV) and the Exercise Medicine in Sheffield. Research
the boundaries of digital efficiency
Sir Henry Royce, Royce Translational Centre. and innovation are what we’re becoming
and Industry 4.0.
known for and we invite you to find out how
Manufacturers relocating a business to In 2017-18, the University of Sheffield you could benefit.
Sheffield City Region can tap into the wealth attracted £124 million for engineering research
of resources offered by the expanding from a range of organisations across the
AMID innovation district. This includes world, throughout the UK and from the
research, technology transfer, step changes Sheffield City Region.
in productivity, performance and quality,
networking and industrial collaboration. Within our region, the Advanced
manufacturing & materials sector employs
It is also home to:
approximately 50,000 people across 3,000
• The University of Sheffield’s companies. This includes the automotive
world-leading Advanced Manufacturing industry, which employs around 17,000 people
Research Centre (AMRC), and aerospace sector, which employs 7,000.
• Its sister centre, the Nuclear AMRC
• Its award-winning apprentice Innovative companies across the Sheffield
Training Centre. City Region manufacture products for the
energy sector across the UK and beyond.
Our region has expertise in materials, light
weighting, forging and casting, cutting tools
and sealing technology for values and pumps.
Our expertise extends to manufacturing
components in high performance alloys
and in developing sophisticated tooling and
material processing.
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GLOBAL INNOVATION CLUSTER
The GIC connects assets across prime We make these propositions as
capabilities; Advanced Manufacturing, accessible to discover as possible
Health and Wellbeing, Energy and to investors and developers with
PART OF THE Digital such as: our online portfolio
NORTHERN POWERHOUSE • The Advanced Manufacturing
portfolio.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk
quickly and easily view thousands of
Innovation District (AMID) live opportunities, which makes your
Positioned within the Northern Powerhouse, • Advanced Manufacturing Research search across the whole district as
we are part of a much bigger north. Centre (AMRC) simple and straightforward as possible.
• Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre Whether you are looking to finance,
The Northern Powerhouse represents a major design, develop or deliver on schemes,
(AWRC)
economy in its own right, which is home to 15.3 million there are numerous opportunities
people and 1.1 million businesses (an increase of
• Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
that may interest you.
22% since 2010) and its economy is now worth £329 billion. • Medical Advanced Manufacturing
Within the Northern Powerhouse, there are five of the Research Centre (MAMRC)
Connecting Innovation
UK’s ten largest cities: • National Centre of Excellence
for Food Engineering We are focused on creating conditions
Sheffield • Leeds • Liverpool • Manchester • Newcastle • Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre for growth, therefore supporting the
• Doncaster Sheffield Airport commercialisation of innovation is our
It is growing, too. We collaborate closely with the • Advanced Transport and Infrastructure priority. We deliver an intelligence-led
Northern Powerhouse Partnership to ensure that investors National College approach to scale-up businesses,
and businesses can benefit from our joined-up approach across • iPort, Doncaster boost competitiveness of new and
the north of England. existing sectors, widen trade aspirations
• The University of Sheffield Energy
and develop platforms for innovation
Institute, comprising of: Advanced
As part of the Northern Powerhouse, we are also focused districts to flourish. Our research and innovation assets,
Resource Efficiency Centre (AREC),
on how we can deliver significant low carbon energy growth. coupled with a strong skills and talent base,
Centre for Research into Electrical
This includes reducing the region’s carbon emissions and adding We want to do business with people, are making the Sheffield City Region the
Energy Storage and Applications
to the energy economy in the region, plus increasing job places and companies that share our go-to place for global manufacturing
(CREESA), Nuclear Advanced
creation in this area. ambition of lasting, long term and companies like Rolls Royce, Boeing
Manufacturing Research Centre
mutually productive relationships. and McLaren.”
(NAMRC), Pilot-scale Advanced C02
If you are looking for opportunities within the north, we have
Capture Technology (PACT) and
the infrastructure, skills and connectivity, plus we’re keen We invite you to bring your ideas, your
Sheffield Siemens Renewable Energy
to collaborate. skills and your ambition to join us.
Research Centre.
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LOCATE IN SHEFFIELD CITY REGION
WHY SHOULD
Types of investment available:
If you are looking to make an Locate in SCR enables users to ‘drill
investment or to relocate a business down’ to gain a true, impartial picture
Commercial Property – we have a wide Health – investors will find wide-ranging
I INVEST IN THE
to the Sheffield City Region, we have of the Sheffield City Region’s towns and
range of industrial and office space opportunities in the development of digital
recently introduced Locate in SCR cities, including the workforce potential,
opportunities within our region. and medical tech, with many pioneering
locate.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk their education and wages.
research projects being undertaken here.
SHEFFIELD
Retail – we have opportunities both for a user-friendly comparative web tool,
retail occupiers and to invest in new retail Hotels – new opportunities in the hotels to make the process as straightforward
developments – medium and large scale. and hospitality sector are arising as our City as possible. This easy to use, investor
CITY REGION?
Region is rapidly growing its reputation friendly website utilises live data from
Residential – we have a wealth of housing as a destination for tourism. highly respected sources to make it
opportunities, both in town and city centre simple for you to access up-to-date,
schemes, as well as major new greenfield Energy – we are well positioned to deliver relevant and authoritative information
sites prime for development. the Government’s Industrial Strategy on the Sheffield City Region.
Sheffield City Region offers good value
investments, with with capital and rental ambitions for ‘affordable energy and clean By using Locate in SCR, you will be able
appreciation. Leisure – opportunities are available for growth’ and to be recognised as the to answer fundamental questions,
you to invest in sporting and leisure ‘Green Heart of Great Britain’. such as ‘Is there suitable land or property
schemes – including the Sheffield Olympic available for a business there?’; ‘Does the
Legacy Park. district have a market for my business
to succeed?’ ‘Is there sufficient skilled
Infrastructure – major infrastructure labour?’ and ‘What are the salaries paid The webtool brings vital sources
investments are available which will in that area for this industry?’. of information together to enable you
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For more information on the Sheffield City Region
and innovation into new technologies competition in an area, analyse
contact enquiries@scrinvest.com visit
- industry 4.0 opens up extensive the community profile, consumer
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everything you need to know if you
are looking to invest in or relocate
a business to this district.
Sheffield City Region Investible Propositions | For more information on the Sheffield City Region contact enquiries@scrinvest.com call +44 (0)114 220 3444 visit scrinvest.com44 investment opportunities in the heart of the UK and at the centre of the Sheffield City Region’s Global Innovation Cluster. Over 2,500 hectares of land available with the opportunity of over 15,000 residential plots, with investment opportunities circa £2 billion. Sheffield City Region Inward Investment 11 Broad Street West, Sheffield, United Kingdom S1 2BQ +44 (0)114 220 3444 enquiries@scrinvest.com scrinvest.com Publication Date: February 2020
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