As you may be aware, developers have submitted fresh plans to demolish the historic Ash Cottage on Loxley Road, despite their original application being thrown out unanimously by Sheffield city councillors.
The detached stone-built cottage is one of just four distinctive ‘sideways-on’ houses along Loxley Road. A carved stone in its frontage records its date of construction in 1885. It featured a distinctive ash tree as the centrepiece of its garden until this was cut down recently.
The owner of the house applied in 2018 for planning permission to demolish it and replace it with two five-bedroom houses. The application was rejected in January 2020 by the city council’s Planning and Highways Committee.
Councillors ruled that the plans would constitute overdevelopment and would not be in keeping with the character of the area. They said the proposals did not comply with the Loxley Valley Design Statement and were inconsistent with local and national planning policies.
The owners have now submitted a revised application to demolish Ash Cottage and replace it with two slightly smaller new houses, (down from five bedrooms to four).
Local people have until Wednesday March 4th to comment on the proposals. To date, 16 people have voiced strong objections.
If you wish to make your views known, you may wish to cite the policies of the Loxley Valley Design Statement, which can be found on this website.
- Click here to see the renewed planning application on the Sheffield City Council website
- Click here to see the minutes of the original planning decision in January 2020 (you will find the decision on page three)
- Click here to see the original notice of refusal
- Click here to see The Star report from the January 2020 planning meeting
