Sheffield Mansion House To Be Converted Into Care Facility
Planning permission has been granted to convert a Grade II* listed mansion house in Sheffield into a care village. Insider Media reports that Hermes Care in partnership with Axis Architecture have been given the go ahead for the development by Sheffield City Council.
Mount Pleasant is situated off Sharrow Lane near London Road, and until 2006 the mansion house was used by Highfield School. Since the school relocated, the building has stood empty. It was designed by the architect John Platt and constructed in 1777 for the Sitwell family, who were wealthy local landowners.
At the time of construction the location was largely rural and the house retains stables and a coach house. These are currently occupied by a health and wellbeing charity. Over the years, the mansion has served as a hospital, a girls’ school, an asylum, and a government war department office.
The current scheme will see the house converted into a residential nursing home, with a 39-bed care home and day care centre built in the grounds. Some of the existing building will be partly demolished and a new extension wing will be added.
A planning officer’s report accompanying the decisions said: “The proposed conversion works to Mount Pleasant would involve relatively limited interventions in terms of the applicant largely working with the existing floor plan and not proposing any significant extension or rebuilding works.
“However the interventions which would occur, in terms of the new lift tower, changes to internal partitions and openings and installation of bed decks and bathroom pods, would be harmful. The new-build elements would also be harmful to the setting of Mount Pleasant, as well as other adjacent heritage assets.
“However it is considered that the cumulative level of harm which would be caused would be less than substantial and that this harm would be outweighed by the substantial benefits of the development in terms of bringing Mount Pleasant and the wider site back into beneficial use (arresting the current process of decline) and meeting specialist housing needs.”
Meanwhile, work has commenced to regenerate a historic building in Hull. The Grade II listed former Burton building in the city centre is a noted example of Art Deco architecture and is undergoing a £2.4m restoration programme.
Jonathan Stubbs, development director at Wykeland, said: “The start of restoration work marks the opening of an exciting new chapter for one of Hull’s most distinctive and recognisable buildings.”
He added: “Since acquiring the former Burton building, our priority has been to deliver a sympathetic, faithful restoration which will bring an important asset back into use.”
“This project is an important part of our long-term commitment to the regeneration of the city centre and especially the gateway to Whitefriargate, which links the heart of the city with the Old Town and waterfront.”
The scheme has benefited from substantial grants, including £750,000 from the government Levelling Up Fund, and £450,000 from Historic England.
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