Peace breaks out at City Lofts’ Sheffield tower

  City Lofts and city development company Creative Sheffield have finally been given the go-ahead for the city’s tallest building. City Lofts has gained consent for its revised plans for a 32-storey tower in the centre of Sheffield. The company is creating 319 apartments around a public square as part of the Heart of the City programme and has already built more than 20 storeys of the tower. Last month the council turned down proposed improvements to the tower after claiming the designs were not good enough, prompting the developer to launch a scathing attack Mike Norris, director of City Lofts, said:  “By working with Sheffield council we have reached a compromise that satisfies the need for the highest standards of design and materials by restoring the strongly vertical appearance of building.” Andy Topley, director of regeneration at Creative Sheffield, says:  “This is a landmark decision, enabling this key development to proceed whilst retaining the integrity of the original design. “We are looking forward to the completion of this development which is integral to Sheffield’s ongoing regeneration.”   helen.roxburgh@rbi.co.uk