Sheffield’s long-awaited Local Plan nears its endgame

‘The challenge has always been how do we avoid building on the Green Belt’

Good afternoon members — and welcome to Thursday’s Tribune.

Planning policy is always going to be a hot potato. Most people agree that we need lots more housing but what we don’t agree on is where to put it. As the council prepares to unveil where it wants to see development take place in its long-awaited Local Plan, The Tribune was given an update on th…