Plans submitted for £300 million Meadowhall Leisure Hall
British Land, joint owner of Meadowhall in Sheffield, has submitted a planning application to Sheffield City Council for a £300 million Meadowhall Leisure Hall. The proposed extension forms part of a five-year vision to extend the leisure offer at the centre, helping to further grow the appeal of the Sheffield city region.
The extension comprises a 30,658 sq m multi-level extension housed under an elegant glazed roof, which will add dining and entertainment options not currently available at Meadowhall, as well as high quality internal and external spaces for events and community use. These include new restaurants, a state-of-the-art cinema to replace the existing cinema, a new café court, gym and additional leisure space to offer new experiences and activities. The plans also include a new open-air terrace that will allow visitors to dine outside. The Leisure Hall will be integrated with the front of the existing centre to create a new multi-levelled, landscaped open space.
Sustainability is also central to the proposals, with solar panels planned for the roof of the new cinema to reduce carbon emissions and will provide at least 10 per cent of the Leisure Hall’s energy consumption. There will also be a number of areas of new planting to help reduce air pollution and aid bio-diversity including the new multi-storey car park’s ‘green walls’.
The extension is the next phase of Meadowhall’s evolution and will follow a £60 million refurbishment that is underway and due to complete at the end of 2017. It also builds on the successful leasing strategy, which has seen Ghost, Michael Kors, Diesel and Urban Decay open stores at the centre in recent months. The refurbishment programme uses a range of different materials to create distinct districts with an offer and character of their own. Coinciding with the refurbishment, existing brands at Meadowhall have invested more than £24 million in the last two years on store designs and refurbishments to create regional flagships that reinforce British Land’s investment.
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