Urban Splash has submitted a full planning and listed building application for the former Cole Brothers store, a Grade II listed building in Sheffield City Centre.
The redevelopment of this historic former department store will expand on the Council’s Heart of the City regeneration project, designed to enhance the vitality and attraction of the city centre.
The submitted designs for Cole Brothers, which have been developed in close consultation with Sheffield City Council, mark a significant step in bringing the former department store back to life, fostering economic growth and creating a hub for local residents, workers and visitors.
Urban Splash regeneration director, Mark Latham, said: “The planning submission for Cole Brothers reflects our commitment to reviving this cherished building, honouring the past while developing both an inspiring and functional space to meet, connect, innovate and thrive within the city centre’s community and urban landscape.”
The planning application details integrated commercial uses, to include leisure, entertainment and retail space on the lower and ground floors, with office workspace areas to feature on the upper floors.
Cllr Ben Miskell, Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council, said: “The iconic Cole Brothers building holds a very special place in the hearts of people in Sheffield and further afield. Many, including myself, have memories of shopping there when it was a department store.
“The proposals will help to secure a long term future for the listed building and open up areas which have not previously been available to the general public.
“The building occupies a space right in the heart of the city centre, a place where a lot of regeneration has already happened and is continuing to happen around it. The transformation of the Cole Brothers building will add to that and continue to bring people back into the city centre to work, live and enjoy.”
Urban Splash took on responsibility for Cole Brothers in 2023.
