| 15th Oct |
The Star |
Sheffield green belt: MP Clive Betts condemns 'unfair' housing plans and names 10 sites in 'affluent' areas |
| 13th Oct |
The Star |
Sheffield Supertram: Statement issued on major tram plans, including Stocksbridge, Chesterfield and hospital |
| 13th Oct |
The Star |
Landowner angered he was not consulted over controversial S13 housing plans |
| 11th Oct |
The Star |
Sheffield green belt: Residents in S35 say 'frenzied' development plans are 'too much for one postcode' |
| 9th Oct |
The Star |
Sheffield green belt: Housebuilder targets fields in Grenoside for 200 homes |
| 6th Oct |
The Star |
Sheffield green belt: Housebuilder targets field in Stannington village for 120 homes |
| 4th Oct |
The Star |
Sheffield travellers: Government inspector considers controversial Crystal Peaks site at Local Plan hearing |
| 3rd Oct |
The Scottish Farmer |
Farmer pleads with Sheffield Council over threat to home |
| 1st Oct |
The Star |
Shock at surprise plan for 1,200 home estate on village green belt |
| 30th Sep |
BBC News |
Hearings open into plans to build on green belt |
| 29th Sep |
The Star |
Sapphire McCarthy: Campaigner's passionate pleas to save Sheffield green belt hours before tragic death |
| 29th Sep |
Yorkshire Post |
Video shows campaigner calling for council to act over ‘half-baked plans’ just hours before her tragic death |
| 29th Sep |
The Mirror |
Mum supported by Sean Bean blasts 'wicked' housing plans - then dies hours later |
| 29th Sep |
The Star |
Campaigners question Sheffield Council on green belt plans |
| 28th Sep |
The Star |
Sheffield green belt: Public hearings on controversial city housing plans set to start |
| 25th Sep |
The Star |
Sean Bean's moving tribute to Sheffield greenbelt campaigner Sapphire McCarthy after her tragic sudden death |
| 24th Sep |
Hello Rayo |
Sean Bean says houses planned for area of Sheffield where he played as child are "a tragedy" |
| 24th Sep |
Local Gov |
Sean Bean backs green belt protest |
| 24th Sep |
BBC News |
Star backs campaign to preserve city green belt |
| 24th Sep |
The Star |
Sean Bean: Hollywood star says plan to build houses on land where he played as a child is a 'tragedy' |
| 24th Sep |
The Star |
Actor Sean Bean backs campaign to save Handsworth Greenbelt, Sheffield. saying ‘We will fight this’ |
| 24th Sep |
Evening Standard |
Sean Bean says houses plan for land where he played as a child is a ‘tragedy’ |
| 24th Sep |
Independent |
Sean Bean says houses plan for land where he played as a child is a ‘tragedy’ |
| 24th Sep |
Daily Mirror |
Game of Thrones legend Sean Bean turns people's hero as he leads fight against council |
| 24th Sep |
Daily Mail |
Hollywood star Sean Bean turns local community hero as he spearheads campaign to stop council building 1,636 homes on greenbelt land |
| 24th Sep |
The Telegraph |
Sean Bean rides into battle for Britain’s green belt |
| 24th Sep |
The Guardian |
Almost 1.5m homes could be built on brownfield sites in England, report finds |
| 1st Sep |
The Star |
Sheffield green belt: New protest planned as government inspectors set to consider plots |
| 12th Aug |
Yorkshire Post |
Campaigners meet with Mayor of South Yorkshire on controversial greenbelt site |
| 30th July |
Farmer's Guardian |
Game of Thrones star Sean Bean calls out 'draconian' plans to build homes on green belt land |
| 27th July |
BBC News |
Campaigners protest over green belt homes plan |
| 23rd July |
The Star |
Next steps in huge Sheffield housing battle as first stage ends |
| 20th July |
The Star |
Sheffield Green Belt: Birley ward councillor speaks out as controversy around local housing plan continues
“The consultation by the council is flawed as residents could only find out about the proposals if they use technology. Many residents on Charnock are elderly and had no idea as they don’t use the internet or social media platforms.” |
| 17th July |
The Star |
Sheffield Hallam University: City MPs demand Collegiate Campus is used for housing amid green belt homes row.
Clive Betts, MP for Sheffield South East, said: "Given the city council is - extremely controversially - looking to find sites for 3,500 homes in green belt, using more brownfield land seems an obvious move.
"Using Collegiate Campus for housing could provide income for Sheffield Hallam University - it’s a win, win all round." |
| 15th July |
Daily Mail |
Hollywood actor Sean Bean blasts plans to build thousands of houses on green belt near his hometown |
| 14th July |
BBC News |
Sean Bean criticises green belt plan in home city |
| 12th July |
The Star |
Sean Bean: Actor slams S13 green belt housing plans saying “the council see us as second-class citizens” |
| 6th July |
The Star |
Greenbelt campaigners vow to continue their fight in honour of leader Sapphire |
| 4th July |
The Star |
Neighbour in dark as land next to his house on busy Sheffield road taken out of Green Belt
He also criticised the reports for being filled with repetitive content and insider jargon that wasn’t accessible to the general public. |
| 29th June |
The Star |
Sheffield greenbelt campaigners team up with ex-Everly Pregnant Brothers’ Big Shaun for homes protest
“This is my land, it lets me breathe, and as I find my way, it whispers to me.” |
| 28th June |
The Star |
Sheffield houses: Developers appeal after £28m brownfield flats plan refused - amid new push for homes |
| 26th June |
The Star |
Runners unite to campaign against plans to build on S13’s ‘treasured greenbelt’ |
| 23rd June |
The Star |
City council rules out homes on Parkwood Springs brownfield site to spare green belt |
| 23rd June |
The Star |
S13 residents urged to attend public meeting to show opposition against plans to build 1700 homes in Handsworth |
| 12th June |
The Star |
Video to help ‘Save S13 Greenbelt’ as comments by mayor angers residents |
| 11th June |
The Star |
Councillor says additional ‘green belt deletion’ may open door to further development in Sheffield
Cllr Levery said: “Clearly, members could not read and digest all the content in the few days leading up to the meeting." |
| 9th June |
The Star |
Residents urged to attend public meeting in Handsworth to ‘Save S13 Greenbelt’ |
| 9th June |
BBC News |
MP joins fight against 'unfair' housing plans |
| 8th June |
Yorkshire Post |
Residents urged to attend public meeting in Handsworth to ‘Save S13 Greenbelt’ |
| 31st May |
The Star |
MP brands controversial housing plans as 'simply not fair' as public consultation begins |
| 25th May |
The Star |
‘Shambolic’ green belt consultation slammed as Sheffield residents demand answers
Emails seen by The Star revealed it will not respond to individual public questions on controversial green belt housing plans - despite assuring people it would. |
| 14th May |
The Star |
MP Clive Betts calls for review after 24 sites in west of city dropped |
| 10th May |
Sheffield Tribune |
The battle brewing over Sheffield’s green belt |
| 7th May |
BBC News |
Plans to build on 14 green belt sites criticised |
| 24th April |
CPRE Peak district and South Yorkshire |
Sheffield Green Belt Land Set for Release Amid Housing and Employment Expansion Plans |
| 24th April |
The Star |
14 green belt sites earmarked for thousands of homes and businesses |
