Meeting with Council leaders: agreed notes

On Wednesday 9 September 2026, members of the Sheffield Green Belt Alliance met Cllr Fran Belbin, Leader of Sheffield City Council, and Cllr Angela Argenzio, Leader of the Green Group, at Sheffield Town Hall.

The meeting followed the leaders' August visits to proposed Green Belt sites. The discussion covered outstanding questions for planning officers, brownfield land, infrastructure, whether the Sheffield Plan could be revisited, and future dialogue with communities.

From the agreed notes

These are extracts from the written record, not verbatim quotations of what anyone said. The Alliance drafted the notes and Sheffield City Council agreed the wording on 17 September 2026.

• “Cllr Belbin confirmed that answers had not yet been received to all questions.”

  Section 4: Questions arising from the site visits

• “Cllr Belbin also said that she was carefully considering what options might be available to her in terms of next steps and whether there was a political route through the current situation.”

  Section 7: Ability to revisit the Plan, new evidence and the role of the Inspectors

• “Cllr Belbin to consider whether a more meaningful mechanism for ongoing dialogue with the Alliance, including appropriate senior planning officer involvement, is feasible.”

  Actions / matters to follow up