SHEFFIELD MEADOWHALL SHOPPING CENTRE GETS EXPANSION APPROVAL

An expansion approval for the £300m Meadowhall shopping centre has been granted after councillors voted unanimously in favour of the proposals. The expansion is expected to transform the centre’s car park into a new retail destination known as The Leisure Hall to create a 1.1 million sq ft multi-level extension under a glazed roof, with added dining and entertainment options as well as internal and external spaces for events and community use.

The expansion will also have a new restaurants, a cinema to replace the existing cinema, a new café court, gym and additional leisure space to offer new experiences and activities.

Member of Parliament for Sheffield South East, Clive Betts; “I welcome the Leisure Hall proposals as it is vital we support development and the creation of economic prosperity in the Sheffield City Region. The 1,550 jobs it will create will make a big difference in the immediate locality and I am confident businesses in the region will benefit too.  Alongside other key projects, such as the Sheffield Retail Quarter, Moor Sheffield, HS2 and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, the Meadowhall Leisure Hall will be a great asset, helping the Sheffield City Region take another significant step forward.”

Meadowhall which opened in 1990 was the second largest shopping centre in UK will now have British Land, who is expected to now invest £300m into the biggest development at Meadowhall since it opened.

The Leisure Hall is expected to be open in 2021.