# ‘Incredibly unfair’ plans for new Sheffield homes will destroy kids’ chance of ‘escape’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/incredibly-unfair-plans-for-new-sheffield-homes-will-destroy-kids-chance-of-escape/
- Published: 2026-11-02T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T04:19:10+00:00
- Original publisher: YorkshireLive Sheffield
- Original article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/incredibly-unfair-plans-new-sheffield-34839012
- Topics: Sheffield

## Key points

- Sheffield plan proposes 304 homes on Charnock greenbelt.
- Councillor warns children may lose access to nearby countryside.
- Residents question school capacity and construction impacts.

## Summary

Plans in Sheffield’s draft Local Plan would allow 304 homes on 10.84 hectares of greenbelt land in Charnock, in a development expected to take eight years. Councillor Luke Goddard says building on the fields could remove a valuable chance for children in a less affluent part of the city to spend time in nature, while construction may affect nearby education and support services.

Goddard and resident Jonathan Hobson also question whether local schools can accommodate the extra pupils and whether noise and dust will be managed during construction. Goddard says nearly 2,775 homes are proposed across postcodes S12 and S13, with one secondary school earmarked and provision for up to 500 additional primary-age children unclear locally; he argues the council should reconsider brownfield alternatives.

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