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The Generation of Diversity: Mixed Use and Urban Sustainability

SHEFFIELD CASE STUDY

VivaCity2020 The Generation of Diversity: Case Study, Cities Institute, LondonMet

1 CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Part 1: Policy Background: • Section A: National Policy review 4

Part 2: Local Policy Review • Section B - Sheffield - UDP review 7 • Table 1 - Key UDP Policy Summary 9

Part 3: Findings on Case Studies • Section C - Sheffield - Interview analysis on mixed-use policy and practice 10

Part 4: Findings on Quality of Life Issues • Section D - Sheffield: Interview analysis on residential quality of life 25

Part 5: • Summary and Conclusions 32

Bibliography 36

Appendix I – Survey of Households and Businesses

• Central ward area and Central City “quarters”

• Household Survey

• Business Survey

VivaCity2020 The Generation of Diversity: Sheffield Case Study, Cities Institute, LondonMet

2 Introduction

The purpose of this study is to investigate and better understand the issues surrounding mixed-use development and high density living and working, and to help planners, developers, designers, residents and other stakeholders manage and implement sustainable mixed-use development more successfully in urban environments. Diversity in this sense is reflected in a sustainable mix of land and building uses, amenities and economic activity, social, community as well as temporal mix, such as evening economy, weekday/weekend and shared use of space. The spatial dimension is key to achieving sustainable urban environments, since it is the varying scales at which different activities and uses can co-exist, or require separation - either permanently or temporally.

Literature Review of Policy (Part 1) This attempts to understand the national to local planning policy context for mixed- use development through the review of existing literature (such as PPG’s, UDPs, SPGs and other planning guidance documents). This is done to gain an understanding of the rationale for the promotion of mixed-use development in urban planning policy.

Social Survey (Part 2 & 3) This attempts to understand what mixed-use development means in practice as experienced by the ‘practitioners’ and decision-makers in the urban environment. In addition, this seeks to understand the experience of residents and businesses living and working in a mixed-use urban environment and their quality of life issues.

The key objectives of survey:

• To understand what is mixed-use development • Define the concept of mixed-use development • Understand why mixed-use is important • What the concerns are around mixed-use development • Understand the importance of achieving mixed-use development

Case studies This report reviews one of two in depth case studies – central Sheffield ward (S1 area) - for the second case study Clerkenwell, see separate report. A shorter report on inner city living in Manchester is also available. Together these will provide a platform from which to understand the practical and strategic issues involved in achieving mixed-use development and diversity in local economy, social and temporal uses of buildings and space. The analysis will highlight the pros and cons and the potential implications for designing successful mixed-use as well as highlight key problems and challenges of creating mixed use developments.

Methodology Primary surveys of residents and businesses included qualitative and quantitative methods in both case study sites such as face to face interviews and in depth questionnaires (Survey summary - Appendix I), as well as focus groups with special interest groups (e.g. pensioners, young mothers). The aim of this survey was to gather a cross section of viewpoints representing a range of interests - developer's, planners, urban designers, councillors, community leaders, businesses and residents.