‘Rabbit hutch’ flats approved at Sheffield church
Plans to convert a disused Sheffield church into student flats branded ‘rabbit hutches’ have been approved despite opposition from neighbouring residents.
There were cries of ‘shame’ as Sheffield Council’s city centre, south and east planning board approved the scheme for Grade II-listed Crookes Valley Methodist Church.
The conversion is to involve dividing the church, which has been derelict for 15 years, to have 19 ‘cluster flats’ on five floors, which would accommodate 98 students …