Sheffield Jessop Hospital’s Edwardian wing demolition approved
The BBC is reporting that the Edwardian wing of a former hospital in Sheffield is to be knocked down to make way for a new £81m university engineering department.
Campaigners had been trying to save the Grade II-listed extension to the former Jessop Hospital.
They said it was an “absolute disgrace” the communities secretary had decided not to call in the planning application for further review.
The University of Sheffield said it now hoped to open the building by 2016.
The Victorian Society and the Hallamshire Historic Buildings Society (HHBS) were among groups arguing that the wing should be saved.
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