4.7 The Moor Quarter

Vision

The Moor will remain part of the city centre retail area and will be consolidated by capitalising on the development of the neighbouring New Retail Quarter. It will become a key retail location which accommodates both primary retail units at Moorhead and secondary units with an all weather market at Moorfoot.

The Moor will be comprehensively redeveloped to complement the NRQ and provide a greater critical mass for regeneration. It will achieve higher densities and a greater vitality in the area through a greater mix of uses, and the re-use of much vacant floor space at upper levels.

Taller buildings both at the Moorfoot and Charter Square will provide landmark structures that help re-establish legibility. A modern office quarter will be developed at Charter Row comprising tall contemporary pavilions offering modern linked offices to cater for a range of business needs. Similar office developments may be introduced at Eyre Street on a smaller scale. These developments will incorporate a range of activity at the ground floor to ensure that they create a vibrant streetscape environment. In conjunction with Tenter Street, Sheffield’s competitive office market will be established at Charter Row and Eyre Street.

The redevelopment of Eyre Street and Charter Row will also compound Sheffield’s growing reputation as a city of architectural design excellence. Both streets will be developed as the result of an international design competition which will see the creation of sculptural gateways to the city.

The downgrading of the road network, combined with the creation of a city gateway at Furnival Square and the improved public transport links, will enhance the accessibility of the retail core and consequently boost the local economy by attracting more users.

Multi-storey car parks will be developed in Eyre Street and Charter Row to enable the redevelopment of the connecting side streets. These streets will flourish as commercial ‘lanes’ with ancillary uses to complement the popular office developments. This will further improve accessibility by providing clear and safe connections to the south west of the city.

The Moor shopping precinct will celebrate Sheffield’s transition from an industrial city to a successful, diverse and competitive city through the incorporation of an interpretive public art strategy. This will be implemented in conjunction with the upgrading of the existing public realm and will improve the quarter’s axiality, legibility and connection to the Heart of the City and surrounding quarters.

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