Sheffield City Council will meet with developers in May to consult them on where houses can be built in Sheffield, councillors have revealed.

The consultation comes as part of the council’s Sheffield Plan, which was approved in October 2024. The strategy aims to construct 35,000 new homes in Sheffield by 2039, with a focus on affordability and sustainability.

Details of the council’s building plans are still unclear, but the meeting should provide a glimpse of what the future Sheffield may look like.

Ajman Ali, an executive director of the city council, described the newly approved plan as “deliberately ambitious”. The plan was approved by the government as it aligns with its pledge to build 1.5 million homes in two years – an attempt to tackle the UK’s ongoing housing crisis.

Explaining the aims of the council’s housing strategy, Councillor Tom Hunt, the authority’s leader, said: “This is a strategy to ensure that everybody has a safe, secure, and affordable home. It’s a strategy to meet the needs and aspirations of all our communities.”

Cllr Hunt added: “It will help us in our work to end homelessness in the city and it will help us to meet our ambitious net zero commitments.”

Sheffield City Council has set a target for the city to achieve net zero by 2030.

Concerns have been raised locally regarding the environmental impact of building new homes in Sheffield.

Sheffield’s title as the greenest city in Europe could be under threat if green sites are identified for development. Parks, woodlands and reserves make up 61% of the city according to the council themselves.

A YouGov poll has showed that 71% of the British public support increasing planning protection for green spaces, however the newly elected Labour government has repeatedly expressed its opposition to ‘nimbyism’ – referring to residents who oppose new building developments in their area.