Campaigners against allowing housing on greenbelt land will be protesting outside Sheffield Town Hall on Wednesday as councillors meet to debate the controversial plans.

Members of the S12 Green Belt action group have been fighting consistently against the proposed plans to build over 300 homes on the site on White Lane.

The group started campaigning in the summer of 2025, and since then their petition has garnered over 2500 signatures and over £400 has been raised through Go Fund Me donations.

Despite this, in January, planning inspectors released a statement that the plans are legally viable and likely to be capable of going ahead. Speaking on social media, the group said the news was “absolutely heartbreaking for everyone affected by the sites in the plan and for everyone that has worked tirelessly to protect them”. 

Resident, Amanda White, said: “The schools, doctors and transport will be stretched beyond capacity. I regularly litter pick along these roads and the litter is overwhelming. I can’t imagine how much there will be with more households.”

Another resident added: “I’m not opposed to building houses but the situation isn’t ideal, particularly for transport links. The traffic on White Lane is already bad where the tram joins it, and adding over 300 houses with cars is likely to make it a lot worse.”

The group has confirmed that it will continue to combat the plans despite the council’s resistance. A peaceful protest outside Sheffield Town Hall is currently arranged for Wednesday 4 March before the full council meeting.

The issue of development on greenbelt sites is also a concern in many other parts of South Yorkshire and Sheffield such as Mosborough, Chapeltown and Highgreen.

In March, a six-week consultation period is planned to begin in which the Government Inspectors will consider the responses to the main modifications consultation. If the inspectors agree that the plan can go ahead, it will come back to the city’s full council meeting in the summer to be considered for adoption.