Great Places Housing Group took over almost 1,200 homes in Wybourn from Sheffield City Council in April 2007 following a tenants’ ballot. At transfer we promised to improve all homes beyond decent homes standard, improve services and embark on a programme of transformational change improving the environment, open spaces and reputation of the neighbourhood.
Great Places has made Wybourn one of our Anchor neighbourhoods in our sustainable neighbourhood strategy. To date we have invested over £60m on decent homes work, highway and environmental improvements, as well as building 180 new homes in the area.
This year we’ll be preparing a new Neighbourhood Plan for Wybourn that will look to the future.
It’s an exciting time and a great opportunity for the people who live and work in Wybourn to get involved in planning for the future.
We want to understand what is important to you about Wybourn, we’ll use what you tell us to help shape our future neighbourhood plan.
05/03/2024
Article by: eraftery
An update on our Wybourn Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039 At Great Places, we want to ensure that Wybourn remains a vibrant community where everyone can thrive for years to come. That’s why we’ve been gathering information about the area, the people who make up the community and their wide-ranging needs, so that we can continue […]
29/06/2023
Article by: eraftery
Sheffield has been selected as one of six flagship locations to be part of HRH Prince William's new homelessness programme, 'Homewards', and Great Places were involved in the launch event at Burngreave, attended by Prince William.
13/03/2024
Article by: eraftery
A fantastic community event was held at the Pat Midgley Community Hub in our anchor neighbourhood of Wybourn, Sheffield, to mark International Women’s Day. Centre co-ordinator Christina Grant had her hands full organising the buffet of cakes, sandwiches and snacks as well as a range of activities. Our customer Lydia set up an arts […]
