Manchester-based developer proposes 252 apartments at Cannon Brewery, birthplace of Stones Bitter
Capital & Centric has submitted a detailed planning application to Sheffield Council for the first phase of a 500-home scheme on a former brewery site.
Designed by architect Shedkm, the reserved matters application proposes 252 apartments on the site of the historic Cannon Brewery, which produced the Stones Bitter beer before closing in 1999.
Half of the new Neepsend homes (125) will be one-bedroom flats, alongside 37 studios, 78 two-bed and 12 three-bed units.
There will be four main new buildings on site one, as well as the retained brewhouse.
Building A will contain the majority of the new homes, as well as co-working and lounge space and a mini-cinema. An independent café and gym would also be provided on the ground floor.
Building B has been designated as workspace, while buildings C and D are smaller residential blocks.
As a retained heritage building, the brewhouse may be used as a food and beverage venue at ground level, with cycle storage and other ancillary spaces on upper floors.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority previously granted £11.7m from its brownfield housing fund to deliver the development.
Outline planning consent was approved in 2023, with remediation works and the demolition of warehouse buildings expected to complete next month. If green-lit, construction will begin later this year.
Cannon Brewery is one of several schemes being delivered by Capital & Centric in Sheffield.
The Mesters Village masterplan includes Eyewitness Works – the restored grade II listed cutlery factory in the Devonshire Quarter with 97 build-to-rent homes. Plans for 192 homes at its Fitzwilliam scheme were lodged in November 2025.
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