Container Park Sheffield: Officials reveal why upstairs boozer is still barred from opening

Staff in the Building Control section at Sheffield City Council say they are still waiting for paperwork from the operators, 10 days after it was scheduled to launch.

HIDE bar was set to complete the much-delayed Container Park on Fargate. But the authority is still waiting for a fire engineer’s report detailing the materials used in the boozer and their fire safety rating. A structural plan for the first-floor feature is also outstanding, the Star understands.

It is not the first time officials have intervened. A launch date in October was postponed due to missing paperwork. In July, Yorkshire Water delayed installation of the containers warning they could collapse one of the city’s biggest sewers and saying it had not been consulted.

The development was designed by Sheffield company SteelYard Kelham and is owned by the city council. The aim is to breathe new life into the once-bustling Fargate with independent shops, street food sellers and bars.

But it is still not fully open more than four months after the original launch date in July - and just weeks before it is due to be dismantled. Two projects on Fargate - repaving and a revamp of the former Clinton Cards shop - will force it to move in ‘early spring’. A city council spokeswoman said a new location had yet to be chosen. The authority previously said it was in negotiations with a third party.