DLP Planning Ltd have been instructed to enter pre application negotiations with Sheffield City Council for a Low Carbon Renewable Energy Centre in the Don Valley. The technology will be ultra clean and the electricity exported will provide funding for the development of a rugby stadium on the Olympic Legacy Park.

The pre-application enquiry precedes a full planning application which is anticipated to combine the energy centre and the rugby stadium. The development proposals follow a hybrid permission received last year at the Olympic Legacy Park for a mix of uses including education, sport and leisure, at the site of the former Don Valley Stadium.