The site of the old Westfield School, on Westfield Crescent, Mosborough, where 150 new homes are to be built. Picture: Andrew Roe

Proposals for the development at the old Westfield School in Mosborough are being recommended for approval by council planners.

It is intended the properties will sit alongside a new £6 million football hub that Sheffield Council and the Football Association plan to build at the site.

The site has been empty for almost a decade after Westfield School moved to a new site on Eckington Road, leaving the Mosborough site in December 2006.

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Miller Homes now wants to build a mixture of two, three, four and five bedroom houses at the site.

A new access road off Moss Way will be created as part of the proposals.

A decision on the plans will be made by councillors on the planning committee on Tuesday afternoon.

A report by planning officers said: “The dwellings will provide adequate living conditions for future residents and provide sufficient amenity and privacy. Furthermore, the design and layout is such that the scheme will not have a negative impact on the amenities of existing residents.

“The highways within the site have been designed to reduce traffic speed and adequate off-street parking provision will be provided.

“The traffic from the development will lead to a slight reduction in the junction flow to capacity rate and lead to a marginal increase in queuing.

“However, the junction will still operate within capacity and the additional queuing will not add a noticeable difference to journey times.”

It was announced in November that a £6m state-of-the-art football facility is to be built at the site.