The president of the Architect's Institute says it is an eyesore

Housing officials are to ask Sheffield City councillors on Wednesday to grant compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for premises on the Park Hill estate.

The council wants to restore the 1950s block, but must own all the properties before developers can move in.

Council officials say the CPOs would only be used as a last resort should negotiations over compensation fail.

'Vile' building

Some residents and businesses are opposed to moving out of the estate and say they are determined to stay.

The Labour-controlled council's cabinet committee will decide if CPOs should be issued to people who still live there.

The council's Liberal Democrat group have branded the estate an "eyesore" and say it should just be pulled down, but that would involve removing its Grade II status.

On Monday, the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), George Ferguson, listed the estate as one of Britain's "most vile buildings".

He said it was one of a number of eyesores in Britain that should be given a Grade X listing to speed up its demolition.