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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sheffield City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jan 1975 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Sheffield City Council HMO Article 4 boundary · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Trees Overhanging 19 Burnt Stones Close Coningsby House Sandygate Grove Sheffield S10 5TG
Received 8 Jan 2021143 Twentywell Lane Sheffield S17 4QA
Received 23 Aug 20215 Oak Dale Road Sheffield S7 1SL
Received 8 Apr 2022The Granary Bracken Hill Sheffield S35 1RD
Received 9 May 20221 North Bank Sheffield S3 8JY
Received 9 Jun 2022(Woodland Adjacent To) 26 Main Road Wharncliffe Side Sheffield S35 0DN
Received 30 Aug 2022Sheffield Hallam University Willow Court Park Lane Broomhall Sheffield S10 2DW
Received 13 Dec 2022Site Of 135 Warren Lane Sheffield S35 2YD
Received 17 Feb 202335 Salt Box Grove Sheffield S35 8SG
Received 28 Jun 2023Land At Junction With Carr Road Hollin Busk Lane Sheffield S36 2NR
Received 7 Jul 2023Curtilage Of 31 And 33 Firth Park Road Sheffield S5 6WL
Received 25 Sept 2023Site Of Gordon Lamb Limited Former 10 Summerfield Street Sheffield S11 8HJ
Received 25 Sept 2023Sheffield Health And Social Care Fulwood House 5 Old Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 3TG
Received 21 Nov 2023Land At Birley Vale Avenue And Opposite 63-83 Wingfield Crescent Intake Sheffield S12 2AX
Received 8 Dec 2023Sheffield Transport Sports Ground And Club Greenhill Main Road Sheffield S8 7RH
Received 20 Mar 2024Land Between Grimesthorpe Road Margate Street And Cyclops Street Grimesthorpe Road Sheffield S4 8EN
Received 24 May 2024Pritam Court 2 Dearne Street Sheffield S9 1BD
Received 8 Jul 2024Land Adjacent To The Services Building Whirlow Brook Park Ecclesall Road South Sheffield S11 9PU
Received 17 Jul 2024British Rail Club Sports Ground Farm Road Sheffield S2 2TP
Received 16 Oct 2024Bargain Basement 191 Blackstock Road Sheffield S14 1FX
Received 11 Dec 20242A Brincliffe Crescent Sheffield S11 9AW
Received 20 Dec 2024394 City Road Sheffield S2 1GA
Received 11 Feb 2025Gigi's Cucina 139 - 141 Oakbrook Road Sheffield S11 7EB
Received 11 Feb 2025Barn 35M South West Of Onesacre Hall Green Lane Oughtibridge Sheffield S35 0DL
Received 25 Mar 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Sheffield City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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