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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
Sheffield City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sheffield City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,109Searchable applications
615Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 370 approved or refused records
39Refused applications
331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and developmentLocal plan Sheffield Local PlanPre-application advice Make a pre-application enquiryConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Planning permission for houses in multiple occupation
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01142039183Council source
- Planning enquiries01142734218Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningapps@sheffield.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanningdc.centralmajor@sheffield.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas32 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas1 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
Council maps may include boundaries missing from our collection.
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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.
More application records
- Decided26/01618/FUL
Alterations to roof of dwellinghouse including erection of dormer extension to rear and rooflights to front
5 Ruby Lane Sheffield S20 5FH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01620/LU2
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for the use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a childrens care home (Use Class C2) (Application under Section 192)
6 Meadow View Road Sheffield S8 7TP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01627/FUL
Change of use to form a care home for up to 3 children
212 Darnall Road Sheffield S9 5AF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01637/FUL
Demolition of garage, erection of single-storey detached annex
45 Sturton Road Sheffield S4 7DE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01639/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension, re-building of the front elevation and re-roofing of the building, installation of new windows and doors, conservation rooflights solar panels and air source heat pumps, and refurbishment of existing features.
Rose Garden Cafe Graves Park Hemsworth Road Sheffield S8 8LL
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01643/FUL
Demolition of car showroom and associated buildings and erection of mixed use development comprising four blocks to provide retail floorspace, residential apartments, student/residential cluster flats with basement car parking, associated landscaping, bin stores, cycle parking and electricity substation (Application under Section 73 to vary condition no(s) 2 (approved plans), and 11 (cycle parkings); as imposed by planning permission 16/03159/FUL, previously varied under multiple applications including 25/01693/NMA and 25/02616/FUL)
Site Of Former 245 Ecclesall Road Sheffield S11 8JE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01650/ADV
1x externally illuminated fascia sign, 1x internally illuminated projecting sign and window vinyls
Well 43 - 45 Baslow Road Sheffield S17 4DL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01652/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, two-storey front extension, extension to existing raised retaining wall, and enlargement of dropped kerb to dwellinghouse
65 Slayleigh Lane Sheffield S10 3RG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01657/FUL
Alterations and change of use of day nursery to dwellinghouse (use class C3) (self build) including demolition of conservatory and porch, removal of ramp, provision of stepped access and new fence.
Daisy Chain Middlewood Villas 95 Langsett Road South Sheffield S35 0GY
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01658/FUL
Erection of two-storey rear infill extension, front dormer, single-storey side extension and re-model of rear gable/eaves of dwellinghouse
17 Norton Lees Road Sheffield S8 9BW
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01668/FUL
Demolition of former meeting hall and erection of 53 apartments in buildings of up to five storeys, with formation of site access, associated landscaping and parking (Application under Section 73 to vary condition no(s) 4 (tree protection measures), 11 (cycle parking), 12 (landscaping), 13 (public art), and 14 (material details/samples) as imposed by planning permission 23/03296/FUL allowed by appeal decision APP/J4423/W/25/3365010)
Meeting Hall Carter Knowle Road Sheffield S7 2EB
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01671/FUL
Demolition of rear chimney and replacement roof to dwellinghouse
58 Kingfield Road Sheffield S11 9AU
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01674/HPN
Single-storey rear extension - the extension will be 4 metres from the rear of the original dwellinghouse, ridge height no more than 4 metres and height to the eaves of 3 metres
8 Toftwood Avenue Sheffield S10 1SH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided25/02871/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 23 (Footway Reconstruction) imposed by planning permission 25/02871/FUL
Site Of Former Sytner Sheffield Ltd Broad Lane Sheffield S1 3BU
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01676/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension with dormer to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Hawkins Avenue Sheffield S35 1TU
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01677/FUL
Alterations to detached outbuilding to form habitable annex
10 Burlington Road Sheffield S17 3NQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01678/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension to dwellinghouse, raised decking, erection of detached garage, formation of vehicular access
1 River View Road Sheffield S35 0JG
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided22/04023/COND3
Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 3 (intrusive site investigations and remedial works), 4 (Phase 1 Preliminary Risk Assessment Report), 9 (Energy Sources), and 10 (Surface Water Disposal); Relating to planning permission 22/04023/FUL
6 Ryecroft View Sheffield S17 3EQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01680/FUL
Provision of 2x external padel courts and alterations to the vehicular access and parking (Temporary 5 year)
Club De Padel Boyland Street Sheffield S3 8AS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01681/ADV
1no replacement LED internally Illuminated fascia sign
Sheffield United Football Club Bramall Lane Highfield Sheffield S2 4SU
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01682/DPN
Demolition of extensions to buildings 2 and 4
Arnold Laver Olympic Sawmills Oxclose Park Road North Sheffield S20 8GN
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01688/LU2
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a respite home for adults with disabilities (Use Class C2) (Application under Section 192)
60 Woodhead Road Highfield Sheffield S2 4TD
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided25/02972/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 1. (Facing Brickwork) & 4. (Proposed Masonry) as imposed by planning permission 25/02972/FUL
The Diamond Banquet Suites 117 Upperthorpe Road Sheffield S6 3EA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01691/FUL
Erection of new dwellinghouse (self-build)
Site Of Former Garage Block At Junction With Fisher Lane Ronald Road Sheffield S9 4RH
Received 8 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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