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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.
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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01810/NMA
Application to allow addition of rooflight over ground floor en-suite bathroom and omission of proposed cladding to south elevation (amendment to planning permission 22/02971/FUL)
38 Creswick Lane Sheffield S35 8NL
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01811/TCA
Pruning of trees (Ranmoor Conservation Area)
2 Belgrave Road Sheffield S10 3LN
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01812/CHU
Use of retail unit (Use Class E) as a launderette (Sui Generis)
Hand It To You 453 Firth Park Road Sheffield S5 6QQ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01814/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse with undercroft storage
6 Firth Park Crescent Sheffield S5 6HE
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01815/ADV
Erection of 2no. internally illuminated totem signs - Amended description
Land Between Penistone Road North Herries Road And Herries Road South Penistone Road North Sheffield S6 1QE
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01817/FUL
Installation of vent stack and widening of access track
Vickers Road Allotment Gardens Vickers Road Firth Park Sheffield S5 6WB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01818/FUL
Alterations to loft and garage to form habitable accommodation, formation of level access to dwellinghouse
102 Abbeydale Park Rise Sheffield S17 3PF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01819/FUL
Erection of a detached outbuilding consisting of workshop and garden room
10 Leawood Place Sheffield S6 6FR
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided24/02255/COND3
Application to approve details in relation to condition number: 10 (Tree Planting Scheme) imposed by planning permission 24/02255/FUL
University Of Sheffield Corporate Information And Computing Services 8 - 20 Hounsfield Road Sheffield S3 7RF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided25/03004/COND2
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 (Surface Water Drainage Design) imposed by planning permission 25/03004/FUL
30 Strelley Road Sheffield S8 0BH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01823/FUL
Alterations and refurbishment to an existing single-storey lower ground floor extension to front of dwellinghouse
164 Abbeyfield Road Sheffield S4 7AY
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01824/FUL
Alterations to existing frontage, removal of existing frames and front wall, enlargement of existing windows to form single-pane glazing to match internal floor levels and installation of new fully glazed door
Former The Barrel Inn 123 London Road Sheffield S2 4LE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01825/ADV
Internally illuminated fascia signage with individual fret-cut acrylic lettering
The Barrel Inn 123 London Road Sheffield S2 4LE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01826/HPN
Single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse - the extension is 6.00 metres from the rear of the original dwellinghouse, ridge height no more than 3.76 metres and the height of the eaves is 2.260 metres
41 Hallam Grange Road Sheffield S10 4BH
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01827/LD2
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for alterations to roof of dwellinghouse including hip to gable extension, dormer extension to rear with solar panels above, and rooflights to front (Application under Section 192)
56 Lees Hall Road Sheffield S8 9JJ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01828/LD2
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for installation of 2no. classroom structures with connecting shade sail and seating/planters with screening to existing playground (Application under Section 192) - (Application under Regulation 3 - 1992)
Springfield Primary School Cavendish Street Sheffield S3 7RZ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided25/01517/COND2
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 7 (Phase II Report), 8 (Remediation) and 13 (External Materials) imposed by planning permission 25/01517/FUL
Parkway Works 35 Kettlebridge Road Sheffield S9 3BL
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01830/FUL
Replacement of timber framed windows with timber framed double glazed windows
20 Rutland Park Sheffield S10 2PB
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01831/PVPN
Installation of roof mounted solar panels
Mayflower Works Darnall Road Sheffield S9 5AB
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided23/03815/COND25
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers: 7 & 8 (Highways) relating to planning permission 26/00386/OUT
Land At Junction With Herries Road, Herries Road South And Penistone Road North Sheffield S6 1QE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01833/FUL
Erection of single-storey side, front and rear extension to dwellinghouse
27 Brooklands Avenue Sheffield S10 4GB
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01835/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
97 Whirlowdale Road Sheffield S7 2NF
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01836/FUL
Demolition of garage and erection of new attached garage, erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
14 Victoria Road Broomhall Sheffield S10 2DL
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01837/LBC
Internal alterations and structural repair works to a Grade II listed school building, including partial demolition and reconstruction of a failed internal wall, removal of an internal hatch/window opening, reconfiguration of the door opening, and installation of a replacement timber stable door to match existing
High Storrs School High Storrs Road Sheffield S11 7LH
Received 19 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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