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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/02310/FUL
Demolition of attached garage, erection of two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and porch to front of dwellinghouse
88 Old Hay Close Sheffield S17 3GQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02311/FUL
Installation of sliding electric gate (height 1700mm) spanning 3400mm across existing drive opening and existing stone wall (height 1900mm) to dwellinghouse
44 St Andrews Road Sheffield S11 9AL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02312/FUL
Erection of two-storey side and single-storey front and rear extensions to dwellinghouse
30 Medlock Drive Sheffield S13 9BB
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02313/FUL
Erection of single-storey front and side extension to dwellinghouse
18 Rosamond Avenue Sheffield S17 4LT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02314/FUL
Demolition of dwellinghouse and detached garage, erection of a dwellinghouse with integral garage and raised terrace, associated parking and landscaping works (self build)
6 Ryecroft View Sheffield S17 3EQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02316/FUL
Raising of roof ridge height, erection of two-storey side/rear extension including formation of three gable ends, erection of single-storey side/rear extension to dwellinghouse, and formation of additional vehicular access
8 Burnt Stones Drive Sheffield S10 5TT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02197/COND2
Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 4 (Highway Wall Works) 5. (Surface Water Drainage) 7. (Large Scale Details) 8. (Sample Panel) 9. (External Materials and Finishes) 10. (Cycle Stands) 12. (Energy Statement) 22. (Highway Improvemetns)
Site Of Former Park And Arbourthorne Labour Club Eastern Avenue Sheffield S2 1GQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00774/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number 5 (Odour and Noise Control) relating to planning permission 25/00774/FUL
267B Handsworth Road Sheffield S13 9BN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided24/02443/COND3
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 13 (External Plant) imposed by planning permission 24/02443/FUL
Sheffield Forgemasters Ltd River Don Works Brightside Lane Sheffield S9 2SP
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02322/LD2
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse (Application under Section 192)
59 Rose Hill Avenue Sheffield S20 5PP
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02325/TCA
Pruning of trees (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
2 Edgebrook Road Sheffield S7 1SG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02326/FUL
Erection of two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and alterations to roof including dormer extension to rear of dwellinghouse
4 Ivy Hall Road Sheffield S5 0GY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02328/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
127 Uppergate Road Sheffield S6 6BZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00459/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to pre commencement condition numbers 2 (External Materials and Finishes) and 3 (Demolition Methodology) relating to planning permission 26/00459/LBC
11 Taptonville Road Sheffield S10 5BQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02330/ADV
1x internally illuminated fascia sign
53 Carver Street Sheffield S1 4FT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/01656/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number 4 (External Materials and Finishes) relating to planning permission 25/01656/FUL
77 Slayleigh Lane Sheffield S10 3RG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00458/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 (External Materials) and 4 (Demolition Methodology) imposed by planning permission 26/00458/FUL
11 Taptonville Road Sheffield S10 5BQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02333/FUL
Erection of a temporary canopy structure
Unit 2 Victory Park 175 Upwell Street Sheffield S4 8BR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02334/FUL
Demolition of bungalow and erection of a dwellinghouse (self build)
40 Rochester Road Sheffield S10 4JQ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02335/FUL
Erection of single-storey front porch extension with first-floor front balcony, conversion of garage to form habitable space to dwellinghouse
52 School Green Lane Sheffield S10 4GR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02336/FUL
Alterations to barn to form holiday-let/short-stay visitor accommodation
Barn 35M South West Of Onesacre Hall Green Lane Oughtibridge Sheffield S35 0DL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02337/LBC
Alterations to barn to form holiday-let/short-stay visitor accommodation
Barn 35M South West Of Onesacre Hall Green Lane Oughtibridge Sheffield S35 0DL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02338/LU1
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the land and buildings within the application red-line boundary as a single managed multi-occupancy commercial yard in a mixed sui generis use, comprising the display, sale, storage and parking of motor vehicles; storage and parking of commercial and haulage vehicles; open storage and distribution of scaffolding, skips, aggregates, surfacing materials, plant and equipment; the use of movable containers and cabins for commercial storage and ancillary office and welfare purposes; together with ancillary vehicle preparation, estate management, shared access, circulation, manoeuvring, temporary holding and other ancillary operational yard activities (Application under Section 191)
Darnall Works Darnall Road Sheffield S9 5AB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02340/TDD
Removal of a tree (Nether Edge Conservation Area, TPO No 808/274)
Kenwood Hall Hotel Kenwood Road Sheffield S7 1NQ
Received 3 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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