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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/02402/LBC
Replacement of roof covering, installation of solar panels, inverter and battery and 3 phase electricity supply and meter
Sheffield Buddhist Centre Howard Road Sheffield S6 3RT
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02403/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension and porch to front of dwellinghouse
12 Southey Drive Sheffield S5 7NR
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02404/FUL
Alterations to building including removal of existing external staircase, erection of a single storey extension in courtyard to link front and rear range and alterations to fenestration
APG 16 - 20 Sidney Street Sheffield S1 4RH
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02405/FUL
Installation of 2x externally mounted air conditioning units and replacement of rooflight
St Lukes Church Blackbrook Road Sheffield S10 4LQ
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02407/FUL
Conversion of part of Sipelia Works to provide 2 hostel units (Sui Generis) and 4 additional en-suite hostel units (Sui Generis), with associated communal facilities, installation of solar panels, replacement windows, ventilation grilles, formation of new openings, erection of an external staircase, and associated works
Sipelia Works Cadman Street Attercliffe Sheffield S4 7ZG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02408/LBC
Conversion of part of Sipelia Works to provide 2 hostel units (Sui Generis) and 4 additional en-suite hostel units (Sui Generis), with associated communal facilities, installation of solar panels, replacement windows, ventilation grilles, formation of new openings, erection of an external staircase, and associated works
Sipelia Works Cadman Street Attercliffe Sheffield S4 7ZG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02409/FUL
Erection of a steel framed rear extension with mezzanine floor
Design, Prototype, Manufacture And Supply Limited 313 Coleford Road Sheffield S9 5NF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02411/FUL
Alterations to roof of dwellinghouse including raised ridge height and dormer extensions to front and rear
27 Totley Hall Drive Sheffield S17 4BB
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02412/FUL
Erection of outbuilding for home office use in rear garden of dwellinghouse
106 Myers Grove Lane Sheffield S6 5JH
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02413/FUL
Erection of Sheperd's Hut to side garden of dwellinghouse
22 Briers House Lane Sheffield S6 6HD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02419/FUL
Use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a single occupancy childrens home (Use Class C2) including installation of temporary access ramp and fixed handrails to front
12 Piece End Close Sheffield S35 4NX
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided25/02456/COND3
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 & 31 (Surface Water Drainage Design) and 23 (Public Art) imposed by planning permission 25/02456/FUL
Land Adjacent No 11 Cowley Way Sheffield S35 1QP
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02421/FUL
Alteration of 8No. existing car parking bays to create 4No. EV parking bays, 2No. accessible EV parking bays, erection of LV panels, totems, substation and associated lighting columns
Double Tree By Hilton Sheffield Park Chesterfield Road South Sheffield S8 8BW
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02422/LU1
Certificate of Lawfulness for use of building as a hot food takeaway (Application under Section 191)
120 Handsworth Road Sheffield S9 4AE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02423/CHU
Use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a childrens residential home (Use Class C2)
67 Victoria Road Stocksbridge Sheffield S36 2FX
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02424/FUL
Raising of roof height to form first floor storey to bungalow, alterations to fenestration and render finish to side elevations
3 Brinkburn Drive Sheffield S17 3LU
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02427/FUL
Installation of extraction comprising three stacks for emission points to rear of building
Caledonian Plastics Ltd Holbrook Rise Sheffield S20 3FG
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02428/NMA
Application to allow repositioning of first-floor window opening on front elevation, reposition of side windows and installation of solar panels to the western roof slope of Plots 3, 4 and 5 (amendment to planning permission 23/04021/FUL)
Land Behind 6 To 30 Pool Place Between Cresswell Road And Prince Of Wales Road Cresswell Road Sheffield S9 4EU
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02429/FUL
Formation of vehicular access
Land Northwest Of 40 Manor Oaks Road Sheffield S2 5QR
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02430/NMA
Application to allow cladding to rear extension (amendment to planning permission 13/02572/FUL)
14 Westover Road Sheffield S10 5TN
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02431/FUL
Demolition of existing detached garage, erection of single-storey rear/side extension with rear raised patio, erection of rear shed and canopies to side doors of dwellinghouse
5 Hollythorpe Crescent Sheffield S8 9NA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02432/FUL
Change of use of apartments 1-19 from student accommodation (Sui Generis) to flexible use as either student accommodation (Sui Generis) or Houses in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
Portobello Point 2 Portobello Street Sheffield S1 4AA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02433/TCA
Pruning of trees (Broomhall Conservation Area)
7 Collegiate Crescent Sheffield S10 2BA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02434/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
29 Hunters Lane Sheffield S13 8LA
Received 12 Aug 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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