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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/02435/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
7 Rowan Tree Dell Sheffield S17 4FL
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00510/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)), 4 (Employment & Skills Strategy), 5 (Intrusive Investigations), 6 (Remediation Strategy Report), 11 (Scheme for Biodiversity Enhancement), 13 (Cycle Parking), 14 (Substation), 17 (Bin Storage) and the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition imposed by planning permission 26/00510/FUL
Land Between 7 And 11 Cowley Way Sheffield S35 1QP
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02436/FUL
Erection of a dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent 33 Whitworth Road Sheffield S10 3HD
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02438/FUL
Alterations to shopfront
17 Barker's Pool Sheffield S1 2HB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02439/ADV
1no. Internally illuminated fascia with individual halo illuminated lettering
17 Barker's Pool Sheffield S1 2HB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02441/NMA
Application to allow amendment to condition 28 (Biodiversity Net Gain) (amendment to planning permission 26/00900/FUL) Amended Description 09/09/2026
Building Between Cotton Street And 24 Alma Street Sheffield S3 8SA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02443/TDD
Removal of a tree (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
Michael Carlisle Centre 75 Osborne Road Sheffield S11 9BF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02445/FUL
Erection of 2 dwellinghouses
Land Adjacent 16 Manchester Road Crosspool Sheffield S10 5DF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02446/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension to form new garage, conversion of existing integral garage to form habitable space to dwellinghouse
69 Don Avenue Wharncliffe Side Sheffield S35 0BZ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02447/FUL
Erection of 4 dwellinghouses with associated parking and conversion of existing unit to garages
Daisy Chain Middlewood Villas 95 Langsett Road South Sheffield S35 0GY
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02448/FUL
Use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a childrens residential home (Use Class C2) to accommodate a maximum of two children, and the erection of bin store and cycle shelter
7 Birley Moor Drive Sheffield S12 3AT
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02449/FUL
Erection of first-floor side extension to dwellinghouse
11 Arncliffe Drive Sheffield S35 2BS
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02450/ADV
Installation of 2no internally illuminated individual letter signs, 1no internally illuminated projecting sign, 2no externally illuminated banner signs, 1no internally illuminated menu sign, 1no non illuminated awning, repair and decoration to exisitng fascia line and window frames
Yates's 2 - 6 Cambridge Street Sheffield S1 4HP
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02451/FUL
Erection of three padel courts, associated fencing and relocation of gates
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Worksop Road Sheffield S9 3TL
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02452/CHU
Use of retail unit (Use Class E) as a gaming lounge (Sui Generis).
British Heart Foundation 6 Arundel Gate Sheffield S1 2PP
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02454/TPO
Pruning of trees (Tree Preservation Order No. 808/297)
2 Barncliffe Mews Sheffield S10 4JY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02455/FUL
Erection of two-storey box-bay front window extension forming additional first-floor gable dormer window, erection of rear dormer extension, replacement and alterations to windows and doors of dwellinghouse including replacement of front box-bay window and replacement of front dormer windows
8 Snaithing Lane Sheffield S10 3LG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02456/TPO
Pruning of trees (Tree Preservation Order TPO 808/182)
1 Moor Valley Close Sheffield S20 5DZ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02457/FUL
Installation of mechanical plant to rear of restaurant
17 Barker's Pool Sheffield S1 2HB
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02458/FUL
Erection of two dwellinghouses with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent 48 Olivers Mount Sheffield S9 4PB
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02459/FUL
Replacement of windows to front, side and rear elevations of dwellinghouse
109 Crookes Road Sheffield S10 5BD
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02460/DPN
Demolition of former gym
36 - 38 Market Square Sheffield S13 7JX
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02461/TCA
Pruning and removal of trees (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
Priory Bank House 74 Cherry Tree Road Sheffield S11 9AB
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02462/FUL
Change of use of part of ground floor car showroom (Sui Generis) to 1no. one-bedroom flat and subdivision of upper-floor flat to create 2no. one-bedroom flats and 1no. bedroom flat at second-floor level (Use Class C3) including erection of a two-storey side extension, rear dormer window, new openings, associated bin storage and erection of a 1.8 metre high privacy fence
654A Abbeydale Road Sheffield S7 2BB
Received 14 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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