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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/02528/FUL
Provision of a new smoking shelter with seating, new glazed screens to replace timber fencing above dwarf wall, replacement of trade area windows including 1x window to be made openable with safety guard rail, new festoon lighting and timber posts and new slabs to existing steps in courtyard
The Foresters 73 - 75 Division Street Sheffield S1 4GE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00344/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 3 (external materials/finishes), 4 (biodiversity enhancement), 5 (landscaping), 6 (hardstanding) and the statutory biodiversity net gain condition relating to planning permission 26/00344/FUL
The Old Dairy Greave House Farm New Hall Lane Sheffield S36 4GH
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02530/ADV
Illuminated and non-illuminated advertisement signs including fascia signage, projecting sign, ATM surrounds and window graphics
Halifax 74 The Moor Sheffield S1 4PA
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02531/FUL
External alterations to bank including shopfront alterations, ATM upgrades, replacement shopfront panelling and associated works
Halifax 74 The Moor Sheffield S1 4PA
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision23/03233/COND4
Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 16 (external materials/finishes) relating to planning permission 23/03233/FUL
Site Of Former Sheffield Testing Laboratories Ltd Nursery Street Sheffield S3 8GP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02533/LU2
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed sale of food and drink goods (Use Class E(a)) from retail units at Drakehouse Retail Park (Application under Section 192)
Drakehouse Retail Park Drake House Way Sheffield S20 7JJ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02534/FUL
Demolition of all buildings, erection of 6 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
Roberts Motor Bodies 32 Providence Road Sheffield S6 5BE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02535/FUL
Alterations to substation including ventilation louvres and external flue to facilitate the installation of internal backup generator
Substation Adjacent To Audio Visual Servcies 24 Hounsfield Road Sheffield S3 7RF
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02536/TDD
Removal of tree (Ranmoor Conservation Area)
Loxley House 7 Belgrave Road Sheffield S10 3LL
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02537/LU1
Certificate of Lawfulness for use of building as a commercial kitchen (Use Class E(g)(iii)) with ancillary storage and parking within enclosed courtyard (Application under Section 191)
Small Jobs 34 Carrington Road Sheffield S11 7AT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/01640/COND2
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers 3 and 4 (Sound Attenuation and Validation Testing) and 6 (Bin Storage) relating to planning permission 25/01640/FUL
Nibbles Pizza 465 Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2QE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02539/FUL
Erection of a one/two storey rear extension and alterations to front garden to form additional parking including dropped kerb
6 Sunningdale Mount Sheffield S11 9HA
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01184/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 (Sound attenuation), 4 (Solar PV), 5 (Bollard details) imposed by planning permission 26/01184/FUL
Hendersons Relish 41 Leavy Greave Road Sheffield S3 7RD
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02543/FUL
Erection of two-storey side/rear extension, single-storey rear extension, hip to gable extension, rear dormer window and rear second-floor Juliette balcony to dwellinghouse (Application under Section 73 to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) imposed by planning permission 26/00263/FUL)
155 Bannerdale Road Sheffield S7 2DS
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02544/ADV
Installation of 2no non-illuminated individual letter signs
Hendersons Relish 41 Leavy Greave Road Sheffield S3 7RD
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02546/FUL
Demolition of detached garage, erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse and erection of detached garage to rear
17 Charnock Wood Road Sheffield S12 3HL
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02547/FUL
Change of use and subdivision of existing warehouse buildings (Use Class B8) to form three retail units (Use Class E), comprising two units fronting Carlisle Street and one detached rear unit, together with associated shopfront and external alterations, parking, cycle and refuse storage and servicing arrangements
53 Carlisle Street Sheffield S4 7LJ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02548/TCA
Pruning of trees (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
96 Union Road Sheffield S11 9EJ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02549/TDD
Removal of a tree (Fulwood Conservation Area)
Christ Church Fulwood Canterbury Avenue Sheffield S10 3RT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02550/TCA
Removal of tree (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
106 Montgomery Road Sheffield S7 1LR
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02551/FUL
Removal of carport to no. 80 Struan road and erection of 2no. dwellinghouse, associated access, parking and landscaping
80 Struan Road Sheffield S7 2EJ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02552/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension to dwellinghouse
26 Toppham Road Sheffield S8 7NW
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01024/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 3 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 4 (surface water drainage design), 6 (bat boxes) and the statutory biodiversity net gain condition relating to planning permission 26/01024/FUL
ATI Specialty Materials Ltd President Way Works President Way Sheffield S4 7UR
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision23/03864/COND15
Application to approve details in relation to condition number: 10 (Coal Mining Site Safety) Relating to planning permission 23/03864/FUL
Site Of Former 17 Copper Street Sheffield S3 7AG
Received 27 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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