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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02493/TCA
Removal of a tree (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
35 Edgehill Road Sheffield S7 1SP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02496/LD2
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for erection of a hip-to-gable and rear dormer roof extension to dwellinghouse (Application under Section 192)
64 Hollins Lane Sheffield S6 5GR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02497/FUL
Erection of two-storey side extension to dwellinghouse and extension to front raised patio
19 Rodney Hill Sheffield S6 6SG
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02498/NMA
Application to allow amendment to wording of condition 14 (public art) (amendment to planning permission 25/00375/FUL)
Land To The Rear Of 80 To 104 Holywell Road Victory Park 175 Upwell Street Sheffield S4 8BR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02499/FUL
Erection of first floor side extension with 1no. front dormer and rear balcony, and dormer extension to front of dwellinghouse
125 Greaves Lane Stannington Sheffield S6 6BD
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02500/LU1
Certificate of Lawfulness for use of dwellinghouse as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for 5 persons (Use Class C4) (Application under Section 191)
13 Midland Street Sheffield S1 4SZ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided23/03487/COND5
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers: 8 (Large Scale Details) and 9 (External Materials) Relating to planning permission 23/03487/FUL
Site Of Former 10 Clumber Road Sheffield
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02502/FUL
Change of use of ground floor shop (Use Class E) to 1no. studio flat (Use Class C3), including external alterations to the front and rear elevations
Shahla Hair Salon 448 London Road Sheffield S2 4HP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02504/FUL
Change of use of highway to external seating area
17 Barker's Pool Sheffield S1 2HB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02505/ADV
6 No. branded barriers demarcating external seating area
17 Barker's Pool Sheffield S1 2HB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02506/TCA
Pruning and removal of trees (Grenoside Conservation Area)
2B Norfolk Hill Sheffield S35 8QB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision24/02983/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers: 3 (Validation Testing), 4 and 5 (Sound Attenuation Works) Relating to planning permission 24/02983/FUL
Better 4 Pets 346 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UF
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02509/TCA
Removal of tree (Northumberland Road Conservation Area)
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust The Childrens Hospital Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TH
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01741/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers: 4 (Render) and 5 (Privacy Screening Details) Relating to planning permission 26/01741/FUL
1 Swift Road Sheffield S35 8RB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02511/TPO
Pruning of tree (Tree Preservation Order No. 808/173)
47 Dore Road Sheffield S17 3NA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02512/FUL
Removal of the roof of existing building and erection of a 4 storey building comprising of ground floor office accommodation, 2 x 4-bedroom and 1 x 3-bedroom apartments within the retained walls (Application under Section 73 to vary condition no(s) 2 (approved plans) as imposed by planning permission 18/03814/FUL)
Wharncliffe Works Green Lane Shalesmoor Sheffield S3 8SE
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/03253/COND4
Application to approve details in relation to condition number: 18 (Public Art) Relating to planning permission 25/03253/FUL
Aircraft & Commercial Tools Ltd Bowling Green Street Sheffield S3 8SU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02871/COND2
Application to approve details in relation to condition number: 26 (Travel Plan) relating to planning permission 25/02871/FUL
Site Of Former Sytner Sheffield Ltd Broad Lane Sheffield S1 3BU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02516/LD2
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for alterations to roof to form additional habitable space including hip to gable extension and erection of rear dormer to dwellinghouse (Application under Section 192)
50 Pingle Road Sheffield S7 2LL
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00504/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition number: 24 (Sound Insulation Validation Testing) imposed by planning permission 26/00504/FUL
Land Bounded By Rockingham Street And Wellington Street And Trafalgar Street Rockingham Street Sheffield S1 4ED
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/01770/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers 3 (Dust Mitigation), 4 (Tree Protection Measures), 6 (Surface Water), 7 to 11 (Land Contamination) and 12 (External Materials) relating to planning permission 25/01770/FUL and appeal decision APP/J4423/W/25/3375329
23 Whitworth Road Sheffield S10 3HD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02524/FUL
Demolition of detached double garage and erection of attached garage to dwellinghouse
109 Robin Lane Sheffield S20 1BE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02525/FUL
Erection of single-storey side extension to dwellinghouse and alterations to attached garage to form additional habitable space including formation of pitched roof
23 Eden Drive Sheffield S6 6TE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02527/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
9 Leyfield Road Sheffield S17 3EE
Received 24 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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