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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.
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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331 approved · 39 refused · 6 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/02676/FUL
Conversion of existing integral garage to form new habitable room with part demolition of existing projecting garage frontage with mono pitched lean-to roof, replaced with glazed gable and dual pitch roof arrangement to dwellinghouse
45 Fern Road Sheffield S6 5AX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02677/FUL
Erection of front porch and alterations to side fenestration and existing rear extension to dwellinghouse
70 Totley Brook Road Sheffield S17 3QT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02678/ADV
Installation of 1no non-illuminated individual letter sign and 1no internally illuminated projecting sign
Teaford 37 Fargate Sheffield S1 2HD
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02679/NMA
Application to allow alternate coloured render and cladding (Amendment to planning permission 25/02200/FUL)
24 Burlington Road Sheffield S17 3NQ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02681/NMA
Application to allow a change in location of the louvres from first floor roof on the rear elevation to ground floor level out from the ceiling void, remaining on the rear elevation (Amendment to planning permission 25/02138/FUL)
Lloyds TSB 15 Stubbin Lane Sheffield S5 6QG
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision23/02166/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers: 3 (Surface water drainage) and 5 (Fenestration) imposed by planning permission 23/02166/FUL
130 Cartmell Road Sheffield S8 0NL
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02685/LD2
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for alterations to roof of dwellinghouse including erection of dormer extension to rear and rooflights to both sides (Application under Section 192)
42 Parkhead Road Sheffield S11 9RB
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02686/TCA
Pruning of tree (Nether Edge Conservation Area)
6 Kenwood Road Sheffield S7 1NP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00601/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers: 3 (surface water drainage design) relating to planning permission 25/00601/FUL
9 Marsh House Road Sheffield S11 9SP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02688/ADV
1x internally illuminated single-sided advertising display board
Meadowhead Filling Station 364 Meadow Head Sheffield S8 7UJ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02689/TDD
Removal of tree (Tree Preservation Order No. 808/21 (W15)
41 Bertram Road Sheffield S35 0FF
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02690/NMA
Application to allow amendments to condition 2 (Approved Plans) (Amendment to planning permission 25/03706/FUL)
Site Of Former R F Stokes Co Ltd Egerton Street Sheffield S1 4JX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02197/COND3
Application to approve details in relation to the statutory biodiversity net gain condition relating to planning permission 25/02197/FUL
Site Of Former Park And Arbourthorne Labour Club Eastern Avenue Sheffield S2 1GQ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02692/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension, alterations to the external appearance of the property, installation of solar panels and heat pump, replacement driveway and partial reconstruction of a boundary wall to dwellinghouse
53 Dunkeld Road Sheffield S11 9HN
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02693/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, addition of a covered area between the corner of the property and the existing outhouse, and the conversion of this outhouse into a summerhouse by combining the existing door and window into one large access door
309 Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TJ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02694/FUL
Erection of single-storey side/rear extension to dwellinghouse
19 Barnfield Drive Sheffield S10 5TB
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02748/COND1
Application to approve details in relation to condition numbers 4 (Construction Management Plan), 11 (Remediation Strategy Validation Report), 12 and 13 (Materials and Finishes Details), 20 and 21 (Sound Insulation Works and Validation Testing), 26 (Boundary Treatment) relating to planning permission 25/02748/FUL
Site Of Former 445 Handsworth Road Sheffield S13 9DD
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02697/FUL
Erection of two-storey rear extension and detached outbuilding to form 8-bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis)
41 Bellhouse Road Sheffield S5 6HJ
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02698/LU1
Confirmation that development pursuant to planning permission reference 23/02782/FUL, granted on 22.12.2023, was lawfully commenced prior to the three-year expiry date of 22.12.2026 (Application under Section 191)
Pizza Hut 41 - 43 High Street City Centre Sheffield S1 2GB
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02699/FUL
Demolition of garage, erection of two-storey side extension to dwellinghouse, widening of vehicular access to form off road parking
62 Wollaton Road Sheffield S17 4LG
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision24/02255/COND5
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 5 (Contamination) imposed by planning permission 24/02255/FUL
University Of Sheffield Corporate Information And Computing Services 8 - 20 Hounsfield Road Sheffield S3 7RF
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02703/TCA
Pruning of trees (City Centre Conservation Area)
Upper Chapel Unitarian Church Norfolk Street Sheffield S1 2JD
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02704/FUL
Installation of replacement plant
ALDI Unit 1 Flora Street Retail Park 2 Flora Street Sheffield S6 2BF
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02705/APN
Erection of agricultural building (Application to determine if approval required for siting and appearance)
Field 50M North East Of New Whitelow Farm Whitelow Lane Sheffield S17 3AG
Received 10 Sept 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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