Sheffield planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Sheffield City Council, updated daily. Sheffield City Council received 696 planning applications in the last 90 days, 28 of them major schemes. 91% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 53 days.
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Aircraft & Commercial Tools Ltd Bowling Green Street Sheffield S3 8SU
100-unit co-living building with ground-floor retail, Sheffield. Six-storey mixed-use scheme replacing existing industrial buildings, with central courtyard and ancillary amenity at full application under section 73. Structural frame, cladding, M&E and fit-out dominate; ground-floor retail and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
177 High Storrs Road Sheffield S11 7LH
Two-dwelling conversion with extensions and roof works, Sheffield. Splits one house into two via front and rear extensions, roof heightening and dormer windows at section 73 amendment stage. Structural works, roofing volume, and party-wall implications suit established subcontractors in the local…
Structural frameBrickworkRoofing
Health And Safety Executive Foundry House 3 Millsands Sheffield S3 8NH
Two-flat conversion of office space, Sheffield city centre. Fourth-floor Class E offices converted to residential with new rooflights at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E rewiring, partitioning and internal drainage drive the trades, with rooflight installation and acoustic separation.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
The Hair Studio 34 Southey Avenue Sheffield S5 7NL
Shopfront alteration with ATM and access ramp, Sheffield. Modifies the frontage of an existing retail unit and adds an ATM and ramp at full application stage. Glazing, shopfront steelwork and access masonry are the live packages for façade and fit-out specialists.
GlazingFaçade repairM&E
20 Bignor Road Sheffield S6 1JD
Single-storey rear extension, Sheffield. Adds 5m depth to the rear of a house with eaves at 3m and ridge no higher than 4m, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing dominate, with groundworks and joinery for doors and windows.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
7 Barnfield Close Sheffield S10 5TF
Two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions with solar panels, Sheffield. Demolishes an existing garage and rear extension, then adds two storeys to the side and one to the rear, plus roof-mounted renewables at full application stage. Structural frame, roofing, solar installation and driveway…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
203 Bradway Road Sheffield S17 4PF
Single-storey side and rear extension, Sheffield. Demolishes an ancillary garage and adds a single-storey extension to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local builders, with drainage and M&E completing the extension build.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
158 The Circle Manor Sheffield S2 1QJ
Loft conversion and detached annex for a Sheffield house. Creates habitable space in the roof with a rear rooflight and adds a free-standing annex at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork, glazing and the annex shell drive the specification.
RoofingSteelGlazing
102 Boynton Road West Sheffield S5 7AW
Two-storey side extension and single-storey front and rear extensions, Sheffield. Adds substantial living space to an existing house across three additions at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local contractors, with structural steel over the new openings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
277 Granville Road Sheffield S2 2RP
Lawful development certificate for use change from HMO to residential home, Sheffield. Seeks to establish that occupation as a single-household C2 dwelling has lawfully replaced the prior C4 multiple-occupation use. No physical works follow; the certificate confirms the current use is immune from…
27 Kirkby Drive Sheffield S12 2LW
Single-storey rear extension, Sheffield. Six-metre-deep extension with 3m ridge height adding ground-floor living space at prior notification stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
180 Gleadless Common Sheffield S12 2US
Single-storey rear extension, Sheffield. Adds 4.5 m depth with 3 m eaves and 3.205 m ridge at prior notification stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local builders, with modest structural and glazing content.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
58 Sheffield Road Woodhouse Sheffield S13 7ET
Off-road parking formation at a Sheffield house. Removes boundary wall, creates parking area and installs dropped kerb at full application stage. Groundworks, masonry demolition and drainage packages suit local civils and drainage contractors.
GroundworksDemolitionDrainage
41 Westland Gardens Sheffield S20 8ES
Single-storey front extension to a Sheffield house. Adds ground-floor living space at full application stage. Brickwork, groundworks and roofing suit local tradespeople.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
69 Marsh House Road Sheffield S11 9SQ
Detached outbuilding for a Sheffield residential property. Single new free-standing structure at full application stage. Groundworks, timber frame and roofing suit local contractors with standard material supply chains.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
Planning appeals in Sheffield City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Sheffield City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Sheffield City Council, raw rate
23.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.8 percentage points below expected. Sheffield City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
860 appeals counted, 819 judged either way (196 allowed, 623 dismissed), 41 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.7% | 28.8% | 416 | 412 | 106 |
| Householder (HAS) | 23.5% | 35.6% | 207 | 196 | 46 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 24.1% | 33.3% | 84 | 83 | 20 |
| Enforcement Notice | 12.7% | 13.5% | 77 | 63 | 8 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 62.5% | 36% | 19 | 16 | 10 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 0% | 25% | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 36.4% | 36.9% | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 9.1% | 20.6% | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | 0% | 27.6% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Sheffield City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent150 homes
- Shared ownership4 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Sheffield City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder87% (160 decided)
- other94% (87 decided)
- commercial95% (22 decided)
- residential89% (19 decided)
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