Pumpkin Cafe And WHSmiths Between Platform 6 And 8 Sheffield Midland Railway Station Sheaf Street Sheffield S1 2BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02568/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations and refurbishment of cafe including decoration of internal walls and timber window/door frames, erection of partition wall, installation of internal and external signage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026, from Sheffield's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Sheffield Citywide AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Sheffield Station and attached Bridges and Platform Bridges, Grade II, 51 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sheffield
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
S1 2BP
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
City
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Sheffield usually decides listed building works by day 56.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191092
Planning Portal ref
PP-15191092
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sheffield
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#183 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Sheffield ranks #176 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sheffield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #178 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #209 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #176 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #114 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
33 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
124 decided
1,756
Total decisions
237 refused in the year to March 2026