Cathedral Court 1 Vicar Lane City Centre Sheffield S1 2LT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of offices (Use Class E) at first to fifth floors to 60no. residential units (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Feb 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 26 with distances
- 32 mLeopold ChambersGrade II
- 50 mBank House National Westminster Bank and Attached OfficesGrade II
- 51 m7, Leopold StreetGrade II
- 64 mTwo K6 Telephone Kiosks 3 Metres North East of Steel City HouseGrade II
- 68 mDuke of Norfolks Estate OfficeGrade II
- 81 mThe Stone House Public HouseGrade II
- 83 m4, St James' StreetGrade II
- 90 m2, 4 AND 6, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 101 mMidland BankGrade II
- 104 mOld Cathedral VicarageGrade II
- 107 mSteel City HouseGrade II
- 111 m9-14, St James' RowGrade II
- 117 mK6 Outside Bow Centre BuildingGrade II
- 120 mSheffield City Council Education Committee OfficesGrade II
- 122 m15, St James' RowGrade II
- 124 mK6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Orchard Street, Leopold StreetGrade II
- 125 mCutlers' HallGrade II*
- 130 m23, 25 and 27, Trippet LaneGrade II
- 130 m1-15, Paradise SquareGrade II*
- 131 mBow Centre and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 131 m16, St James' RowGrade II
- 135 m17 and 19, Paradise SquareGrade II*
- 143 mThree Tuns Public HouseGrade II
- 145 mCathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul and Attached Wall and GatesGrade I
- 146 mRoyal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- 149 mHolly BuildingGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £3,160,000 in January 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sheffield
- Application type
- Commercial to Dwelling Prior Notif
- Postcode
- S1 2LT
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- City
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Grant Conditionally Prior Notification
- Decision date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Peak Architects
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, 24 days slower than Sheffield's median of 41 for prior approvals. Approved, as 79% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14356916
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14356916
- Consultation
- 16 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 9 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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