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25/02046/FUL - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a nursery/ family centre (Use Class E(f)) and erection of single-storey side extension and canopy to front Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
✗
Refused
10 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
7 Sept 2026

Refused on 10 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sheffield Planning and Highways Committee on 9 Dec 2025.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because parking and drop-off problems could severely affect traffic flow and pedestrian safety.
  • Residents raised concerns about traffic, parking, noise and the effect on the residential area, while others supported the childcare benefits.
  • The committee refused the application for the reasons set out in the officer and supplementary reports.
Read how the committee decided The proposed nursery, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Sheffield's committee minutes of 9 Dec 2025.

Documents 37

Consultation & comments 22

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗
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PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 30 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Millhouses ecclesall & carter knowle [meck] community group Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 8 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show General Comment · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Neighbour Notification Details Neighbour Notification Details · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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 £242,500 in June 2010. Detached house, freehold.

11 June 2010£242,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area101 m² (1,087 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2010, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
S7 2GE
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
9 Jul 2025
Ward
Ecclesall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Dec 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 7 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6011059 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 154 days from validation, 98 days slower than Sheffield's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 11% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,389decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →

Public comments

122comments received
39 objecting1 neutral82 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

143 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14157739
Planning Portal ref
PP-14157739
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Comments by
2 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2025
Committee
9 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Sheffield
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#183 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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.