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25/02221/LD2 - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Dev Approved

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development Certificate for erection of a hip to gable and rear dormer extensions to dwellinghouse to create additional living space (Application under Section 192) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2025
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Approved
2 Sept 2025

Approved on 2 Sept 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 121 m away: Ecclesall Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 £210,000 in November 2012. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

2 November 2012£210,000

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

Building

Floor area87 m² (936 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2012, 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
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Dev
Postcode
S7 2LW
Received
24 Jul 2025
Validated
24 Jul 2025
Ward
Ecclesall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2025
Decision
Grant Certificate of Lawful Use Dev
Decision date
2 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
JCA Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 12 days faster than Sheffield's median of 52 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 81% of lawful development certificates here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
171decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14201122
Planning Portal ref
PP-14201122
Statutory expiry
18 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.