Independent Forgings & Alloys Ltd Victoria Forge Livesey Street Sheffield S6 2BL Data via plota.co.uk

25/03726/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Redevelopment of site including, demolition / partial demolition of existing buildings and erection of new industrial and ancillary buildings, alterations and extensions to existing industrial and ancillary buildings, erection of new gantry cranes and associated alterations to parking and landscaping, to be delivered in severable phases. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Validated
8 Jan 2026
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Secretary of State · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents 35

Statements & assessments 20

PDF Amended 101976-dce-xx-xx-rp-t-5001 p04 transport assessment Transport assessment · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended transport assessment Transport assessment · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 49776-ece-xx-xx-rp-c-0008 - remediation implementation plan Land contamination assessment · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 49776-ece-xx-xx-rp-c-0006 - ifa, livesey street - phase 2 - issue 2 Land contamination assessment · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Supplementary acoustic note Noise impact assessment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 101976-r01v2 - livesey street sheffield - air quality assessment Air quality assessment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Bng report v2 - ifa (sq-3484) Ecology documentation · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory bng metric v2 - ifa (sq-3484) Ecology documentation · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Dc5118-nr1v3 - ifa - livesey street sheffield - issue 18.12.2025 Noise impact assessment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Pea report - independent forging (sq-3484) Ecology documentation · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural method statement at land adjacent to livesey street awa7190 Tree survey · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural report and impact assessment at land adjacent to livesey street a Tree survey · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 49776-ece-xx-xx-dr-c-0004 - flood mitigation plan Flood risk assessment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Cd r 1225 independent forgings and alloys - planning statement Planning statement · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Independent forging and alloys- energy and sustainability statement Environmental documentation · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 101976-dce-xx-xx-rp-t-5001 p03 transport assessment Transport assessment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 49776-ece-xx-xx-rp-c-0002 - ifa livesey street - phase 1 [full] Land contamination assessment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 3371 ifa - design and access statement dec 25 [full] Design & access statement · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 49776-ece-xx-xx-rp-c-0005 - ifa livesey street - flood risk assessment - issue 3 Flood risk assessment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 49776-ece-xx-xx-rp-c-0006 - ifa livesey street - phase 2 Land contamination assessment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 339 m away: Neepsend Railway Cutting SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
S6 2BL
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Hillsborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Apr 2026
Decision
GC with Sec of State No Objection
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Secretary of State
Applicant
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Agent
Urbana Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 189 days from validation, 125 days slower than Sheffield's median of 64 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 91% of commercial and major works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
93decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14106841
Planning Portal ref
PP-14106841
Consultation
23 Jan 2026
Comments by
16 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Apr 2026
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