Former John Lewis Building Barker's Pool Sheffield S1 2HB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Redevelopment and change of use to create a mixed-use development comprising Use Class E, F1, F2 and/or Sui Generis, together with reconfigured facades, entrances and access, associated landscaping, parking, and infrastructure works (Amended Plans) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sheffield Planning and Highways Committee on 10 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the amended scheme’s public benefits outweighed less than substantial heritage harm and supported regeneration.
- Heritage bodies, community groups and residents raised concerns about the mosaic panels, façade changes and public car parking.
- The committee granted permission conditionally, adding archaeological recording and a directive concerning disabled parking.
Source: Plota analysis of Sheffield's committee minutes of 10 Mar 2026.
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 7
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 13
Site constraints 7
Show all 14 with distances
- 35 mFormer Cole Brothers' Department StoreGrade II
- 42 mSheffield War Memorial, 25m to the south of City HallGrade II*
- 49 mLeahs YardGrade II*
- 91 mSalvation Army CitadelGrade II
- 92 m32, Cambridge StreetGrade II
- 93 m2-12, Division StreetGrade II
- 98 mCity HallGrade II*
- 100 mChurch of St MatthewGrade II
- 119 mDickens and Le MetroGrade II
- 123 mBoundary Wall With Standard MeasuresGrade II
- 135 mPrudential Assurance BuildingGrade II
- 137 mTown HallGrade I
- 139 mScissor Forge in Courtyard at Number 23Grade II
- 143 m23, Carver StreetGrade II
Checked on 2 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 176 days from validation, 120 days slower than Sheffield's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
63% object · below the UK average of 74%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14327423
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14327423
- Consultation
- 12 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 10 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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