Matalan Unit 2 Parkway Retail Park Cricket Inn Road Sheffield S2 5AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02384/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of part of building and subdivision of unit into 3no. separate units (use class E(a)) including formation of shop front entrances, additional service doors, hard landscaping for pedestrian walkways and alterations to parking Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Sheffield's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

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; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
S2 5AU
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Manor Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jeffrey Bell+ Company

Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Sheffield are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
153decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120549
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120549
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 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