St Marys Parish Church Priory Road Ecclesfield Sheffield S35 9XZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02297/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Removal of 2no. existing light posts and erection of 6no. lighting columns and 1no. lighting bollard to church grounds Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

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

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 9

Grade I listed: Church of St Mary
List entry 1192775 · 7 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Ecclesfield conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 26 m away: Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 2; Inside the Ecclesfield and Grenoside built-up area; Green belt 73 m away: South and West Yorkshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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
S35 9XZ
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
East Ecclesfield
Parish
Ecclesfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 86% of community buildings in Sheffield are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
2 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 16%

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119938
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119938
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
24 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 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