Land Adjacent Ford House 4 Fox Valley Way Sheffield S36 2AD Data via plota.co.uk

25/02008/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of Unit C5 and erection of a retail unit with access, servicing, plant, parking, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jul 2025
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Consultation
31 Jul 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 42

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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
Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Stocksbridge built-up area; Flood defence 37 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood); Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
S36 2AD
Received
4 Jul 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Stocksbridge & Upper Don
Parish
Stocksbridge Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Prospects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 166 days from validation, 110 days slower than Sheffield's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,362decided in the last year

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

Public comments

20comments received
3 neutral17 supporting

85% support · above the UK average of 16%

42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14112771
Planning Portal ref
PP-14112771
Consultation
31 Jul 2025
Comments by
21 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
18 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Oct 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