Health And Safety Executive Foundry House 3 Millsands Sheffield S3 8NH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02100/CDPN - Commercial to Dwelling Prior Notif Approved

Proposal

Conversion of commercial building (Use Class E) to 46no self-contained residential apartments (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 4; 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.

Building

Floor area2,695 m² (29,009 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sheffield
Application type
Commercial to Dwelling Prior Notif
Postcode
S3 8NH
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
City
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally Prior Notification
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wilson Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 28 days slower than Sheffield's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

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

2comments received
2 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15043347
Planning Portal ref
PP-15043347
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.