Shahla Hair Salon 448 London Road Sheffield S2 4HP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02502/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor shop (Use Class E) to 1no. studio flat (Use Class C3), including external alterations to the front and rear elevations Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Sheffield's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 4HP
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Nether Edge And Sharrow
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Sheffield usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
127decided 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

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15156433
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sheffield
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#183 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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