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25/02579/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of upper floors to residential co-living accommodation with associated works including the removal of the fourth floor, creation of a central void, and alterations to the facades/fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Validated
8 Sept 2025
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Consultation
19 Sept 2025
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Approved
12 Dec 2025

Approved on 12 Dec 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Delegated Officer Report Delegated Officer Report · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF 250368-8002-p-00 das addendum_amenity spaces_lr Design & access statement · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecological impact assessment report Ecology documentation · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity gain statement of exemptiongical impact assessment report Ecology documentation · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Design & access statement · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Environmental noise impact assessment Noise impact assessment · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Symca Consultee Comment · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Trans pennine trail Consultee Comment · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Sy police Consultee Comment · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Notification Details Neighbour Notification Details · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

City Centre 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.
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 ↗
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 12 and 14, George Street, Grade II, 53 m away · 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 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 2 November 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 area2,115 m² (22,766 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 54)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
S1 2GE
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Sept 2025
Ward
City
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
12 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
DLP Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 95 days from validation, 39 days slower than Sheffield's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,389decided 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

1comment received
1 neutral

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14223863
Planning Portal ref
PP-14223863
Consultation
19 Sept 2025
Comments by
13 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.