Upper Chapel Unitarian Church Norfolk Street Sheffield S1 2JD Data via plota.co.uk

26/02703/TCA - Tree In Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Pruning of trees (City Centre Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Upper Chapel (Unitarian)
List entry 1271182 · 2 m away · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 19 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 ↗
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 ↗
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 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
Tree In Conservation Area
Postcode
S1 2JD
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
City
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Treefellas Arboriculture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
307decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sheffield in the last twelve months, from validation. Sheffield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15217295
Planning Portal ref
PP-15217295
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sheffield
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#183 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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