Stannington Methodist Church Stannington Road Sheffield S6 6AN Data via plota.co.uk

25/02062/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations and works to Chapel and school rooms to form 9no. residential apartments including demolition of single-storey link building, external alterations to buildings, provision of cycle store and bin store and hard/soft landscaping works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Validated
21 Jul 2025
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Consultation
2 Sept 2025
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Approved
12 Nov 2025

Approved on 12 Nov 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sheffield Planning and Highways Committee on 11 Nov 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised conditional approval because the benefits of reuse and housing outweighed the identified disbenefits.
  • Twenty-five letters objected and three supported the scheme; a speaker attended in support.
  • The committee granted planning permission conditionally.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, public speaking and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Sheffield's committee minutes of 11 Nov 2025.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 454 m away: Stannington Ruffs SSSI; Inside the Sheffield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 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.

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Important details

Council
Sheffield
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
S6 6AN
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
Stannington
Parish
Bradfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
12 Nov 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spring Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 58 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

30comments received
25 objecting2 neutral3 supporting

83% object · above the UK average of 74%

45 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14161033
Planning Portal ref
PP-14161033
Consultation
2 Sept 2025
Comments by
23 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2025
Committee
11 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 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

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