40-50 Castle Square Sheffield S1 2GF Data via plota.co.uk

25/02681/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Works to convert offices into 21no. apartments, including new windows, elevation treatment and provision of roof terrace Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2025
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Validated
14 Oct 2025
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Consultation
13 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Officer Report Delegated Officer Report · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Amended design and access statement 30.05.26 Design & access statement · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended design and access statement 10.03.26 Design & access statement · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended Design & access statement · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF South yorkshire police Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Notification Details Neighbour Notification Details · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Extension of time until 05.06.25 Extension of Time · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Extension of time until 17.04.26 Extension of Time · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Site notice photos Photographs · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Application (Forms) Application (Forms) · 10 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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The White Building, Grade II, 37 m away · 13 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.

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Important details

Council
Sheffield
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
S1 2GF
Received
10 Sept 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
City
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 234 days from validation, 178 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

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Jan 2026
Comments by
3 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
28 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
13 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Refused
Replacement windows/facade and addition of balconies to 1st , 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors
17/04660/FUL
2017 Approved
Internal/external alterations including erection of rear extension/additional storey and…
17/02719/FUL
2016 Approved
Erection of rear extension and additional storey to create 13 studio apartments (amended…
16/04572/OUT
2016 Approved
Use of offices (Class B1a) on second, third and fourth floors as 21 studio flats (Class C…
16/04529/ORPN
Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings