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Darnall Works Darnall Road Sheffield S9 5AB

Awaiting decision Sheffield 26/02338/LU1 Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the land and buildings within the application red-line boundary as a single managed multi-occupancy commercial yard in a mixed sui generis use, comprising the display, sale, storage and parking of motor vehicles; storage and parking of commercial and haulage vehicles; open storage and distribution of scaffolding, skips, aggregates, surfacing materials, plant and equipment; the use of movable containers and cabins for commercial storage and ancillary office and welfare purposes; together with ancillary vehicle preparation, estate management, shared access, circulation, manoeuvring, temporary holding and other ancillary operational yard activities (Application under Section 191)

As published by the council, reference 26/02338/LU1

Application record

Reference
26/02338/LU1
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Darnall
Postcode
S9 5AB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Sheffield

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sheffield took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

29 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sheffield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sheffield decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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