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University Of Sheffield Kroto Research Institute Sheffield University North Campus Broad Lane Sheffield S3 7HQ

26/01020/FULApproved

Approved on 2 July 2026

Council decision: Grant Conditionally10 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of a research facility (Use Class E(g)(ii)) for a minimum temporary period of 5 years

Received
9 April 2026
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Jul

Decided in 84 days

About this application

This is a planning application at University Of Sheffield Kroto Research Institute Sheffield University North Campus Broad Lane Sheffield S3 7HQ. Sheffield has handled 9,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Sheffield's typical decision time. The site is in the Well Meadow conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 574 applications in total for the S3 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
S3 7HQ

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Jul

    Application to approve details in relation to condition no(s) 4 (Site Acommodation), 5 (Surface Water…

    Condition Application DecidedDischarge of conditions26/01020/COND1
  2. 2026
    9 Apr

    Installation of a research facility (Use Class E(g)(ii)) for a minimum temporary period of 5 years

    This applicationApprovedApplication26/01020/FUL

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