# 41 Springfield Road, Sheffield

- **Decision:** dismissed, 7 September 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: S Hartley
- **Authority:** Sheffield (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- **Appeal reference:** 6011059
- **Application reference:** 25/02046/FUL
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** Change of use of dwelling to day nursery/family centre (E(f)) for up to 55 children at a time, side extension and canopy
- **Site context:** inside-settlement
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** August 2026 NPPF
- **Determinative policies:** TR6(4)
- **Development plan policies:** Sheffield UDP 1998 H14(c)
- **Main issues:** highway safety
- **Tags:** tier-2, highway-safety, parking, transitional-no-consultation

## Summary
Conversion of a house into a 55-child nursery with no off-street parking. Dismissed under TR6 and the local plan because drop-off parking on a congested road would worsen pavement parking. The inspector preferred national car-mode-share data (60-70%) to a small parent survey (26%) (DL ¶14-15). On transition: the Framework is "of 'critical importance'" but "has not materially changed the national planning policy position" on this issue, so there was no consultation (DL ¶2).

## What made the difference
Parents park as close as possible, whatever the spare capacity further away (DL ¶16). The proposed parking-management measures were unenforceable.

## Policy findings
- **TR6(4): fail.** "significantly adverse effect upon highway safety" — no off-street parking; drop-off parking on congested Springfield Road with pavement parking; area-wide parking surplus not decisive; national 60-70% car mode share preferred to small parent survey (26%) (DL 11-20)
- **HC4: benefit.** childcare incl. SEND provision, economic benefits, PDL — not sufficient (DL 21-22); code mapped by harvester

## Key facts
- 63 capacity, max 55 at a time, 12 staff, no off-street parking; shuttle bus proposed (DL 10-11)
- Parking stress survey 17-37% occupancy across wider area (DL 13)
- Traffic marshalling/booking system not enforceable by condition (DL 19)

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6011059
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/45738d64-a471-424b-9f11-4eb58ea5d0e1

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