Not every plan for Sheffield can include a nine-storey office block or flats for 500 people - most are small quality of life changes, ambitious home renovation projects or laying the groundwork to clear away disused sites to build something new.
Here are nine planning applications put to Sheffield City Council and validated in the past week that could one day be rubber stamped and change the city around them.
They include the demolition of a prominent building on Charles Street and Norfolk Street in the city centre to make way for a six-storey office block, a historic hall becoming a specialist SEND school, and the idea of adding an enclosed dog walking space on the side of a Hungry Horse pub.
Meanwhile, the remains of a former primary school could be demolished to build seven houses, and a city centre salon is hoping to open a bar and kitchen on their first floor.
5. Building at corner of Norfolk Street and Charles Street - Six-storey office block
Plans to reimagine 190 Norfolk Street, at the junction with Charles Street, have been struggling to start since 2022. The application has been resubmitted with some minor changes, but the plan remains to demolish the corner building and erect a six-storey office with shops on the ground floor. - https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SVL96INYG8X00 | Grantside
6. Enclosed dog walking space at The Hardy Pick, Broadfield Close
The Hardy Pick pub in Broadfield Close, operated by Hungry Horse, has applied to build an enclosed dog walking space accessible through a side door. - https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SVFPA6NYG3P00 | Google Maps
7. Seven new houses on scrubland off Scarsdale Road
A stretch of tree-lined scrubland leading down Derbyshire Lane from Scarsdale Road could be used to build seven new houses. - https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SVEXE3NYG1P00 | Google Maps
8. A new Rails of Sheffield model train shop at Sheffield Railway Station
The internationally famous Rails Of Sheffield model train shop has applied to set up a new store at none other than Sheffield Railway Station, with the installation of heating, wall partitions and digital displays. Image by Rails of Sheffield. - https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SW7MA5NY0M900 | Rails of Sheffield,