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.
9. A bar and kitchen and Wig & Warpaints hair salon, Fitzwilliam Street
Hair Salon Wig & Warpaints Photo: Wigs and Warpaint/Kennedy Beach Architects at The Plaza on Fitzwilliam Street, has applied to open a bar and kitchen on a first-floor mezzanine. - https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SW4UQDNYGHD00 | Wigs and Warpaint/Kennedy Beach Architects Photo: Wigs and Warpaint/Kennedy Beach Architects