About the Cultural Industries Quarter Conservation Area
The Cultural Industries Quarter Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Sheffield City Council in 2001. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Butchers Wheel, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Butchers WheelGrade II*
- 104, Mary StreetGrade II
- 106-110, Mary StreetGrade II
- 113, Arundel StreetGrade II
- 92, Arundel StreetGrade II
- 92a, Arundel StreetGrade II
- Challenge WorksGrade II
- Columbia PlaceGrade II
- Gibson WorksGrade II
- Howard Hotel and Attached Shop and WorkshopsGrade II
- Sellers WheelGrade II
- Sterling WorksGrade II
- Sylvester WorksGrade II
- Truro WorksGrade II
- Venture WorksGrade II
- Workshop Range to South East of Sylvester WorksGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Sheffield City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.