We receive applications for roads and footpaths to be permanently closed or diverted.
Councillors are sometimes required to approve these applications in principle so that work on consultation and legal processes can go ahead.
However, in some cases the decision whether to proceed with an application is delegated to one of our senior officers. They will make the decision based on a report explaining the background, reasons and justification for the proposal.
These reports include:
- the affected highways
- which act was used (Highways Act/Town and Country Planning Act)
- when and which senior officer approved the application
This page lists the highway closures and diversions that have been archived. You can view the currently proposed closures separately.
Abbeydale Road (part)
Proposed permanent closure of part of Abbeydale Road, Highfields, Sheffield. Decision made 7 December 2021 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Backfields and Bethel Walk, City Centre
Proposed permanent closure of part of Backfields and the full length of Bethel Walk in the City Centre. Decision made by 30 October 2020 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Balaclava Road, Netherthorpe
Proposed permanent closure of part of Balaclava Road, Netherthorpe, Sheffield. Decision made by 18 February 2020 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Brocco Lane, Netherthorpe
Proposed permanent closure of part of Brocco Lane, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, under the Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 16 December 2014 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Broomgrove Crescent, Broomhill
Proposed closure of part of Broomgrove Crescent, Broomhall, Sheffield Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 25 November 2016 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Brown Lane, City Centre
Proposed closure of part of Brown Lane in Sheffield city centre under Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new development. Decision made 16 July 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Brownell Street, Netherthorpe
Proposed permanent closure of part of Brownell Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 25 January 2019 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Buchanan Crescent, Parson Cross
Proposed permanent closure of parts of Buchanan Crescent, Parson Cross, Sheffield. Decision made by 06 February 2020 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Cambridge Street, Charles Street, Cross Burgess Street and Pinstone Street
Proposed permanent closure of parts of Cambridge Street, Charles Street, Cross Burgess Street and Pinstone Street in the City Centre. Decision made by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure 30 March 2021.
Charles Street (Part) and Norfolk Street (Part)
Proposed permanent closure of parts of Charles Street and Norfolk Street, City Centre, Sheffield under Section 247 Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Charter Square, City Centre
Proposed permanent closure of part of a pedestrian area at Charter Square, Sheffield. Decision made 02 November 2018 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Charter Square, City Centre. Variation to Order made 28 November 2016
Proposed variation to the highway closure Order affecting parts of Wellington Street, Charter Square, Charter Row and Furnival Gate.
Charter Square, City Centre
Proposed closure of parts of Wellington Street, Charter Square, Charter Row and Furnival Gate, Sheffield city centre, under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 09 November 2016 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Charter Square, City Centre
Proposed closure of pedestrian subways, and extinguishment of ground-level public vehicular rights, in part of Charter Square, Sheffield city centre under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 11 July 2016 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Chesterfield Road (part), Woodseats
Proposed closure at Woodseats of part of Chesterfield Road under Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 19 May 2015 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Claremont Crescent, Broomhill
Proposed closure of part of Claremont Crescent, Broomhill, Sheffield under Section 247 Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 18 September 2018 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Doctor Lane, Darnall
Proposed closure of Doctor Lane, Darnall, Sheffield under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 29 March 2017 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Dolphin Street, Darnall
Proposed permanent closure of the full length of Dolphin Street, Darnall, Sheffield, under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 28 November 2022 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Dore Road, Dore
Proposed closure of part of the verge of Dore Road, Dore, Sheffield, under the Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 14 March 2018 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Durham Lane and Durham Road, Broomhill
Proposed closure of Durham Lane and part of Durham Road (Children's Hospital) under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 24 September 2012 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Dyche Drive
Proposed stopping up of Dyche Drive, parts of Dyche Road and two associated footpaths at Jordanthorpe, Sheffield under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new residential development. Decision made 01 July 2014 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Dyche Road and Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe
Proposed closure of part of Dyche Road and part of Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield under Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 18 April 2017 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Dyche Road and Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe
Proposed closure of part of Dyche Road and part of Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 17 July 2017 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Earl Marshal, Fir Vale
Proposed stopping up of Earl Marshal View, part of Earl Marshal Drive, part of Earl Marshal Close and 13 footpaths at Fir Vale, Sheffield under Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 06 July 2015 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Earldom Drive and Earldom Close, Pitsmoor
Proposed closure of parts of Earldom Drive and parts of Earldom Close under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 25 February 2016 by the Director of Development Services.
Ecclesall Road (stub off) Sharrow
Proposed closure of part of Ecclesall Road (stub off), Sheffield, S11, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 28 May 2019 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Edgefield Road (part), Nether Edge
Proposed permanent closure of part of Edgefield Road, Nether Edge. Decision made on 10 May 2021 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Errington Crescent
Proposed closure of parts of Errington Way, Errington Avenue, Errington Close, and Errington Crescent, and footpaths off Errington Crescent, Arbourthorne, Sheffield under Section 247 Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Europa Link (part)
Proposed permanent closure of part of Europa Link, Tinsley S9. Decision made 26 July 2023 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Falstaff Crescent, Parsons Cross
Proposed stopping up of part of Falstaff Crescent, the footpath linking Falstaff Road and Buchanan Road, and the footpath linking Falstaff Crescent and Launce Road at Parson Cross, Sheffield, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 06 May 2015 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Fitzwilliam Street, Hodgson Street and Thomas Street, City Centre
Proposed closure of parts of the pavement on Fitzwilliam Street, Hodgson Street and Thomas Street, Sheffield city centre, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247, subject to planning consent. Decision made 18 July 2018 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Fir Vale Cycle Track, Sheffield
Proposed conversion of part of a public footpath between Rushby Street and Earl Marshal Road to a cycle track under the Cycle Tracks Act 1984 Section 3.
Ford Lane, Stocksbridge
Proposed closure in Stocksbridge of Ford Lane, parts of Hunshelf Road, and lengths of two associated public rights of way under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 26 September 2012 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Fox Lane, Bradway
Proposed closure of part of Fox Lane, Bradway under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 16 December 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Fox Valley, Stocksbridge
Proposed permanent closure of part of Fox Valley Way and part of the footpath/cycle track at Fox Valley, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, under the Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 08 February 2018 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Frank Wright Close, Norfolk Park
Proposed permanent closure of part of Frank Wright Close, Norfolk Park, Sheffield. Decision made 10 March 2021 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Furnival Gate, City Centre
Proposed closure of parts of the footway of Furnival Gate, Sheffield city centre, under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 03 March 2017 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Gleadless Common (Part)
Proposed permanent closure of part of Gleadless Common, Gleadless, Sheffield. Decision made 21 August 2023 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
High Street, City Centre
Proposed permanent closure of part of the footway of High Street, Sheffield city centre, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247, to facilitate a ground floor extension of the NatWest Bank. Decision made 18 May 2018 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Holly Street, City Centre
Proposed permanent closure of part of Holly Street, Sheffield under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate the redevelopment of the former NUM Building. Decision made 04 November 2015 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Hunshelf Road, Stocksbridge (second variation)
Proposed second variation of stopping of highway at Hunshelf Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield under Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 29 Match 2016 by the Director of Development Services.
Johnson Lane and Nursery Lane (part)
Proposed closure of Johnson Lane and a part width of Nursery Lane, Sheffield 3, under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 28 June 2019 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Manor 8
Proposed closure of parts of Hastilar Road, Archdale Road and Queen Mary Road, Manor under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 17 May 2016 by the Director of Development Services.
Manor 10 and 11
Proposed closure of parts of Archdale Road, Ravencarr Road and The Circle, Manor under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 26 July 2016 by the Director of Development Services.
Margetson Crescent, Parson Cross
Proposed closure at Parson Cross of part of Margetson Crescent under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 19 May 2017 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Matthews Lane, Norton
Proposed stopping up of part of Matthews Lane at Norton, Sheffield under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new residential development. Decision made 11 December 2014 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Miller Street and Manchester Road, Deepcar
Proposed stopping up of part of Miller Street and part of Manchester Road, Deepcar under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new residential development. Decision made 07 March 2019 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Newstead
Proposed closure of parts of Birley Wood Drive, Newstead Way and Parkland Crescent, Birley ('Newstead Phase A') under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 07 February 13 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Newstead (Phases A and B)
Proposed closure of parts of footpaths off Parkland Crescent and Birley Wood Drive ('Newstead Phases A and B') under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 25 October 12 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Park Grange Drive, Norfolk Park
Proposed stopping up of part of Park Grange Drive and associated footpaths, Norfolk Park, Sheffield under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 section 247. Decision made 07 August 2015.
Pitsmoor Road, Burngreave
Proposed permanent closure of part of the footway of Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield, S3 under the Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 15 May 2014 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Portobello Street, City Centre
Proposed closure of part of Portobello Street, Sheffield city centre, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247, subject to planning consent. Decision made 29 March 2018 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Prospect Road, Bradway
Proposed closure of part of Prospect Road, Bradway, Sheffield.
Queen Street and Bridle Stile, Mosborough
Proposed closure of part of Queen Street and part of Bridle Stile, Mosborough, Sheffield.
Queens Road, Heeley
Proposed closure of part of Queens Road, Heeley under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 25 April 2014 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Queen Mary Road
Proposed permanent closure of parts of Queen Mary Road and two public footpaths in the Manor Boot area of Sheffield to facilitate a new housing development under planning reference: 17/01443/FUL.
Raeburn Place, Gleadless
Proposed closure of part of Raeburn Place and associated footpaths in the Gleadless area of Sheffield under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new residential development. Decision made 17 September 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Rockingham Lane, City Centre
Proposed permanent closure of part of Rockingham Lane and part of the footpath linking Rockingham Street and Carver Street. Decision made 21 September 2021 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Russell Street, Kelham
Proposed closure of part of Russell Street, Sheffield under Town & Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 07 April 2017 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Scotia Drive, Manor
Proposed stopping up of part of Scotia Drive, Sheffield 2 under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 17 March 2015 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Scott Street, Attercliffe
Proposed permanent closure of Scott Street under the Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 25 February 2016 by the Director of Development Services.
Scowerdons
Proposed closure of part of Wickfield Drive and associated footpaths, Frecheville under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 29 November 12 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Site of Woodside School
Proposed closure of Andover Drive, Pye Bank Close, parts of Gray Street and Fox Street, and associated footpaths in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, S3 under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 03 February 2017 by the Head of Strategic Transport & Infrastructure.
Sheffield Road (IKEA)
Proposed closure of part of Sheffield Road, Tinsley, Sheffield under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 23 September 16 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Skinnerthorpe Road and Bagley Road, Fir Vale
Proposed closure of parts of Skinnerthorpe Road and Bagley Road in the Fir Vale area under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new primary school on the site. Decision made 09 May 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Skye Edge
Proposed closure of part of the highway verge adjacent to the footpath at the rear of 101 to 109 Skye Edge Avenue, under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 5 August 2019 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
St Philip's Road, Netherthorpe
Proposed permanent closure of part of St Philip's Road, Netherthorpe, to facilitate the erection of two dwellinghouses under planning application 17/03702/FUL.
Starling Mead (Part) and Partridge View (Part)
Proposed closure of parts of Starling Mead and Partridge View, Skye Edge, Sheffield 2. Decision made by the Magistrates' Court 23 October 2024
Stepney Street, Hyde Park
Proposed permanent closure of part of Stepney Street, under Highways Act 1980 Section 116.
Summerfield Street, Sharrow
Proposed closure of part of Summerfield Street, Sharrow, Sheffield under Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 07 November 2016 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
Sylvester Street (part), City Centre
Proposed permanent closure of part of a cul-de-sac stub of Sylvester Street, Sheffield city centre, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 12 June 2019 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
The Moor, City Centre
Proposed closure of parts of The Moor under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 08 January 13 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Thorncliffe Road, Chapeltown
Proposed closure of part of Thorncliffe Road, Chapeltown under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 09 January 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Townend Lane, Deepcar
Proposed closure of part of Townend Lane, Deepcar under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 28 February 13 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Victoria Road, Stocksbridge
Proposed closure of part of Victoria Road, Stocksbridge under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 09 January 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
Waverley Road (Darnall)
Proposed permanent closure of part of Waverley Road to facilitate a new housing development under planning reference: 17/02770/FUL.
Weaklands
Proposed closure of parts of Weaklands Way, Weaklands Crescent, Weaklands Drive and Fern View Grove, Hackenthorpe under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 05 April 16 by the Director of Development Services.
Wellington Street (part)
Proposed permanent closure of part of Wellington Street, City Centre, Sheffield 1. Decision made 10 May 22 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
West Bar and Furnace Hill
Proposed closure of part of West Bar and part of Furnace Hill, Sheffield under Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 31 August 16 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.