Permanent highway closures and diversions

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 are currently proposed. You can view the archived closures separately.

Beaumont Road North

Proposed closure of part of cycle track linking Corker Bottoms cycle path with Beaumont Road North, Manor Park, Sheffield 2, under Section 247 Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 07 February 23 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Buchanan Road (Part)

Proposed closure of part of Buchanan Road, Parson Cross, Sheffield, S5. Decision made by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure 18 June 2024.

Butterthwaite Lane, Ecclesfield

Proposed permanent closure of part of Butterthwaite Lane, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, under the Highways Act 1980 Section 116, but reserving a public bridleway on the same route. Decision made 19 March 2018 by the 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.
 

Charter Square, (part fronting Telephone House)

Proposed permanent closure of part of Charter Square in the City Centre. Decision made on 3 June 2021 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
 

Church Street (part), Ecclesfield

Proposed permanent closure of part of Church Street, Ecclesfield, Sheffield S35. Decision made 18 May 2022 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Corker Bottoms Lane (part), Manor Park

Closure of part of Corker Bottoms Lane and part of National Cycle Network path 627 at Manor Park, Sheffield 2.

Dobbin Hill (part)

Proposed closure of part of Dobbin Hill (grass verge), in the Ecclesall area of Sheffield under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 5th July 2024 by the Assistant Director of City Transport.

Exchange Street (part) and Waingate (part)

Proposed permanent closure of parts of Exchange Street and Waingate, Sheffield under Section 247 of the Town And Country Planning Act 1990. Decision made 21 February 2024.

Eyre Street (part) 

Proposed permanent closure of part of Eyre Street, City Centre, Sheffield. Decision made 7 June 2023 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Fox Hill Crescent and unnamed footpath off Fox Hill Road, Birley Edge

Proposed closure of parts of Fox Hill Crescent and unnamed footpath of Fox Hill Road under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247.
 

Harleston Street (part)

Proposed permanent closure of part of Harleston Street, Burngreave S4. Decision made 26 July 2023 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Handley Street (part)

Proposed closure of part of Handley Street, Burngreave, Sheffield, S4 under Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure 17 October 2024.

High Street (part) City Centre

Proposed closure of part of High Street, City Centre under Town & Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247 to facilitate a new development. Decision made 24 July 2019 by 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. Decision made 31 January 2019 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.

Leavy Greave Road and Upper Hanover Street, Broomhall

Proposed permanent closure of the footpath linking Leavy Greave Road and Upper Hanover Street under The Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 247. Decision made on 20 November 2024 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Manor 12 and 13

Proposed permanent closure of Stonecliffe Close, part of Stonecliffe Road, part of Stonecliffe Place. Decision made on 10 May 2021 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Manor Park Crescent and associated footpaths

Proposed permanent closure of parts of Manor Park Crescent, a footpath linking Manor Lane and Manor Park Crescent and part of a footpath off Manor Park Road at Manor Park, Sheffield 2. Decision made by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure 30 March 2021.
 

Manor Way (part) and Manor Lane (part), Manor

Proposed permanent closure of part of Manor Way and part of Manor Lane, Manor, Sheffield, under Highways Act 1980 Section 116. Decision made 28 November 2022 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

March Street (part)

Proposed permanent closure of part of March Street, Darnall S9. Decision made 26 July 2023 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Market Place, City Centre (Part)

Proposed permanent closure of part of Market Place in the City Centre. Decision made 28 May 2024 by the Assistant Director City Transport, City Futures.

Moorthorpe Way

Proposed permanent closure of part of Moorthorpe Way (verge) and the diversion of parts of Bridleway ECK/35 at Owlthorpe, Sheffield. Decision made 12 August 2021 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Newstead Road

Proposed permanent closure of part of Newstead Road, part of Birley Moor Avenue and associated footpaths on land between Birley Moor Avenue, Newstead Avenue, Newstead Road and Parklands Crescent, Sheffield. Decision made 12 August 2021 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Newstead Way and Associated Footpaths, Birley

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 2013 by the Head of Transport, Traffic and Parking Services.
 

Olivet Road, Woodseats

Proposed closure of part of Olivet Road under The Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 247. Decision made 20 November 2024 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
 

Pinstone Street (part) and Furnival Gate (part), City Centre

Proposed closure of part of Pinstone Street and part of Furnival Gate, in the City Centre under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 03 August 2020 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
 

Remnant Footpaths On Land Between Birley Moor Avenue, Birley Lane And Newstead Road 

Proposed permanent closure of Remnant Footpaths On Land Between Birley Moor Avenue, Birley Lane And Newstead Road, Sheffield, S12. Decision made 5 December 2024 by the Assistant Director of City Transport.

Site of former Sheffield Airport

Proposed stopping up of highway at former Sheffield City Airport, Europa Link, Darnall, Sheffield under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 01 August 2016 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.
 

Sheffield Hallam University (former Science Park), City Centre

Proposed permanent closure of part of Howard Street and part of Arundel Street, City Centre under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 10 November 2021 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Skye Edge parts of various highways

Proposed closure of part of an unnamed highway off Skye Edge Avenue, part of Partridge View, part of Starling Mead, and part of Wren Bank, Sheffield, under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 7 May 2019 by Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

Walkley Bank Road (part) and Arnold Street (part)

Proposed permanent closure of part of Walkley Bank Road and part of Arnold Street, Walkley, Sheffield 6. Decision made 10 May 2022 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.

West Bar area

Proposed closure of Plum Lane, Plum Street, Water Street and parts of Bridge Street, Love Street and Workhouse Lane, Sheffield S3, under Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 247. Decision made 18 December 2018 by the Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure.