Waterplay Area Clifton Park Doncaster RoadRotherham 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1275 Approved

Proposal

Non-Material Amendment to application to include revised planting plan for BNG purposes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Proposed to be Delegated · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Surface water flood risk
Registered park or garden: Clifton Park, Rotherham
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rotherham built-up area; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Rotherham
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Boston Castle Ward
Case officer
Show
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
RMBC

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Rotherham
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#167 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Rotherham ranks #107 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Rotherham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 71% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 71% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rotherham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #266 of 296
71%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #295 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #107 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #68 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
58 decided
750
Total decisions
156 refused in the year to March 2026