Unit 7, Kiveton Park Industrial Estate Manor Road Kiveton Park Rotherham 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1191 Valid

Proposal

Change of use of the existing warehouse from Class B2 (General Industrial) to Sui Generis use for the receipt, storage, sorting and processing of scrap metal and recyclable metal materials Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:20

Application progress

✓

Received

26 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

24 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Rotherham's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 1

Site constraints 6

Bat Zone | Industrial and Business Use Area

National infrastructure project 437 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm

The site is 437 m from the project boundary. Generating station, accepted for examination.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Bat Zone | Industrial and Business Use AreaCouncil 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 Kiveton Park built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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: 26 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Sept 2026
Ward: Wales Ward
Parish: Harthill with Woodall
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Rotherham usually decides changes of use by day 52.

prediction

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target

61%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rotherham in the last twelve months, from validation. Rotherham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 7 Oct 2026
Comments by: 4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 19 Nov 2026

Rotherham

Planning Authority Score

4.7/10

Below average

#167 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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