5 SpinneyfieldMoorgate 0005 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/0716 Approved

Proposal

Erection of a two storey side & rear extension, single storey rear extension, increase in roof height to create rooms in roof space with dormer windows to rear, porch to front & erection of garden room to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Committee
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Committee · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rotherham Planning Board on 27 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Approval was advised because the extensions were considered well designed and would not cause unacceptable harm to neighbours or the street scene.
  • Residents raised concerns about scale, character, overlooking, loss of light, land stability, vegetation, parking and the garden room.
  • The committee granted the application for the reasons adopted at the meeting and subject to the listed conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, assessment, objections, recommendation, conditions and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Rotherham's committee minutes of 27 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Residential Area
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Fixby House, Grade II, 52 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Residential AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Huddersfield built-up area; Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Sitwell Ward
Parish
Non-Parished
Case officer
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Decision
GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Mark Smith Architectural Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 52 days slower than Rotherham's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
373decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Committee
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 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