38 Fir Tree Drive Wales 0038 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1096 Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification for a larger house extension with a 5.93m rear extension with a flat roof and overall height of 3.99m Data via plota.co.uk

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

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Application progress

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Received

5 Aug 2026

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Approved

2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated (Part 2A) · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1181 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm; 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: 5 Aug 2026
Validated: 5 Aug 2026
Ward: Wales Ward
Parish: Wales
Decision: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
Decision date: 2 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated (Part 2A)

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 21 days faster than Rotherham's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

This one28d

Council49d

UK55d

82%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

374decided 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: 7 Aug 2026
Comments by: 28 Aug 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