The Old Rectory Boat Lane Sprotbrough Doncaster DN5 7LU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00378/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Install metal railings along the front stone boundary wall; the overall height will vary from 1.75m to 2.25m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Consultation
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 112 m away: Cadeby Quarry SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 44 m away: Sprotbrough; Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sprotbrough built-up area.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £750,000 in October 2008. Detached house, freehold.

24 October 2008£750,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Doncaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DN5 7LU
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Sprotbrough
Parish
Sprotbrough And Cusworth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Planning Permission GRANTED
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 26 days slower than Doncaster's median of 46 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
436decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14677742
Planning Portal ref
PP-14677742
Neighbours
2 Mar 2026
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Comments by
3 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
13 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Doncaster
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#36 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Doncaster is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #27 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Doncaster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #169 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #103 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #27 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #75 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
48 decided
928
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.