56 Quarry Hill RoadWath-upon-Dearne 0056 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1120 Approved

Proposal

Retention of detached outbuilding and continued use as beauty treatment studio (Studio 95), including change of use from a use incidental to the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to mixed use as dwellinghouse and single-practitioner beauty treatment studio Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated (Part 2B) · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Surface water flood risk
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Dearne Valley Green Heart; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wath upon Dearne built-up area; Green belt about 34 m away: South and West Yorkshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Postcode
S63 7TD
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Wath Ward
Case officer
Show
Decision
GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Part 2B)
Applicant
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Agent
White Agus Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 9 days faster than Rotherham's median of 52 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

6comments received

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 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