land at Oldcotes RoadDinnington 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1050 Valid

Proposal

Outline application for the erection of up to 785 dwellings (Use Class C3) including access & details of temporary access, attenuation basin, drainage, and open space Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 03:40

Application progress

✓

Received

27 Jul 2026

Decision

Target date was 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 93.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Documents 1

Site constraints 5

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; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt about 3 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

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
Received: 27 Jul 2026
Validated: 27 Jul 2026
Ward: Dinnington Ward
Parish: Dinnington St John's
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Savills (UK) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 93, past the statutory target. 69% of new homes in Rotherham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 932 days past the 91-day target

46%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

7%go to committee

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

Public comments

60comments received

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 30 Jul 2026
Comments by: 27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Oct 2026

Rotherham

Planning Authority Score

4.7/10

Below average

#167 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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