The Arches Rackford RoadNorth Anston 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1086 Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan imposed by RB2025/0124 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Proposed to be Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Other documents 1

PDF Discharge condition letter Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

Green belt
Local nature reserve about 207 m away: Anston Stones Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Green beltCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1206 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 334 m away: Anston Stones Wood SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt about 5 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Inside the North Anston built-up area; 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 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
Anston & Woodsetts Ward
Parish
North and South Anston
Case officer
Show
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clay Architectural Designs

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings