146 Morthen RoadWickersley 0146 Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of land associated with existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), erection of a single-storey building to create five Supported Living Accommodation units (Use Class C3(b)), & erection of ancillary building and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Rotherham's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 16 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order
National infrastructure project about 308 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm
The site is about 308 m from the project boundary. Generating station, accepted for examination. Also within 2 km: Knottingley Power Project (decided, about 1166 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wickersley and Bramley built-up area; Green belt about 87 m away: South and West Yorkshire; 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 · 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 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
11 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Thurcroft & Wickersley South Ward
Parish
Wickersley
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Reynolds Architect Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 41 of the 56-day target. Rotherham usually decides changes of use by day 53.

Day 4115 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
86%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

32comments received

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 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