Busy Bees Oakwood Hall Dr, Moorgate RoadMoorgate 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of a detached composite building as ancillary use to existing nursery Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated (Part 2A) · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Community Facilities Area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Community Facilities AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1124 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Scheduled monument about 245 m away: Canklow Hill earthworks; Inside the Rotherham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Postcode
S60 2UD
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Boston Castle Ward
Case officer
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Decision
GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Part 2A)
Applicant
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Agent
JMI Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
374decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 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