Cheswold Park Hospital Cheswold Lane Sprotbrough Doncaster DN5 8AR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01614/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Refurbishment of ward including 2no single storey extensions including relevant plant works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Doncaster built-up area; Flood defence 37 m away (wall).
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Doncaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DN5 8AW
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Bentley
Parish
Sprotbrough And Cusworth Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Planning Permission GRANTED
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days slower than Doncaster's median of 51 for community buildings. Approved, as 83% of community buildings here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Doncaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Doncaster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15115806
Planning Portal ref
PP-15115806
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Doncaster
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#36 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Doncaster is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #27 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Doncaster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #169 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #103 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #27 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #75 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
48 decided
928
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026

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