Smallholding Land at Kingswood Avenue Laughton En Le Morthen 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1389 Approved

Proposal

Discharge of condition 14 imposed by RB2026/0709 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated (Part 2A) · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Green belt
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 1861 m away: Knottingley Power Project; Inside the Laughton en le Morthen built-up area; Green belt about 69 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 7 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
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Dinnington Ward
Parish
Laughton-en-le-Morthen
Case officer
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Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Part 2A)
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 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