Land offThomas Street Kilnhurst 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Use of land for siting of 73 storage containers including erection of perimeter fence and gate Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 29 Nov 2026, from Rotherham's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 16 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Bat Zone | Industrial and Business Use Area
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 ↗
Bat Zone | Industrial and Business Use AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Swinton (Rotherham) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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 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
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward
Parish
Non-Parished
Case officer
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Decision level
Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Bell Cornwell LLP

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Rotherham usually decides commercial and major works by day 63.

Day 4221 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
41%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Rotherham in the last twelve months, from validation. Rotherham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 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