Former Swinden Technology Centre Moorgate RoadMoorgate 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/0962 Approved

Proposal

Application to vary conditions 01(Approved plans), 18 & 19 (Trees) to include amendments to the landscaping scheme imposed by RB2025/0129 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Proposed to be Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Surface water flood risk
Moorgate conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 151 m away: Moorgate Cemetery; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rotherham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Postcode
S60 2NH
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Sitwell Ward
Parish
Non-Parished
Case officer
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Decision
GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Johnson Mowat Planning & Development Consultants

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 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