Gordon Bennett Memorial Hall Green Arbour Road Thurcroft Rotherham 9999 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1253 Valid

Proposal

Erection of single storey front extension, covered canopy entrance and alterations to fenestrations Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
around 2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 56.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Community Facilities Area
National infrastructure project about 908 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm
The site is about 908 m from the project boundary. Generating station, accepted for examination. Also within 2 km: Knottingley Power Project (decided, about 1359 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Community Facilities AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Thurcroft built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Planning Inspectorate 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
S66 9DB
Received
around 2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Thurcroft & Wickersley South Ward
Parish
Thurcroft
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Proposed to be Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design Yorkshire

Decision outlook

Day 56, past Rotherham's usual 49 days for extensions. 96% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 2 Dec 2026.

Day 560 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
403decided 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
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
28 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