38 Fir Tree DriveWales 0038 Data via plota.co.uk

RB2026/1095 Withdrawn

Proposal

Prior Notification for enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey to an overall height of 7.84m Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:20

Application progress

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Received

5 Aug 2026

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Withdrawn

27 Aug 2026

Withdrawn on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated (Part 2B) · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Withdrawn Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Residential Area

Residential AreaCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1183 m away: Whitestone Solar Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kiveton Park 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, 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: S26 5LZ
Received: 5 Aug 2026
Validated: 5 Aug 2026
Ward: Wales Ward
Parish: Wales
Case officer: Show
Decision: WITHDRAWN
Decision date: 27 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated (Part 2B)
Applicant: Show
Agent: Julie Murray

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 7 Aug 2026
Comments by: 28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Sept 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