Three padel courts at Upper Haugh Cricket Club Harding Avenue, Rawmarsh
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Rotherham Planning Board on 25 Jun 2026.
The meeting was recorded; the recording is on the council's website.
What was proposed
Three enclosed padel courts with acoustic mitigation and floodlighting would replace the existing cricket nets, which would be relocated nearby.
“RB2025/1576 https://rotherham.planportal.co.uk/?id=RB2025/1576 Proposal and Location Installation of 3 no. enclosed Padel Courts with acoustic mitigation and floodlighting along with relocation of existing cricket nets at Upper Haugh Cricket Club, Harding Avenue, Rawmarsh. S62 7SL. Recommendation Refusal…”
“This can be summarised as follows: • The site area of the proposed padel courts is on an area of existing cricket nets. • Creation of a high-quality cricket coaching and practice facility. The current cricket nets have been in situ for 20+ years and despite ongoing repair work are no longer fit for purpose.”
Officer report
Application background
The cricket club has substantial planning history, with the most recent application in 2008 concerning a cricket pavilion and fencing.
“The site is a long established cricket club and has substantial planning history from the 1990s and 2000s.”
“The most recent application was in 2008 for a new cricket pavilion along the northern elevation facing and fencing (RB2008/1793).”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Transportation, drainage, ecology, sports development and trees raised no objections or sought conditions, while Environmental Health objected and recommended refusal on noise grounds.
“Environmental Health – objections and refusal recommended on noise grounds…”
“Sports Development Manager – no objections…”
Officer report
People who asked to speak
Eight speaking requests were received from local ward members, residents and the applicant.
The committee’s decision
The committee was minded to grant the application and authorised officers to settle the conditions and reasons with the applicant and committee chairs.
“(2) That the Planning Board declare that it was minded to grant application RB2025/1576 and the Head of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the applicant, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Planning Board, be authorised to determine the conditions/reasons for the grant of this application. In the event that agreement could not be reached on the application consideration be given to returning it back to the Planning Board.”
Minutes
The members' reasons
The resolution gives these reasons:
“On the grounds of being a local business owner and living in the locality. He left the room whilst the item was discussed)”
Minutes
Source: the council's minutes, quoted word for word.
Sources
- Rotherham Planning Board minutes, 25 June 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Rotherham's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Rotherham Planning Board
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- Rotherham
- Date
- Thursday 25 June 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended refusal
- Committee decided
- Approved, against officer advice
- Recording
- On the council's website
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
26 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.