Planning application
Progress Rail Roberts Road Balby Doncaster DN4 0JT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of temporary Portakabin building to provide office, welfare and changing facilities for staff associated with Progress Rail for a period of 5 years.
As published by the council, reference 26/01299/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01299/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hexthorpe And Balby North
- Postcode
- DN4 0JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Doncaster
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Doncaster took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Portakabin Limited Agent, registered in York
Active · incorporated 1961 · York
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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