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Rotherham planning applications
8,951 applications. 89% approved. 52 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 8,951 planning applications from Rotherham. 1,362 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 89% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Rotherham takes a median of 52 days to decide a planning application, ranking 32 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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RB2026/1279 Withdrawn
15 Bole Hill Treeton 0015
Conversion of house to create 2 No. dwellings including first floor rear extension & part increase in roof height to create rooms in roof space
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RB2026/1276 Awaiting decision
2 Archers Way Treeton 0002
Non material amendment to application RB2014/0456 to allow use of garage as habitable living space
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RB2026/1275 Status unknown
Waterplay Area Clifton Park Doncaster Road Rotherham 9999
Non-Material Amendment to application RB2025/0319 to include revised planting plan for BNG puirposes
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RB2026/1273 Withdrawn
10 Faldiong Street Masbrough 0010
Prior Notification for a larger house extension with a 3.60m rear extension, a height of 2.90m to the eaves and an overall height of 2.90m
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RB2026/1267 Awaiting decision
30A Old Wortley Road Kimberworth 9999
Non-Material Amendment to application RB2026/0174 to include addition of service access door below floor to rear elevation
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RB2026/1271 Awaiting decision
Kiveton Hall Kiveton Lane Kiveton Park 9999
Listed Building Consent for installation of CCTV
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RB2026/1274 Awaiting decision
21 Montgomery Square Wath-upon-Dearne 0021
Application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) imposed by RB2024/0954
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RB2026/1253 Awaiting decision
Gordon Bennett Memorial Hall Green Arbour Road Thurcroft Rotherham 9999
Erection of single storey front extension, covered canopy entrance and alterations to fenestrations
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RB2026/1257 Withdrawn
18-20 Barker Hades Road Letwell Rotherham 1820
Installation of solar panels to rear roof slope
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RB2026/1278 Withdrawn
land adjacent 16 Richmond Road Kimberworth 9999
Erection of 1 No. pair of semi-detached dwellinghouses with vehicular accesses & associated works
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RB2026/1270 Awaiting decision
Pavement outside High Street Swallownest 9999
Removal of associated BT payphone and installation of Bt street hub
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RB2026/1263 Status unknown
Sunset View 10 Gildingwells Road Letwell 0010
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RB2026/1269 Awaiting decision
Pavement outside Co-op Food High Street Swallownest 9999
Display of illuminated signage
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RB2026/1256 Status unknown
beth NMA
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RB2026/1260 Awaiting decision
2 Clifton Bank Clifton 0002
Conversion of residential dwelling (C3a ) to children's home (C2)
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RB2026/1265 Awaiting decision
Richlee Front Street Treeton 9999
Application to undertake works to a tree within Treeton Conservation Area
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RB2026/1266 Awaiting decision
Land at Long Lane Whiston 9999
Discharge of conditions 7, 10 & 13 imposed by planning application RB2025/1468
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RB2026/1249 Awaiting decision
Land at Long Lane Whiston 9999
Discharge of condition 20 imposed by RB2025/1468
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RB2026/1248 Awaiting decision
Kiveton Hall Kiveton Lane Kiveton Park 9999
Discharge of condition 5 imposed by RB2012/1483
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RB2026/1259 Withdrawn
18 Staniforth Crescent Todwick 0018
Single storey rear extension
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RB2026/1261 Awaiting decision
Manor Farm Court, Fitzturgis House Peak Lane Hooton Levitt 9999
Listed building consent to restore the original timber window and door in place of 2no uPVC items
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RB2026/1231 Awaiting decision
11A Corporation Street Rotherham Town Centre 011A
External alterations to first floor including removal of cladding/ boarding with breezeblock replacement
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RB2026/1247 Awaiting decision
Olive Lounge, 169 Bawtry Road Wickersley 0169
Proposed single-storey glazed front extension
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RB2026/1238 Withdrawn
186 Badsley Moor Lane Clifton 0186
Display of non-illuminated signage
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RB2026/1240 Awaiting decision
Onyx Retail Manvers Way Wath-upon-Dearne 9999
Siting of 3 self contained concession units with ancillary toilet accommodation
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RB2026/1237 Awaiting decision
land off Doncaster Road & Farfield Lane Wath-upon-Dearne 9999
Deed of Variation
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RB2026/1236 Status unknown
186 Badsley Moor Lane Clifton 0186
Retention of external timber pergola frame, installation of shopfront security roller shutter, installation of perspex roof covering to existing timber pergola structure & change of use of front external curtilage to customer seating area (Use class E)
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RB2026/1214 Awaiting decision
South Part 2 (area 4D) Highfield Spring Waverley 9999
Non-material amendment to application RB2024/0344 to include changes to the development description
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RB2026/1244 Awaiting decision
11 Lockwood Road East Herringthorpe 0011
Two storey side extension
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RB2026/1225 Status unknown
Sancreed, 3-5 Main Street Ravenfield 9999
Application to undertake works to a tree(s) within Ravenfield Conservation Area
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RB2026/1245 Status unknown
Grange Park Golf Club Upper Wortley Road Kimberworth 9999
Remodelling of the 8th Fairway and associated tree works, creation of a new storage pond, ornamental lake and implementation of native planting scheme
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RB2026/1233 Awaiting decision
Land at Chapel Way/Stockwell Avenue Kiveton 9999
Discharge of condition 18 imposed by RB2023/0238
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RB2026/1234 Awaiting decision
241 Wickersley Road Herringthorpe 0241
Demolition of garages, two storey side/rear extension, and erection of two residential dwellings with associated parking
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RB2026/1243 Awaiting decision
49 Burman Road Wath-upon-Dearne 0049
Lawful Development Certificate re Proposed erection of single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding
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RB2026/1218 Awaiting decision
38 Goose Lane Wickersley 0038
Discharge of conditions 04, 07, 10 & 11 imposed by RB2025/1316
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RB2026/1207 Awaiting decision
75 Locksley Drive Thurcroft Rotherham 0075
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey front extension
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RB2026/1206 Status unknown
Land adjacent 28 Worksop Road Woodsetts Rotherham 9999
Outline application for the erection of one dwelling and associated works with all matters reserved accept access
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RB2026/1220 Awaiting decision
. Courtesy Consultation .
Courtesy Consultation for residential development of 270 new dwellings, together with access, public open space, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and associated works land south of Cemetery Road, Jump
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RB2026/1213 Awaiting decision
St Stephens Vicarge Doncaster Road East Dene 9999
Erection of additional storey to detached garage to form habitable space on first floor level
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RB2026/1210 Awaiting decision
. Courtesy Consultation .
Courtesy Consultation for erection of 3 x retail units (Use Class E) with car parking, EV charging points and associated works following the demolition of the existing buildings/structures at land west of Brampton Road, Wombwell
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RB2026/1222 Awaiting decision
37 Grange Road Moorgate 0037
Two storey side/rear extensions, loft conversion with rear dormer window, single storey front & rear extensions & insertion of window on second floor rear elevation
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RB2026/1219 Awaiting decision
38 Goose Lane Wickersley 0038
Discharge of condition 03 Biodiversity Gain Plan imposed by RB2025/1316
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RB2026/1228 Awaiting decision
land south of Highfield Spring Waverley 9999
Application to vary conditions 02, 03, 04, 07, 09, 12, 15, 16, 29 & remove condition 17 to amend the layout and house types imposed by RB2024/0344 - Continuation of Reserved matters application (details of access, external appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) for the erection of 177 dwellinghouses (reserved by outline RB2022/1076)
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RB2026/1224 Awaiting decision
land rear of 69 Main Street North Anston 9999
Erection of 2 dwellinghouses, demolition & re-build of front boundary wall and creation of new access
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RB2026/1205 Withdrawn
18 Patterdale Grove Wickersley 0018
Application to undertake works to trees protected by RMBC TPO 10 (2010)
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RB2026/1230 Awaiting decision
Land adjacent 38 Staple Green Thrybergh 9999
Erection of detached bungalow
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RB2026/1235 Withdrawn
13 Acer Close South Anston 0013
Demolition of detached garage and erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions
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RB2026/1204 Awaiting decision
16 Patterdale Grove Wickersley 0016
Application to undertake works to trees protected by RMBC TPO 10 (2010)
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RB2026/1221 Awaiting decision
18-20 College Street Rotherham Town Centre 0018
Change of use of ground floor to Adult Gaming Centre (use class Sui Generis)
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RB2026/1217 Awaiting decision
63 Park Hill Swallownest 0063
First floor side & rear extension
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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RB2026/1223 Granted
The Clubhouse Baring Road Kimberworth 9999
Non-material amendment to application RB2025/0705 to include approved plans
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RB2026/1211 Decided
93 Laughton Road Dinnington 0093
Change of use from retail (Use Class E) to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis), including the installation of associated commercial kitchen extraction and ventilation equipment
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RB2026/0848 Granted
Thornhill Primary School Clough Bank Thornhill 9999
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan imposed by planning application RB2024/1776
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RB2026/1003 Granted
Orchard Cottage 4 Gildingwells Road Letwell Rotherham 0004
Application to vary condition 04 (rear dormer materials) imposed by Planning Application RB2025/0299
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RB2026/1001 Granted
Ascension Ladyfield Road Kiveton Park Rotherham 9999
Application to vary condition 02 approved plans (to alter the design of the approved boundary) as imposed by Planning application RB2024/0024
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RB2026/0827 Refused
TSD Motor Sales Ltd Old Doncaster Road Wath-upon-Dearne 9999
Retention of 3 no. upper-level container storage units
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RB2026/0992 Granted
Parkgate Security Centre Retail World Stadium Way Parkgate 9999
Display of illuminated and non illuminated signs
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RB2026/1102 Granted
land on the south side of Thorpe Road Harthill 9999
Prior Notification of intent to erect a solid timber forestry building (Permitted Development under Part 6, Class E of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2025 (as amended)
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RB2026/1030 Granted
50 The Brow Brecks 0050
Conversion of garage to habitable living space and erection of single storey rear extension
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RB2026/1037 Granted
Old School Yard, The Stables School Hill Whiston 9999
Discharge of conditions 8 &14 imposed by RB2025/1587
The full record
Decisions between 2012 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 8,577 decisions from Rotherham between 2012 and 2026, part of 8,951 applications on record. Over that period 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 7,178 granted against 682 refused. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,509 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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RB2011/1717 Granted
Cotswold House Hooton Lane Slade Hooton
Demolish existing garage and car port and erect single storey extension
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RB2012/0050 Granted
Scotch on the Rocks Harthill Road Thorpe Salvin
Single storey side & rear extension with formation of rooms in roofspace (amendment to RB2011/1201)
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RB2012/1455 Granted
30 Worksop Road Thorpe Salvin
Six weeks notice of intent to fell 1 No. cherry tree within Thorpe Salvin Conservation Area
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RB2012/1202 Withdrawn
Mill House Mill Road Treeton
Demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of detached garage on raised ground levels
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RB2012/1791 Granted
Mangham House Farm Scrooby Lane Parkgate
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a two storey side extension
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RB2013/0075 Granted
Coopers Yard 72 Church Street Greasbrough S61 4DX 0072
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 5 No. two storey dwellinghouses with rooms in roofspace, 1 No. two storey dwellinghouse and associated garages (renewal of permission RB2010/0021)
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RB2013/0071 Granted
56 Newhill Road Wath-upon-Dearne S63 6JU 0056
Listed Building Consent for re-tiling roof, replace existing roof light with a velux roof light and install new roof light to rear elevation and replacement guttering
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RB2013/0070 Withdrawn
Former Gloystarne Site Mangham Road Parkgate S62 6EF 9999
Continuation of change of use from storage and distribution (use class B8) to household, commercial and industrial waste storage, treatment and transfer facility (use class sui generis) without compliance with Condition 07 (no incineration process carried out at the site nor any incidental burning of waste material whatsoever) imposed by RB2010/0025.
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RB2013/0078 Decided
89 Meadowhall Road Kimberworth S61 2JD 0089
Display 1 No. illuminated fascia sign to front and 1 No. illuminated fascia sign to side
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RB2015/0660 Granted
21 Fir Tree Drive Wales
Single storey side extension
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 812 60%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 332 24%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 218 16%
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Rotherham
- Anston & Woodsetts 162
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 336
- Aston & Todwick Ward 231
- Aughton & Swallownest Ward 149
- Boston Castle 318
- Boston Castle Ward 686
- Bramley & Ravenfield Ward 187
- Brinsworth & Catcliffe 161
- Brinsworth Ward 147
- Dalton & Thrybergh Ward 124
- Dinnington 183
- Dinnington Ward 368
- Greasbrough Ward 52
- Hellaby 208
- Hellaby & Maltby West Ward 139
- Holderness 163
- Hoober 166
- Hoober Ward 269
- Keppel 104
- Keppel Ward 193
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 127
- Maltby 108
- Maltby East Ward 114
- Rawmarsh 173
- Rawmarsh East Ward 183
- Rawmarsh West Ward 128
- Rother Vale 154
- Rother Vale Ward 344
- Rotherham East 100
- Rotherham East Ward 164
- Rotherham West 108
- Rotherham West Ward 131
- Silverwood 124
- Sitwell 196
- Sitwell Ward 381
- Swinton 72
- Swinton Rockingham Ward 146
- Thurcroft & Wickersley South Ward 283
- Valley 119
- Wales 234
- Wales Ward 319
- Wath 171
- Wath Ward 194
- Wickersley 128
- Wickersley North Ward 135
- Wingfield 56
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Rotherham decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Rotherham decided 1362 planning applications. 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Rotherham?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 52 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Rotherham decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1362 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 60% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 84% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Rotherham decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 8577 decisions from Rotherham between 2012 and 2026, out of 8,951 applications on record. Across that whole period 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Rotherham?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 155 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Rotherham's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Rotherham: 8,951 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,362 decided, 89% approved, median 52 days to a decision. 1,398 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2012 and 2026: 8,577 in total, 91% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.