Planning application
Whitestone Solar Farm various sites within Rotherham 9999
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Environmental Statement (ES) and the scoping process for the Whitestone Solar Farm
As published by the council, reference RB2025/0603
Application record
- Reference
- RB2025/0603
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 24 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2025
- Decision by
- Proposed to be Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2025
Received by Rotherham
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rotherham took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Rotherham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rotherham decided outline applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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