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land at Long Lane Whiston

Granted Rotherham RB2025/1468 Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a new 400kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation including gantries, internal access roads, a GIS building, parking, drainage, emergency diesel generator, lighting and CCTV, permanent access road from Long Lane, earthworks, landscaping and biodiversity enhancement, and fencing and the permanent realignment of Whiston Footpath 10

As published by the council, reference RB2025/1468

Application record

Reference
RB2025/1468
Type
Full
Status
Dec
Decision
GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Decided
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Sitwell Ward
Parish
Whiston
Decision by
Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Received by Rotherham

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

96 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Rotherham granted permission on 19 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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