Planning application
land at Long Lane Whiston
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 As published: 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
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11 Nov 2025
Received by Rotherham
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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RB2026/1433 Awaiting decision
Land at Long Lane Whiston 9999
Discharge of Bio-diversity Gain Plan conditions 17,18, & 19 imposed by RB2025/1468
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RB2026/1249 Granted
Land at Long Lane Whiston 9999
Discharge of condition 20 imposed by RB2025/1468
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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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RB2026/1300 Awaiting decision
Land at Long Lane Whiston 9999
Discharge of conditions 15 & 21 imposed by planning application RB2025/1468
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
96 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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