Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Council Online Planning - Decision Notice Summary

Planning Application Number: RB2025/0048
Site Address: Guest and Chrimes (former Brassworks) Don Street Rotherham Town Centre 9999
Description: Listed Building Consent for part conversion and demolition of the existing Grade II Listed Building, erection of new build with link to provide a new hotel development
Officer Recommendation: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Officer Recommendation Date: 07 August 2025
Decision Date: 07 August 2025
Decision Type: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Temporary Expiry Date:
Decision Level/Committee: Proposed to be Delegated
Conditions / Reason for Refusal: 01 The works to which this consent relates shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this consent. Reason In order to comply with the requirements of Section 18 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. 02 The permission hereby granted shall relate to the area shown outlined in red on the approved site plan and the development shall only take place in accordance with the submitted details and specifications as shown on the approved plans (as set out below) Drawing Numbers: 7650a(02) 0002-P02/0003 – P03 7650-a(05) 2004-P01/3001-P01/3002-P01/3003-P01/3050-P01/3101-P01/3102- P01/3103-P01/3150-P01/3151-P01/4100-P01/4101-P01/4102-P01/5000-P01 7650-a-(02)0010-P03/0011-P03/0012-P03/0013-P03/0014-P03/0015-P03/1001- P01/1002-P01/1003-P01/1004-P01/1005-P01/1102-P01/1103-P01 7650-a-(03)0010-P01/0011-P01/0012-P01/0013-P01/0014-P01/0015-P01/1001- P01/1002-P01/1003-P01/1102-P01/1103-P01 7650-a-(05)0003-P02/0005-P02/0010-P05/0011-P05/0012-P05/0013-P05/0014- P05/0015-P05/0016-P01/0110-P01/0111-P01/0112-P01/0116-P01/1001- P01/1002-P01/1003-P01/1004-P01/1005-P01/1006-P01/2001-P01/2002- P01/2003-P01 315-T-D-PL-TCP (received 09/01/2025) Reason To define the permission and for the avoidance of doubt. 03 No development above ground level shall take place until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted or samples of the materials have been left on site, and the details/samples have been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details/samples. Reason To protect the special character and appearance of the Grade II Listed Building in accordance with Policy SP40 ‘Listed Buildings.’ 04 Prior to the installation of the windows and doors on the remaining section of the Grade II Listed Building, details of the doors and windows, including their materials and colour treatment shall be submitted to and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority at a scale of 1:10. The development should proceed in accordance with the approved details. Reason To protect the special character and appearance of the Grade II Listed Buildings, in accordance with Local Plan Policy SP40 ‘Listed Buildings’. 05 Prior to the commencement of any demolition work on site, details shall have been provided to and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority (LPA) demonstrating either: • a construction contract with the builder to complete the redevelopment work for which we have given planning permission. • Or an alternative means of ensuring that the LPA are satisfied that demolition on the site will only occur immediately prior to the development of the consented development. All demolition and development shall be carried out in accordance with these arrangements. Reason To prevent unnecessary harm to the Grade II Listed Building. In accordance with Policy SP40 ‘Listed Buildings.’ 06 No development, shall take place until the applicant or their agents or successors in title have secured the implementation of a programme of historical and archaeological recording work of the building in accordance with a written scheme of investigation, the methods of which shall be submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The recording shall then be undertaken in accordance with the approved details. The results of the completed recording work will be made available to the Local Planning Authority once completed for deposit in public records at a timescale to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority. Reason To ensure that the building and any archaeological remains are adequately recorded. In accordance with Policy SP43 ‘Conserving and recording the historic environment and guidance contained in the NPPF. 07 Part A (pre-commencement) No development, including any demolition and groundworks, shall take place until the applicant, or their agent or successor in title, has submitted a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) that sets out a strategy for archaeological investigation, including a strategy for reporting on the archaeological investigations carried out in 2006-7, and this has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The WSI shall include: • The programme and method of site investigation and recording. • The requirement to seek preservation in situ of identified features of importance. • The programme for post-investigation assessment. • The provision to be made for analysis and reporting. • The provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the results. • The provision to be made for deposition of the archive created. • Nomination of a competent person/persons or organisation to undertake the works. • The timetable for completion of all site investigation and post-investigation works. Part B (pre-occupation/use) Thereafter the development shall only take place in accordance with the approved WSI and the development shall not be brought into use until the Local Planning Authority has confirmed in writing that the requirements of the WSI have been fulfilled or alternative timescales agreed. Reason To ensure that any archaeological remains present, whether buried or part of a standing building, are investigated and a proper understanding of their nature, date, extent and significance gained, before those remains are damaged or destroyed and that knowledge gained is then disseminated. In accordance with Local Plan SP 43 ‘Conserving and Recording the Historic Environment.’ 08 Prior to the hotel hereby approved being brought into use, details of an information board to the exterior of the building, outlining the sites history, shall be submitted to and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include the design and location of the information board and the text and graphics. The approved information board shall be retained and maintained on the site thoroughout the lifetime of the development, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Reason To provide a public record and information of the building for guests and members of public. Informative(s) 01 Informative - Bats If a bat or evidence of bats using a feature on site is discovered prior to or during development all work should stop immediately. A licensed bat consultant or Natural England must be contacted and works implemented only in accordance with methods advised by them. This advice note should be provided to any persons/contractors carrying out the development along with the contact details of a relevant ecological consultant. 03 Informative - Protected Species If a protected species (such as any bat, great crested newt, dormouse, badger, reptile, barn owl or any nesting bird) is discovered using a feature on site that would be affected by the development or related works all activity which might affect the

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