Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Council Online Planning - Decision Notice Summary

Planning Application Number: RB2026/0480
Site Address: 41 Worksop Road Swallownest 0041
Description: Construction of 4 apartments over existing buildings with rooms in roofspace, balconies to front and stairs and access balcony to rear, conversion of laundrette to cycle/bin store and erection of 2.1m high fence
Officer Recommendation: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Officer Recommendation Date: 16 July 2026
Decision Date: 16 July 2026
Decision Type: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Temporary Expiry Date:
Decision Level/Committee: Committee
Conditions / Reason for Refusal: 01 The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason In order to comply with the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. 02 The permission hereby granted shall relate to the area shown outlined in red on the approved location plan and the development shall only take place in accordance with the submitted details and specifications and as shown on the approved plans Drawing numbers: • 1164-A1.1B Location Plan and Site Plan • 1164-A2.1C GF Proposed Ground Floor Plan • 1164-A2.2C FF Proposed First Floor Plan • 1164-A2.3C SF – Proposed Second Floor Plan • 1164-A1.4C Parking Area – Proposed Car Parking Plan • 1164-A3.1A El – Proposed Elevations • 1164-A3.3A Street Scene – Existing and Proposed Street Scene Plans • 1164-A4.1 A-A – Building Section A-A • 1164-A4.2 B-B – Building Section B-B • 1164-A4.3 C-C – Building Section C-C • 1164-A2.0 FD Foundations and Drainage Plan • 1164-A1.8 Shading – Shading Analysis Plan • 1164-A1.4A GF Area – Areas for Proposed Ground Floor • 1164-A1.5B FF Area – Areas for Proposed First Floor • 1164-A1.6C SF Area – Areas for Proposed Second Floor • 1164-A1.2 - Vision Lines at 25 Degrees • 1164-A2.3B SF – Vision Lines at 25 Degrees to Second Floor • 1164-A3.3C Street Scene – Vision Lines at 25 Degrees on Street Scene Plan Reason To define the permission and for the avoidance of doubt. 03 The construction of the apartments shall not commence 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 ensure that appropriate materials are used in the construction of the development in the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Local Plan Policy CS28. 04 Before the development is brought into use, that part of the site to be used by vehicles shall be constructed with either; a) a permeable surface and associated water retention/collection drainage, or; b) an impermeable surface with water collected and taken to a separately constructed water retention/discharge system within the site. The area shall thereafter be maintained in a working condition. Reason To ensure that surface water can adequately be drained and that mud and other extraneous material is not deposited on the public highway and that each dwelling can be reached conveniently from the footway in the interests of the adequate drainage of the site, road safety and residential amenity. 05 Before the development is brought into use the car parking area shown on the approved plan shall be provided, marked out and thereafter maintained for car parking. Reason To ensure the provision of satisfactory garage/parking space and avoid the necessity for the parking of vehicles on the highway in the interests of road safety. 06 The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved electric vehicle charging details shown on plan ref: 1164.A2.1C and retained in perpetuity. Each dwelling shall not be occupied until the charging point is provided. Reason In the interests of sustainable development and air quality in accordance with the Local Plan and the NPPF. 07 Except in case of emergency, no operations shall take place on site other than between the hours of 0800 to 1800 hours Monday to Friday and between 0900 to 1300 hours on Saturdays. There shall be no working on Sundays or Public Holidays. At times when operations are not permitted work shall be limited to maintenance and servicing of plant or other work of an essential or emergency nature. The Planning Authority shall be notified at the earliest opportunity of the occurrence of any such emergency and a schedule of essential work shall be provided. Reason To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with RMBC Policy SP52 and Part 15 of the NPPF. 08 All machinery and vehicles employed on the site shall be fitted with effective silencers of a type appropriate to their specification and at all times the noise emitted by vehicles, plant, machinery or otherwise arising from on-site activities, shall be minimised in accordance with the guidance provided in British Standard 5228 Code of Practice; 'Noise Control on Construction and Open Sites', and Minerals Planning Guidance Note 11 (1993) 'The Control of Noise at Surface Mineral Workings'. Reason To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with RMBC Policy SP52 and Part 15 of the NPPF. 09 At all times during the carrying out of operations authorised or required under this permission, best practicable means shall be employed to minimise dust. Such measures may include water bowsers, sprayers whether mobile or fixed, or similar equipment. At such times when due to site conditions the prevention of dust nuisance by these means is considered by the Planning Authority in consultations with the site operator to be impracticable, then movements of soils and overburden shall be temporarily curtailed until such times as the site/weather conditions improve such as to permit a resumption. Reason To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with RMBC Policy SP52 and Part 15 of the NPPF. 10 Effective steps shall be taken by the operator to prevent the deposition of mud, dust and other materials on the adjoining public highway caused by vehicles visiting and leaving the site. Any accidental deposition of dust, slurry, mud or any other material from the site, on the public highway shall be removed immediately by the developer. Reason To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with RMBC Policy SP52 and Part 15 of the NPPF. POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT The applicant and the Local Planning Authority engaged in pre application discussions to consider the development before the submission of the planning application. The application was submitted on the basis of these discussions; or was amended to accord with them. It was considered to be in accordance with the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework.

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