®Planning appeal decision
12 High Street, Rotherham, S25 1YF
Planning appeal 3349672 at 12 High Street, Rotherham, S25 1YF (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2025 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character, appearance and significance of the Laughton-en-le-Morthen Conservation Area.
A new detached two-storey dwelling in the northern portion of the garden of 12 High Street
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- S25 1YF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character, appearance and significance of the Laughton-en-le-Morthen Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether sufficient information has been provided to assess the effect of the proposal on archaeology, biodiversity, and a scheme of comprehensive development for the wider area
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from the substandard access combined with insufficient archaeological information to determine potential harm to heritage assets.
Even if the Council could not demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, the adverse impacts on highway safety and insufficient archaeology information would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefit of one additional dwelling and limited short-term employment and support for settlement services.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS23Policy SP41Policy SP33Policy SP12Policy SP43Policy SP42
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215Paragraph 116Paragraph 207Paragraph 78
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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