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Allowed11 February 20266001893

Aston Springs Farm, Mansfield Road Aston, Rotherham, S26 5PQ

Planning appeal 6001893 at Aston Springs Farm, Mansfield Road Aston, Rotherham, S26 5PQ (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 11 February 2026 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 7 is relevant and necessary with regard to the promotion of sustainable and inclusive access by public transport.

the erection of a building for use for agriculture, cafe and toilets without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref RB2015/0676, dated 27 January 2016

Authority
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
S26 5PQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether Condition 7 is relevant and necessary with regard to the promotion of sustainable and inclusive access by public transport
  • The impact of its retention on highway safety

What decided it

The condition was unenforceable as originally drafted because the required 2m footway could not be constructed entirely within land controlled by the appellant, but it could be made enforceable by reducing the width to 1.8m while still serving its purpose of promoting safe and sustainable public transport access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP26

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