Planning appeal decision
5 Woodlands Farm, Front Street, Treeton, Rotherham, S60 5QX
Planning appeal 6004307 at 5 Woodlands Farm, Front Street, Treeton, Rotherham, S60 5QX (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2026 by Inspector Colebourne S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the significance of the Treeton Conservation Area and its effect on the character and appearance of the building and the area.
Rear single storey extension to provide a larger Kitchen, Dining Area and Lounge. The roof will be at a shallow pitch (to match neighbours extension) and in clay pantiles with the first two courses of tiles to be in stone (to match existing detailing). Wal ls, Heads and cills and the coping to the water table will be in a locally sourced stone
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Colebourne S
- Postcode
- S60 5QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the significance of the Treeton Conservation Area and its effect on the character and appearance of the building and the area
What decided it
The substantial width of the proposed extension and its obscuring of most of the historic cart shed opening would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the building and fail to preserve or enhance the significance of the Treeton Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS23CS28
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.
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