Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 23%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 34plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to privacy, access and the provision…”
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“The main issues are: - • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance…”
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“The main issues relevant to this appeal are: • the effect of the proposed development upon the vitality and viability of Rotherham Town Centre • the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety; and • the effect of the…”
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“It follows that the main issue is the effect of the development on highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.