Agenda and draft minutes

There were no items on the agenda to warrant exclusion of the press and public.

There were no matters of urgency for consideration.

There were no Declarations of Interest to report.

Resolved:- That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Regulatory Board held on Thursday, 26^th February, 2026, be approved as a correct record of the meeting and signed by the Chair.

There were no site visits or deferments recommended.

Resolved:-  (1)  That, on the development proposals now considered, the requisite notices be issued and be made available on the Council’s website and that the time limits specified in Sections 91 and 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 apply.

In accordance with the right to speak procedure the following people attended the meeting and spoke about the applications below:-

-               Erection of 228 dwellings with associated access, open space, drainage infrastructure and landscaping at land to north of Grange Road/off Priestley Avenue Rawmarsh for Taylor Wimpey Limited (RB2025/0537)

Ms. S. Carr (on behalf of the Applicant)

Councillor D. Sheppard (Objector)

Statements read out on behalf of:-

Mrs. B. Heath (Objector)

Mr. B. Smith (Objector)

Ms. L. Braisby (Objector)

-               Erection of two stable blocks at land adjacent A57 Chesterfield Road, Swallownest for Mr. J. White (RB2025/1101)

Mr. R. Beal (on behalf of the Applicant)

-               Application to vary conditions 06 (amend wording relating to car parking spaces and 07 (new rota document amendments) imposed by RB2025/0610 at 92 Swinston Hill Road, Dinnington for Mr. Hallam (RB2026/0061)

Mr. L. Hallam (Applicant)

Ms. V. Thurtle (Supporter)

Mr. G. Tabor (Objector)

Mrs. K. Tabor (Objector)

Ms. A. Wright (Objector on behalf of Dinnington Town Council)

(2)  That in relation to application RB2025/0537:-

(a)  That the Council enter into a legal agreement with the developer under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the purposes of securing the following:-

S106 agreement Heads of Terms

·           25% affordable housing provision (57 units) as shown on drawing 24 5750 08 S106 Plan Rev D.  Including Affordable Rent (32 units).

Contributions

·           Bus Stop Improvements Contribution £60,106.

·           Highways TRO Contributions:-

       £5,000 (20mph speed limit).

       £5,000 (investigation of a traffic regulation order to improve junction capacity at the Haugh Road/A633 junction).

       £500 (sustainable transport) per dwelling (£114 000).

·           Greenspace Contribution £149,500.

·           Playing Pitch contribution £105,715.

·           Education Contribution to accord with SPD towards Primary School places.

Biodiversity Net Gain

·           Biodiversity Net Gain – 10% increase required as per new legislation – details of Biodiversity Net Gain to be approved via conditions.

(b)  subject to the satisfactory signing of the agreement application RB2025/0537 be granted for the reasons adopted by Members at the meeting and subject to the relevant conditions listed in the submitted report.

(3)  That applications RB2025/1101 and RB2026/0061 be granted for the reasons adopted by Members at the meeting and subject to the relevant conditions listed in the submitted report. 

Further to Minute No. 45 of the meeting of the Planning Board held on 27^th November, 2025, consideration was given to the report of the Service Director of Planning, Regeneration and  Transportation Service and several slides presented by officers which outlined the latest update on the Whitestone Solar Farm proposal being progressed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), requiring a Development Consent Order (DCO) from the Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008 rather than determination by the Council.

An update was provided on the role of the Council as a statutory consultee, the review by officers on the Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) and the associated response that whilst satisfied that most statutory requirements appeared to have been met,  this was not considered complete due to a number of landowners not being served with a Section 42 notice.

The Council had received a substantial amount of feedback from Parish Councils, Ward Members and residents outlining a number of concerns, but following a review of the comments received by local residents and statutory consultees the applicants have made amendments to the overall masterplan.  These updated maps and the changes were shared with Members.  These now incorporated additional reductions to the proposed solar development areas located in proximity to villages and residential properties. These revisions resulted in an overall 37% reduction in the developable area when compared with the initial proposals.

It was further highted that a review of land identified for environmental mitigation had also been undertaken which meant that areas that exceeded what was required to deliver appropriate ecological benefits have been removed from the scheme. These parcels of land would, therefore, remain outside the project boundary and continue in their existing agricultural use, supporting the applicant’s objective of maximising local agricultural productivity.

Furthermore, these amendments, together with any subsequent revisions to the Draft Environmental Statement, were anticipated to form part of the documentation submitted to PINS as part of the Development Consent Order application. The Council would be afforded the opportunity to provide representations on these matters through the preparation of its Local Impact Report.

Further detail was provided on the inclusion of the National Grid Substation and how this was progressing.  As this new substation remained subject to planning approval and had not yet been constructed, the project boundary for Whitestone included cable routes to both the existing Brinsworth substation and the proposed Long Lane site.

It was noted the Council would continue to prepare for the Local Impact Report and had instructed specialist external consultants who could provide technical expertise in key areas and assist in the compilation of the necessary reports.

Liaison had continued with the applicants with topic based meetings have been being held to discuss any issues raised.  These were likely to continue throughout the pre-application stage on various subjects.  Additionally, a Long List of developments had also been agreed to be considered within the cumulative impact assessment for the Whitestone project.  Information was provided on the expectations of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

There were no updates to report.