Housing development given go-ahead on overgrown land

A PLAN to build new houses on ‘dumping site’ land has been given the green light despite concerns from residents

Rotherham Council’s planning board heard that applicant Bradstreet Developments Ltd wanted to build five homes behind a row of terraced properties on Katherine Road, Thurcroft.

The land previously contained garages as far back as the 1960s although most have now been demolished and those that remain are in a poor state of repair with the remainder of the land overgrown and unused, a document says.

The application was for five detached dwellings, each with four bedrooms.

Each property, the papers say, will have two off-road parking spaces and private garden areas with 1.8 -metre fencing to the side.

A supporting document shows the proposal received 16 letters of objection and one letter of support from neighbours.

Objections raised issues with inadequate parking, too tight roads, the road surface and flooding among other concerns.

The application was approved unanimously.