Brownfield land in Rotherham: 88 sites on the register
Part of development land in South Yorkshire — 1,097 sites across 4 councils.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has published 88 brownfield sites in Rotherham on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 54.6 hectares with an estimated capacity of 2,459 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Rotherham register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberyard, Outgang Lane, Dinnington, S25 3QX | 7.96 | 271 | not yet |
| land at Oldgate Lane, Thrybergh | 6.77 | 237 | permissioned |
| Swinden Technology Centre, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 3AR | 6.68 | 197 | permissioned |
| Properties along Newland Avenue and Braithwell Road and Chadwick Drive, Maltby, Rotherham, | 2.73 | — | permissioned |
| Plot HC5, Land at Highfield Spring, Waverley, Rotherham | 1.82 | — | permissioned |
| Former Garden Centre, Station Road, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7DQ | 1.44 | 60 | permissioned |
| Land off Monksbridge Road, Dinnington, Rotherham, S25 3QS | 1.40 | 45 | not yet |
| Tarmac site off Blyth Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S64 8HJ | 0.95 | 25 | permissioned |
Source: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 14 of the 88 sites (16%) state no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 74 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Rotherham register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 2,459 is what the council thinks Rotherham’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Rotherham
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- How much brownfield land is there in Rotherham?
- Where can I build houses in Rotherham?
- Rotherham land availability assessment
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