Rotherham: Plans approved for 120 homes on ex-bus depot site

The depot in Midland Road was in use between 1976 and 2016

Plans to build 120 new homes on the site of a now-demolished bus depot in Rotherham have been approved.

Outline planning permission has been granted to develop the former South Yorkshire Bus Depot on Midland Road.

Prospect Estates wants to build a mixture of houses and apartments on the site.

Although previously designated for business use the site has been on the market since 2019, with no formal offers.

The depot was in use between 1982 and 2016 and the majority of the buildings on the site were demolished in 2023.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, access to the site would be from the existing entry and exit on Midland Road, with a further two new access points on Union Street.

The applicant will be required to fund double yellow lines on Union Street and a 20mph zone on roads within the development.

Three objections were submitted, raising concerns about congestion, air and noise pollution, increased demand on GPs and schools and the loss of a bus depot.

Two councillors have supported the application, stating that the site has been derelict for the past seven years, and has been a target for anti-social behaviour.

According to council documents, the developer would be required to contribute £500 per home towards sustainable travel, £26,000 to bus stop improvements and an as-yet uncalculated sum towards school places.

A quarter of the homes would also be designated as "affordable" housing.