Purpose

1.  
That two new sites: LWS 208
Brookfield Park, LWS 202 Pithouse West, be added to the
Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites series, using the boundaries shown
in Appendix 2.

2.  
That approval is given to proceed with the
integration of these Rotherham Local Wildlife
Sites in the determination of relevant
planning applications.
 

Decision

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE
DECISION
  

Date of
Decision:
 

10/02/2025

Title:

Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites 2025
Boundaries Update

Decision
Maker:
(Including Job
Title)
 

Simon Moss, Assistant Director
of Planning, Regeneration and Transport

Specific
Delegation:
(If
any)
 

Assistant Director –
Planning Regeneration and Transport, Head of Planning and Building
Control,
Planning Policy
Manager
 

Designate, de-designate and amend the boundaries of
Local Wildlife Sites and Local Sites for geodiversity interest
(including Regionally Important Geological Sites) following
recommendations from the relevant Local Sites panels.

Brief Description
of Decision:
 
 

Addition of two new Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) to the existing
LWS Series:

·       
LWS 208 Brookfields Park (adjacent to Bolton Road,
estimated central point postcode S63 7LL).

·       
LWS 202 Pithouse West (adjacent to Waleswood Road,
estimated central point postcode S26 5PF).
 

Reasons for the
Decision:
 
 

Approval and integration into
non-statutory planning designation would contribute towards the
robustness of the Local Plan.

Details of
alternative options considered and rejected:
 

Not
designating the new LWS boundaries would mean the Local Site System
is not kept up to date. The LWS have been identified and agreed by
the expert Local Wildlife Sites Panel as meriting
inclusion.

Conflicts of
interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision
maker which relates to the decision:

None.

Dispensations
Granted:
(If
any)
 

None.

Reports or parts
of reports considered

Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites 2025
boundaries update
 

 
I certify that this is a true record of the
executive decision in relation to the Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites 2025
boundaries update.
.
 
Signed by the
Decision
Maker                                  
Dated: 10th February, 2025
Name: Simon Moss
Job Title: Assistant Director, Planning Regeneration
& Transport