52 Rotherham Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71
Description
Auction Commencing on Monday 20th July from 1pm and ending 24 hours later on Tuesday 21st July from 11am with Auction House South Yorkshire
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Outstanding freehold development opportunity with planning permission for five detached executive homes, with works already commenced and excellent scope for developers and investors.
*pre auction offers welcomed.
Outstanding Residential Development Opportunity with Planning Permission for Five Detached Dwellings
An exceptional opportunity to acquire a substantial freehold development site in the sought-after area of Monk Bretton, Barnsley. The site benefits from approved reserved matters planning permission for the construction of five high-quality detached family homes, offering an exciting prospect for developers, builders and investors alike.
The site has already seen a significant level of preparatory works completed, including the formation of foundations, construction of boundary walls and completion of the new site entrance and access crossover, demonstrating that the development has commenced. Progress photographs and a subsequent Lawful Development Certificate application have been submitted to verify commencement within the planning permission timescales.
Planning approval was granted under application 2023/0047 for the reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) relating to the earlier outline consent, permitting the development of five detached dwellings with associated works. The approved CGI illustrations demonstrate an attractive scheme of modern stone-built executive homes, designed to complement the surrounding area.
Occupying a generous plot with excellent access directly from Rotherham Road, the site is conveniently positioned for local amenities, schools, transport links and Barnsley town centre, making it ideally suited to the family housing market.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a partially commenced residential development with planning already secured, allowing purchasers to continue delivery of an attractive scheme in a well-established residential location.
Planning
Reserved Matters Approval for 5 detached dwellings
Approved under Barnsley Council planning application 2023/0047
Site works commenced with foundations, boundary walling and access works completed
Lawful Development Certificate application submitted to confirm lawful commencement of the approved development.
Tenure
Freehold.
Tenure: Freehold
Administration Fee: £3600 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.
Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-03
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange503 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 394
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Oakhill Primary Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 328
- Type
- Academy converter
- Burton Road Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 331
- Type
- Community school
- Hunningley Primary Academy1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 426
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Forest Academy1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 346
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Barnsley Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 874
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Christian
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,108
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards2.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 882
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Church of England
- Outwood Academy Carlton2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,109
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Horizon Community College2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,909
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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