Brook Hill, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61
- Land size
- 1.43 acres
Key Features
- * For Sale by Modern Auction – T & C’s apply
- * Subject to Reserve Price
- * Buyers fees apply
- * The Modern Method of Auction
- * Land For Sale (1.43 Acres)
- * Permission in Principle for 9 Dwellings
Description
The site offers considerable potential to appeal to developers, housebuilders, investors and self-build purchasers, with the existing Permission in Principle providing an established basis for residential development.
Key features include:
· Approximately 1.43 acres
· Permission in Principle for 9 dwellinghouses
· Extensive technical information already available
· Phase 2 Ground Investigation undertaken
· Topographical Survey available
· Flood Risk Assessment available
· Potential to explore alternative residential schemes, subject to planning
· Possible scope for a lower-density executive housing development
· Potential interest for a self-builder seeking a substantial individual home
· Established residential surroundings
· Popular Thorpe Hesley location
· Excellent access to the M1 motorway network
· Convenient for Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley
Full planning and supporting documentation can be accessed through the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council planning portal using reference RB2025/1571.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS & TENANTS:
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are traveling some distance to view. POTENTIAL PURCHASERS: Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller. POTENTIAL TENANTS: All properties are available for a minimum length of time, with the exception of short term accommodation. Please contact the branch for details. A security deposit of at least one month’s rent is required. Rent is to be paid one month in advance. It is the tenant’s responsibility to insure any personal possessions. Payment of all utilities including water rates or metered supply and Council Tax is the responsibility of the tenant in most cases.
CHA260372/2
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-07
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 124 Development Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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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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- Restrictions
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Thorpe Hesley Primary School256 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 580
- Type
- Academy converter
- Coit Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Community school
- Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 105
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lound Junior School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lound Infant School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 142
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Ecclesfield School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,711
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Wingfield Academy2.3 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 990
- Type
- Academy converter
- Winterhill School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 941
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Firth Park2.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,115
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Hinde House 2-16 Academy2.6 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,456
- 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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 10 metres away.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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