Residents can comment on the plans until April 10.
South Anston’s cemetery will double in size, if extension plans are approved.
Applicants hope to increase the cemetery size by 0.8 acres, using agricultural land to the south eastern edge of the site on Sheffield Road.
The cemetery, which is reaching capacity, will be able to provide spaces for the next 15 years if the plans are approved.
Planning documents state that the applicant is the landowner and has been in dialogue with the Parish Council, which has “expressed an intention to purchase the land currently in agricultural use”.
A new access will be created to replace the existing two
accesses to the agricultural field, which will provide ” unrestricted
visibility in either direction along Sheffield Road”.
The existing access will be closed, and a further 10 parking spaces will be created.
“The proposal allows improvements in the establishment of improved access
arrangements with better visibility and provision of off-street parking spaces.
Ten spaces are sufficient to provide for the relatively small gatherings at the
burial service and the occasional public use of the cemetery,” add planning documents.
