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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

28,082Searchable applications

400Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,732 approved or refused records

2,643Refused applications

23,089 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas17 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Final Decision2009/1338
Change of use from redundant workshop to dwelling including addition of porch (Resubmission)
Forge House, Forge Lane, Wortley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 7DN
Received 15 Sept 2009
Final Decision2026/0022
Discharge of condition 11 (dust/contamination management) of planning application 2025/0166 for the erection of two dwellings.
Land off Ben Bank Road (to the rear of nos. 94, 96 and 98), Silkstone Common, Barnsley
Received 12 Jan 2026
Final Decision2022/0848
Change of use of barn to Veterinary Surgery (Use Class E) including internal and external alterations (Listed Building Consent)
Nether Mill Barn, Barnsley Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 8AD
Received 12 Aug 2022
Final Decision2020/1203
Dropped kerb access
35 Paddock Road, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6LF
Received 19 Oct 2020
Withdrawn2017/0839
Proposed internal alterations to facilitate changes of use within the premises to a mixture of A2, B2 and D2 uses, including indoor children's soft play centre
Nos 1-6 Barnsley Road, Platts Common, Barnsley, S74 0QN
Received 16 Jun 2017
Final Decision2006/0816
Conversion of existing attached garage to living accommodation and erection of detached garage
17 Thorncliffe Way Tankersley Barnsley
Received 9 May 2006
Final Decision2021/0261
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions and single storey front and rear extensions to dwelling
8 Stonehill Rise, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8JE
Received 22 Feb 2021
Withdrawn2021/0743
Discharge of conditions 7, 17 & 18 of 2019/1013 - Planning application for National Grid's Visual Impact Provision (VIP) project involving the following works:1) Construction of a new sealing end compound, including permanent access; 2) Construction of a temporary haul road from Brook Hill Lane including widened bellmouth; 3) Construction of a temporary Trans Pennine Trail Diversion to be used for approximately 12 - 18 months; following construction approximately 410m of said diversion surface would be retained permanently; and 4) Erection of two bridges (one temporary and one permanent) along the Trans Pennine Trail diversion
Land off Brook Hill Lane, Dunford Bridge, Barnsley, Sheffield
Received 24 May 2021
Final Decision2016/0801
Residential development of 1 no detached single storey dwelling (Outline)
Land Adjacent 16 Kendal Grove, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5DW
Received 28 Jun 2016
Final Decision2007/0159
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling
Carr Head Farm, 24 Carr Head Road, Howbrook, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 7HG
Received 24 Jan 2007
Final Decision2006/1525
Erection of 141 dwellings and part public open space (Reserved Matters)
Eckland Bridge Works, Manchester Road, Millhouse Green, Sheffield
Received 1 Sept 2006
Final Decision2014/0874
Demolition of existing single storey side extension, and erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling.
140 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4AQ
Received 24 Jul 2014
Final Decision2011/0043
Erection of rear single storey extension to dwelling
10 Greenfield Gardens, Athersley North, Barnsley, S71 3RR
Received 13 Jan 2011
Final Decision2022/0120
Proposed front extension to dwelling
12 Dove Close, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0SJ
Received 7 Feb 2022
Final Decision2020/1244
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extension including first floor balcony to dwelling
11 Malincroft, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6GB
Received 26 Oct 2020
Withdrawn2023/0411
Remove Poplar tree T1 within TPO 20/1973
Springwell Academy, St Helens Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY
Received 25 Apr 2023
Final Decision2008/1543
Erection of rear conservatory extension to dwelling
30 Buckingham Way, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4SL
Received 3 Oct 2008
Final Decision2008/0731
Erection of 5 detached dwellings (Reserved Matters)
553 Heathercroft Cottage, Doncaster Road, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5ER.
Received 28 Apr 2008
Final Decision2023/1095
Rear Pergola (Retrospective)
31 Swaithdale, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4RA
Received 30 Nov 2023
Final Decision2026/0693
Discharge of condition 8 (drainage) of outline application 2017/1718 which relates to residential development for up to 102 dwellings with associated infrastructure and access
Former William Freeman Site, Wakefield Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6DN
Received 20 Aug 2026
Final Decision2006/1845
Conversion of existing garage to living accommodation and erection of two storey side extension to dwelling
354 Pontefract Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 5JY
Received 27 Oct 2006
Final Decision2013/0879
Erection of first floor side extension and single storey rear extension to dwelling
Joan Royd House, Cubley, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9DA
Received 5 Aug 2013
Final Decision2021/0909
Two storey rear extension
3 Lily Terrace, Jump, Barnsley, S74 0JU
Received 24 Jun 2021
Final Decision2015/0823
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 2011/1248 - extension of time limit to complete work on site
Former Carlton Colliery, Shaw Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3HJ
Received 2 Jul 2015

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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