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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 · 25,717 approved or refused records

2,643Refused applications

23,074 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Final Decision2009/0462
Display of 1no. fascia and 1no. totem sign and vinyl window graphics to store. (Retrospective)
28 Barnsley Road, Dodworth, Barnsley
Received 3 Apr 2009
Final Decision2006/1908
Erection of detached bungalow
Land adjacent 8 Armroyd Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8ES
Received 8 Nov 2006
Final Decision2018/1033
Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch.
24 Eshlands Brook, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 5SH
Received 10 Aug 2018
Final Decision2007/0480
Extension to footpath (Retrospective)
Land adjacent to Higham Lane and Capitol Park, Dodworth
Received 9 Mar 2007
Registered2026/0409
Internal and external alterations to dwelling (including retrospective permission for repairing damaged roof, replacement of mortar, replacement blockwork, facing of historic underpinning, changes to windows and doors and replacement of rainwater goods and soil pipe), installation of electric vehicle charging point to front of existing detached garage and install of outbuilding/shed to rear (part retrospective)
33 Darton Road, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HU
Received 22 May 2026
Final Decision2019/0109
Internal alterations to long barn (ground floor), new timber bin store to rear of Long Barn, rebuilding of play area garden wall (junction of north east/south wall), stone repairs to Serpentine Bridge
Wentworth Castle Gardens, Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley, S75 3ET
Received 24 Jan 2019
Final Decision2006/0176
Erection of one pair of semi detached dwellings
Land adjacent 116 New Street Darfield Barnsley S73 9LL
Received 30 Jan 2006
Final Decision2013/0845
Residential development of 3 no. bungalows.
Land off Kingsway, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HA
Received 30 Jul 2013
Final Decision2006/1472
Erection of rear conservatory extension to dwelling
11 Oakroyd Crescent, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 7NY
Received 22 Aug 2006
Final Decision2006/1260
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling and side attached garage to dwelling
24 Milano Rise, Darfield, Barnsley
Received 20 Jul 2006
Final Decision2017/0334
Extensions to the height and the footprint of existing dwelling to create a 2 storey house, including provision of first floor balcony to front and an integral garage
108 A Intake Lane, Gawber Barnsley, S75 2HY
Received 7 Mar 2017
Final Decision2025/0765
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling
6 South Close, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NT
Received 1 Sept 2025
Final Decision2007/1179
Erection of a singley storey rear extension and an attached garage
119 Ingsfield Lane, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham
Received 9 Jul 2007
Final Decision2014/0182
Erection of 1no. detached dwelling.
34 Chatsworth Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3QH
Received 19 Feb 2014
Final Decision2025/0761
Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to House of Multiple Occupation (C4) for up to and including 5 people (Retrospective)
29 Agnes Road, Barnsley, S70 1NJ
Received 1 Sept 2025
Final Decision2021/0444
Details of condition 44 (ball stop mitigation) of planning permission 2020/0647 - Hybrid planning application for a development up to 103,086sqm of employment uses (use classes B1/B2 and B8) and associated works including access roads, drainage and landscaping, a) Outline seeking approval over means of access and scale across 2 development plots (plots 2&3) of up to 71,515sqm floorspace; and b) full application for the development of plot 1 (31,571 sqm floorspace for use B8), associated earthworks and creation of access points including new roundabout to link with Hoyland south Masterplan Area (Local Plan references HS68, HS65, HS61, HS58,HS6, SL5)
Land to the west of Sheffield Road, Hoyland, Barnsley
Received 24 Mar 2021
Final Decision2021/0870
Raise roof to give additional accommodation and pitched roof to existing garage
10 Wordsworth Avenue, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6EX
Received 21 Jun 2021
Final Decision2017/0512
Installation of a pitched roof on exisitng flat roof element of dwelling
1 Church Street, Jump, Barnsley, S74 0HZ
Received 13 Apr 2017
Final Decision2024/0866
Discharge of condition 18 (Drainage) of application 2023/0587 Erection of a new three storey building to create a 33 bed residential care home with associated works including landscaping and car parking
Land to west of Perseverance Street, Barnsley
Received 7 Oct 2024
Final Decision2007/0980
Increasing height and design of roof to provide additional bedroom and ensuite to dwelling
12 Trinity Meadows, Thurgoland, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 7BZ
Received 29 May 2007
Final Decision2007/1348
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling and garage (Resubmission)
16 Cleveden Way, Royston, Barnsley
Received 1 Aug 2007
Final Decision2011/0622
Formation of vehicular crossing and dropped kerb to classified road.
138 Upper Sheffield Road, Barnsley
Received 23 May 2011
Final Decision2017/1055
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling.
5 John Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0EB
Received 2 Aug 2017
Final Decision2010/0993
Erection of a rear conservatory extension to dwelling
8 Roebuck Ridge Jump Barnsley S74 OLJ
Received 5 Aug 2010

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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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