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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
23,065 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
88 Eastfield Crescent, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6DN
Received 26 Nov 201328 Bar Lane, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6DQ
Received 8 Jun 2022119 High Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8HS
Received 2 Aug 202333 Sackup Lane, Darton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 5AN
Received 16 Feb 2007118 Tinker Lane Hoyland Common Barnsley S74 0PR
Received 18 Apr 2006Corner House, 12A Summerford, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 7GS
Received 16 Mar 2026Cudworth Fire Station, Burton Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 5SA
Received 25 Mar 202018 Richard Avenue, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 1UZ
Received 23 Dec 201571 Hawshaw Lane, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0HJ
Received 12 Dec 2016Burntwood Hall Farm, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9HB
Received 1 Nov 202475 Newhill Road Monk Bretton Barnsley S71 1XH
Received 16 Jan 2006Helensburgh Close, Pogmoor, Barnsley
Received 11 Aug 20082 Royd Moor Hall Farm, Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 7RD
Received 6 Sept 200717 Applehaigh View, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4HR
Received 19 Jul 2011Woodland to the rear of 24 Gledhill Avenue, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BD
Received 11 Apr 201612 Rose Hill Close, Cubley, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6UF
Received 25 Oct 201746 Sackup Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5AN
Received 9 Sept 201347 Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley.
Received 24 Jan 200728 Salters Way, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 6UE
Received 8 Dec 2022Woodhead View, Bankend Farm, Bark Lane, Wortley, Sheffield, S35 7DG
Received 24 Oct 201265/65A High Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 8HS
Received 11 Aug 2006Land adjacent 107 Sheffield Road, Springvale, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 6HJ
Received 20 Jul 20113 Latchmoor Close, Barnsley, S75 1EU
Received 22 Jun 2023Former William Freeman Site, Wakefield Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6ND
Received 6 Oct 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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