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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23,065 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Martins Nest Farm, Grime Lane, Whitley Common, Barnsley, HD9 7TG
Received 15 Apr 201959 Green Spring Avenue, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SW
Received 19 Aug 2010108 - 112 Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 1JB
Received 25 Nov 2014Jumble Lane Level Crossing, Kendray Street/Midland Street/Market Gate, Barnsley, S70 1DB
Received 13 Jan 20233 Cobcar Close, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8BL
Received 14 Apr 201529 Loxley Road, Lundwood, Barnsley
Received 21 Nov 20063 Latchmoor Close, Barnsley, S75 1EU
Received 5 Sept 2023Army Reserve Centre, Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 1NU
Received 19 Mar 2026Land off Lynton Place, Kexbrough, Barnsley, S75 5JU
Received 11 May 2017Poplar Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0HT
Received 31 Jan 2023Georges Close (Former Reservoir), Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AW
Received 17 Feb 2010Land at Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7ED
Received 5 Feb 2015Land to the north and south of Dearne Valley Parkway, Gateway 36 Development Site, Hoyland, Barnsley
Received 4 Jul 202220 Highstone Avenue, Worsbrough Common, Barnsley
Received 18 Feb 2007Site of former Kingwell Centre, Genn Lane, Ward Green, Barnsley.
Received 23 Jan 2007Lower Pickliffes Farm, Copster Lane, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YF
Received 17 Oct 2025The Paddock, 118 Upper Hoyland Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9NL
Received 23 Apr 2015Woodmans House, Old Mill Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7EG
Received 19 Sept 201923 Green Acres, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 6DB
Received 28 Mar 200731 Bellscroft, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0UZ
Received 21 Aug 2020Asos, Park Spring Road, Little Houghton, Barnsley, S72 7GX
Received 12 Aug 202029 Harvey Street, Kingstone, Barnsley, S70 6JT
Received 1 May 201845 Locke Avenue, Barnsley, S70 1QH
Received 7 Aug 200817 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Received 9 May 2008Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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