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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23,065 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Venetian Crescent Darfield Barnsley S73 9PZ
Received 12 Dec 2025Ashroyd 4, Ashroyd and Shortwood Business Park, Hoyland, Barnsley
Received 23 Nov 20152 Frederick Street, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9NH
Received 12 Feb 2014Park Cottage, Middlewood Hall, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Received 16 Mar 20071 Tredis Close Monk Bretton Barnsley S71 2AL
Received 12 Sept 2011Bismark Street, Worsbrough Common, Barnsley, S70 4NA
Received 29 Oct 201949 Lancaster Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0HN
Received 21 Nov 2011Glenroyd, 15 Walbert Avenue, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 0TN
Received 27 Nov 20066 Market Street, Barnsley, S70 1SN
Received 31 Aug 201041 Rotherham Road, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DG
Received 15 Apr 2021Iceland, Laithes Lane, Athersley South, Barnsley, S71 3AA
Received 12 Nov 2012Haigh Hall Farm, Jebb Lane, Haigh, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4BT
Received 26 Mar 20076 Mount Pleasant Court, Crane Moor, Sheffield, S35 7BT
Received 14 Dec 2009Land off Pleasant View, Cudworth, Barnsley
Received 6 Oct 201456 Windmill Avenue, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7AN
Received 8 Dec 2014The Gables, 48 Dearne Road, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8JU
Received 2 Mar 20204 Robin Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4EA
Received 18 Aug 2016Land adjacent 30 Rotherham Road, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0DE
Received 22 Sept 2015Oaks Farm, Oaks Wood Drive, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5PT
Received 18 Nov 2014Land at the Junction of Upper New Street and Thomas Street, Barnsley, S70 1LH
Received 9 Feb 2018Park Road/M62/Stainburn Avenue/ Spittal Hardwoick Lane (Land At), Castleford
Received 6 Jul 201622 Pashley Croft, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0LD
Received 2 Apr 2009Land Adj 44 Strafford Street, Kexborough
Received 24 Oct 2007Land off Bedding Edge Road, Bedding Edge Road, Cumberworth, Huddersfield.
Received 16 Aug 2010Records 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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