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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

28,066Searchable applications

407Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,707 approved or refused records

2,642Refused applications

23,065 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevelopmentmanagement@barnsley.gov.uk Council source

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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 Decision2012/1162
Conversion of upper floor of barn to ancillary living accommodation to Dale House and change of use of lower floor to stables and erection of potting shed and greenhouse.
Dale House, Tivy Dale, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EH
Received 18 Oct 2012
Final Decision2017/0664
Erection of pool house and access tunnel from existing house (Listed Building Consent)
Woolgreaves Farm, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Received 8 May 2017
Final Decision2005/1530
Formation of vehicular access to classified road
106 Upper Sheffield Road Worsbrough Dale Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 4PW
Received 2 Sept 2005
Final Decision2017/0631
Erection of side extension to dwelling
Hadfield House, New Chapel Farm, Chapel Lane, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6AQ
Received 5 May 2017
Final Decision2021/0913
Installation of roof top photovoltaic panels (Application to determine if prior approval is required)
Oakwell House, 2 Beevor Court, Barnsley, S71 1HG
Received 25 Jun 2021
Final Decision2008/1654
Retention of a brick building for storage of garden equipment and bikes etc and the retention of brick boundary wall.
14 Westville Road, Barnsley, S75 2TR
Received 28 Oct 2008
Final Decision2023/0114
Crown lift Lime trees T1 and T2 to 5m (only small diameter branches of 75mm and under) and reduce canopy by 2m within TPO 1/1992.
91 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RL
Received 3 Feb 2023
Final Decision2025/0798
Proposed single storey front and side extensions, alterations to roof enable loft conversion with rear dormer.
35 West Moor Crescent, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2JY
Received 12 Sept 2025
Final Decision2007/0544
Erection of office and product display building
Penhill Estate, off Park Spring Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley.
Received 20 Mar 2007
Final Decision2016/1337
Erection of a two storey side extension to dwelling.
2 Holly Grove, Goldthorpe, Barnsley, S63 9LA
Received 24 Oct 2016
Final Decision2009/0005
Amendment to Hazlehead Wind Farm 2006/1575 including alteration to existing internal access formation of new access track
Land at Hazlehead, Flint Lane, Sheffield
Received 15 Dec 2008
Final Decision2006/0426
Erection of extension to existing warehouse
Galpharm International Ltd Hugh House Galpharm Way Upper Cliffe Road Dodworth Business Park Dodworth Barnsley
Received 9 Mar 2006
Final Decision2006/0957
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
8 Tavy Close Barugh Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 1NZ
Received 2 Jun 2006
Final Decision2013/1006
Residential development for up to 35 dwellings and public open space, including means of access (Outline)
Land off Pilley Green/ Lidgett Lane, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3AE
Received 6 Sept 2013
Final Decision2007/0846
Prior Notification to erect an agricultural storage building.
Sycamore Farm, Roughbirchworth, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YP.
Received 6 Mar 2007
Final Decision2018/0795
Two storey side extension to dwelling
14 Burnsall Grove, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3JR
Received 18 Jun 2018
Final Decision2023/0706
Reduce Oak tree T1 by 1m away from property within TPO 7/1999
17 Trinity Meadows, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7BZ
Received 24 Jul 2023
Final Decision2018/0026
Redevelopment of the site for residential development (Outline All Matters Reserved)
High Street Farm, 149 High Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0QZ
Received 8 Jan 2018
Final Decision2023/1117
Installation of 1no. Ferric Dosing Kiosk and 1no. Caustic Soda Dosing Kiosk
Lundwood Waste Water Treatment Works, Lund Lane, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5NP
Received 5 Dec 2023
Final Decision2022/1197
Erection of a one and a half storey extension to the rear with rooms in the roof space and the rendering of the external front walls of existing chalet bungalow
37 Armroyd Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8ET
Received 17 Nov 2022
Final Decision2021/0546
Single storey front extension
9 Silkstone Close, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3AZ
Received 13 Apr 2021
Final Decision2008/1701
Works to TPO 2/1983 as per following: T1 - sycamore - Crown lift minor branches to 4m including removal of lateral branch overhanging courtyard back to main branch. T4 - Yew - crown lift branches away from front side of shed. T19 - Copper Beech - light crown lift and reduction on garden side to improve shape of tree and prevent branches being weighed down below 2m when in leaf. G1 - Limes - crown lift to 3m on garden side and remove epicormic growth to 4m all round stem.
The Grove, High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3RQ
Received 10 Nov 2008
Appeal Decided2013/0681
Erection of gates and pillars to frontage of property. (Up to a height of 2m)
15 Priest Royd, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5AJ
Received 18 Jun 2013
Final Decision2024/0184
2 storey side extension to detached 2 storey dwelling
6 Willowbrook Close, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5PX
Received 29 Feb 2024

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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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