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23,065 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Decision2015/1285
Erection of wooden stable block with concrete base and yard
River Mill Farm, Old Mill Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7EG
Received 20 Oct 2015
Final Decision2009/0384
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling.
Low Forge, Forge Lane, Wortley, Sheffield
Received 20 Mar 2009
Final Decision2023/1118
2 storey rear and single storey side extensions
Brocklehurst, 1 Spring Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3EX
Received 6 Dec 2023
Final Decision2018/0167
Erection of two storey side extension to dwelling.
17 Warner Avenue, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2EQ
Received 2 Feb 2018
Appeal Decided2024/0428
Outline application for the erection of 1no detached dwelling with access and layout considered at this stage
52 Kensington Road, Old Town, Barnsley, S75 2SS
Received 13 May 2024
Final Decision2018/1198
Erection of agricultural storage barn
Land at Thurlstone Road, Penistone, Sheffield S36 9EF
Received 18 Sept 2018
Final Decision2012/0965
Erection of three timber food sales pavilions.
Cannon Hall Open Farm, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AT
Received 28 Aug 2012
Final Decision2011/0008
Formation of hardstanding and vehicular crossing to front of dwelling.
83 Grange Lane, Cundy Cross, Barnsley, S71 5QF
Received 4 Jan 2011
Final Decision2012/0871
Substitution of house types plots 10-12. Add plots 10 and 11 and rename plot 13 to become plot 12.
Former Cutting Edge, Public House , Bank End Road, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4AF
Received 30 Jul 2012
Final Decision2018/0464
Change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house (Prior Notification)
Mystery Wood Farm, Cooper Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JE
Received 12 Apr 2018
Final Decision2023/0591
Single storey rear and front extensions
30 Mortimer Road, Cubley, Barnsley, S36 9DF
Received 13 Jun 2023
Final Decision2013/1020
Installation of security shutters to shop front.
11-13 Cheapside, Barnsley, S70 1RQ
Received 10 Sept 2013
Final Decision2024/0901
Erection of single storey outbuilding to provide facilities for child-minding service
194 Houghton Road, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0SA
Received 17 Oct 2024
Final Decision2012/0090
Erection of three storey building comprising of ground floor garages and first floor and second floor self contained flats (Outline) (Resubmission)
Land adjacent Barnsley Hospice Shop, School Street, Stairfoot, Barnsley
Received 24 Jan 2012
Final Decision2009/1373
Conversion of end townhouse to form 2 self contained flats.
25 Spruce Avenue, Royston, Barnsley
Received 26 Oct 2009
Final Decision2021/1592
Part three/part two storey rear extension with attic room, single storey orangery extension to side of dwelling and extended/altered replacement roof to existing detached garage to the rear
158 Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2AD
Received 29 Nov 2021
Final Decision2006/1045
Conversion of Lofts to create habitable rooms to 2 Flats
2A & 2B Windsor Street Thurnscoe Rotherham S63 0HB
Received 14 Jun 2006
Final Decision2016/0789
Change of use from class A1 Butchers to class A3 cafe (Prior-Notification - Change of Use)
2 Saville Road, Gilroyd, Barnsley, S75 3QN
Received 29 Jun 2016
Final Decision2017/1493
Erection of 4 no. detached dormer bungalows and 2 no. detached garages.
Land Off Ledbury Road, Athersley South, Barnsley, S71 1XE
Received 15 Nov 2017
Final Decision2005/1924
Residential Development of 27 flats in one block (Outline)
Land rear of 213-221 Dodworth Road, Barnsley.
Received 1 Nov 2005
Appeal Decided2006/0619
Resubmission - Use of land for parking of four 7.5 gvw vehicles (retrospective)
Hornthwaite Hill Road Thurlstone Sheffield
Received 4 Apr 2006
Final Decision2023/0421
Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 6 (cycle parking), 8 (bin collection), 9 (retaining structures), 15 (hard and soft landscaping) and 16 (drainage) relating to planning application number 2022/0663 : Demolition of former care home, existing farm house and farm buildings and residential development of 72no dwellings and associated works (Reserved matters of outline planning permission 2019/0991 seeking approval of the details of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping)
The Belmont Centre, Cross Street, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2DY
Received 28 Apr 2023
Final Decision2009/1103
Removal one major limb from Poplar tree covered by Tree Preservation Order 2008/31 T1 which dominates the rear garden of number 28.
28 St Luke's Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7FN
Received 13 Aug 2009
Final Decision2020/0583
Details of conditions 3 (Highway condition survey), 7 (Tree Protection), 9 (drainage), 10 (materials), 11 (landscaping), 13 (levels) & 14 (CMS) of planning permission 2019/0124 - Erection of 5no bungalows and associated works and landscaping
Land to Rear 84 Heysham Green, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2RS
Received 9 Jun 2020

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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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