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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23,065 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Land off Whitley Road known as Blackstone Edge, Crow Edge, Sheffield
Received 30 Oct 200720 Wilthorpe Farm Road, Wilthorpe, Barnsley, S Yorks, S75 1ES
Received 7 Dec 2009Mission Church, 73 High Street, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8NG
Received 9 Sept 2011Huthwaite Quarry, Old Mill Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7EG
Received 4 Mar 20162 Bodmin Court, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2BP
Received 9 Sept 2026Bence Farm Court, Barnsley Road, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5NT
Received 6 Dec 2022Darfield Children's Centre, School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9EU
Received 20 Jul 201214 College House, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, S75 1DS
Received 3 Oct 2024540 Carlton Road, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3JE
Received 21 Oct 201361 Woodstock Road Barnsley S75 1DX
Received 16 Jan 200617 (Adjoining 19) Saville Lane, Thurlstone, Barnsley, S36 9RE
Received 24 Apr 202526 St Austell Drive, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LG
Received 5 Jan 202118 - 20 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
Received 22 Sept 202541 Weetshaw Close, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8PZ
Received 18 Mar 20144 Briery Gardens, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3TR
Received 15 Aug 2018Turnpike Filling Station, Wakefield Road, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6JX
Received 24 Jan 2012Synergy House, Pontefract Road, Hoyle Mill, Barnsley, S71 1JA
Received 21 Oct 202462 - 64 Park Road, Worsbrough, Barnsley
Received 29 Oct 201264 George Street, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, S63 0DF
Received 21 Jun 2021Belmont Induction Centre, Cross Street, Monk Bretton, S71 2DY
Received 22 Mar 200723 Branksome Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6HX
Received 27 Mar 2024Stainborough Fold Farm, Greno View, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3HQ
Received 15 Aug 201428 Darton Road, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HU
Received 27 Apr 2016Land off West Street, Worsborough Bridge, Barnsley
Received 19 Feb 2020Records 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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