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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.
23,071 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 The Brambles, Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4TA
Received 23 Sept 2019104 Newton Avenue, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4HD
Received 16 Feb 2010Cliffside Cottage, 6B Yews Lane, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4AH
Received 16 Apr 2018139 Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S70 1UF
Received 13 Dec 2021Balmoral Industrial Tanks, Barrowfield Road, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0EW
Received 27 Jul 20184 Spencer Street, Kingstone, Barnsley, S70 1QX
Received 1 Sept 202138 Cooper Lane, Hoylandswaine, Barnsley, S36 7JE
Received 16 Jan 201215 Cemetery Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7JB
Received 21 Nov 2011Far West Thorpe Farm, Halifax Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7EY
Received 20 Feb 2026Rear of Alexander Gardens, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EW
Received 3 May 202493 Barnsley Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9AA
Received 12 Nov 20242 Woodroyd Gardens, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0HB
Received 6 Jul 201511 Edward Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BH
Received 8 Sept 201624 Rose Hill Drive Dodworth Barnsley S75 3LY
Received 14 May 2013Site adjacent Lidget Industrial Estate, Lidget Lane, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, S63 0BA
Received 31 Oct 202270 Canal Street, Barnsley, S71 1LR
Received 7 Oct 2021280 Carlton Road, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 2BA
Received 19 Sept 201414 Wordsworth Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2DF
Received 13 Sept 2016Land to the north and south of Dearne Valley Parkway, Hoyland, Barnsley
Received 26 Apr 2021Former Gala Bingo Site, Land at the Junction of Upper New Street and Thomas Street, Barnsley, S70 1LH
Received 29 Jun 2018Penistone Grammar School, Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7BX
Received 24 Dec 200810 Orchard Mews, Bolton upon Dearne, S63 8NZ
Received 11 Apr 2013Land at Redbrook Industrial Estate, Whaley Road, Barugh, Barnsley, S75 1HS
Received 26 Jan 201871 Wingfield Road, Barnsley, S71 3PP
Received 2 Oct 2008Records 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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