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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

28,071Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,713 approved or refused records

2,642Refused applications

23,071 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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 Decision2016/0229
Change of use from agricultural buildings to 3 no. dwellinghouses (Prior Notification)
Ashley Grange, 116 Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JQ
Received 3 Mar 2016
Withdrawn2021/1044
Single storey rear extension
11 Chapel Lane, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 6AQ
Received 2 Aug 2021
Final Decision2008/1749
Erection of front Single Storey Extension to Dwelling
5 Wordsworth Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2DF
Received 21 Nov 2008
Final Decision2009/0600
Extension to existing slurry store and erection of open span silage pit.
High Lea Farm, High Lee Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 8JQ
Received 6 May 2009
Final Decision2019/0054
Conditions 3 (materials), 4 (plant equipment), 6 (ALO recoms), 7(CO2 emission reductions) & 8 [Tower Design] of planning permission of planning approval 2017/0135 - Proposed refurbishment and extension of Metropolitan Centre containing a mixture of markets, retail, food and drink (A1 ,A3, A4), and leisure (D2) uses
Barnsley Markets and adjoining land at Cheapside, Barnsley
Received 9 Jan 2019
Final Decision2006/0660
Erection of rear conservatory to dwelling
35 Witham Court Higham Barnsley S75 1PX
Received 10 Apr 2006
Final Decision2022/0624
Erection of single storey extension to the side and rear including attached garage to dwelling
26 Mount Vernon Crescent, Worsbrough Common, Barnsley, S70 4DN
Received 13 Jun 2022
Final Decision2016/0486
Erection of single storey front extension to dwelling and detached outbuilding within rear garden
5 Kingwood Close, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 5SF
Received 27 Apr 2016
Final Decision2025/1079
Discharge of condition 3 regarding application 2025/0548 - Variation of condition 2 of planning application 2024/0190 (Rebuilding and repair works to a section of collapsed battlement walling (Listed Building Consent)) to include the introduction of a concrete kerb at the base of a section of the rebuilt wall due to the discovery of unsuitable bedrock conditions during excavation works
Battlements located within National Trust - Wentworth Castle Gardens, Park Drive, Barnsley, S75 3EN
Received 17 Dec 2025
Final Decision2018/0607
Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch to dwelling
46 St Juliens Way, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4ES
Received 9 May 2018
Final Decision2013/0347
Erection of single storey rear and two storey side extensions to dwelling (Resubmission)
27 Staincross Common, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6JD
Received 27 Mar 2013
Withdrawn2016/0091
Erection of a retail unit (Use Class A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5) with car parking, landscaping and associated works
Land North of Barnsley Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham
Received 29 Jan 2016
Final Decision2007/1943
Alterations and extension to building to form 12 flats
26-28 Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe
Received 14 Nov 2007
Final Decision2005/1982
Partial demolition, extension and new build development to form new Mental Health Unit
Kendray Hospital Doncaster Road Barnsley S70 3RD
Received 14 Nov 2005
Final Decision2013/1307
Erection of 2no. residential dwellings.
Land Off Back Lane West, Royston, Barnsley
Received 25 Nov 2013
Final Decision2011/0213
Erection of 28 no dwellinghouses (Affordable Housing Scheme)
Land west of Alric Drive, Cundy Cross, Barnsley
Received 18 Feb 2011
Final Decision2015/0404
Variation of condition 2 of previously approved application 2012/0244 (Demolition of existing care home) (Conservation Area Consent) to retain Bollingbroke House in use until completion of Phase 1 of the development.
Bollingbroke House Care Home, Common Road, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9EA
Received 2 Apr 2015
Final Decision2007/1770
Residential Development of two detached dwellings (Reserved Matters) (Resubmission)
Land adjoining Hand Lane, Crane Moor, Sheffield
Received 17 Oct 2007
Final Decision2007/0255
Erection of a two storey rear extension to dwelling
5 Salters Way, Cubley, Penistone
Received 2 Feb 2007
Final Decision2017/1050
Crown clean and thin by 10% Beech tree (T1)
5 Willow Bank, Barnsley, S75 1BN
Received 1 Aug 2017
Final Decision2009/0629
Erection of single storey front extension to dwelling.
3 St Andrews Way, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5DB
Received 13 May 2009
Final Decision2009/0595
Retrospective permission for existing development and continuation of use of land and buildings comprising a total of 9,335 sqm of non-food retail floorspace which includes a 916 sqm mezzanine of non-food retail floorspace, garden centre and 437 car parking spaces and associated landscaping.
Barnsley Retail Park, Wombwell Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S70 3NS
Received 5 May 2009
Final Decision2017/0092
Construction of above ground fuel tank to refuel buses.
Unit 4 Aldham Industrial Estate, Mitchell Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8HA
Received 16 Jan 2017
Final Decision2006/0092
Erection of single storey rear and two storey side extensions to dwelling
21 Pontefract Road Cudworth Barnsley
Received 12 Jan 2006

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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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