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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23,071 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Ballfield Lane, Kexborough, Barnsley, S75 5LW
Received 7 Feb 20123 Royd Moor Hall Farm, Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 7RD
Received 24 Sept 20102 and 10A Lobwood, Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, S70 5EY
Received 4 Jan 2024CAIRNSMORE Round Green Lane Stainborough Barnsley S75 3EL
Received 17 Jun 201128 St Lukes Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7FN
Received 1 Dec 2020Magnet, Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, S71 1LH
Received 16 Jul 2014Land adjacent 107 Sheffield Road, Springvale, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 6HJ
Received 22 Apr 2009"The Railway", Station Road, Wombwell, Barnsley
Received 12 Dec 200710 Thornwood Court, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0LL
Received 10 Sept 2020102 - 104 Sackville Street, Barnsley, S70 2BX
Received 27 Oct 2008Land rear of 119 Cross Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4AR
Received 18 Feb 201259 - 61 High Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8HS
Received 18 Jun 20181 Quern Way, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9DR
Received 20 Aug 20113 Langdale Road, Barnsley, S71 1AF
Received 23 Oct 2014Land off Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8UU
Received 20 Mar 2009The Barn, 1 Pilley Hill, Birdwell, Barnsley
Received 3 Jul 202611 St Peters Gate, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S Yorkshire, S63 0PB
Received 19 May 2010196 and 198 Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AH
Received 28 Jan 2026Cliffe Cottage, 52 Rotherham Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 5QX
Received 9 Apr 2026Carr Head Farm, Carr Head Lane, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7GA
Received 17 Jun 2014522 Doncaster Road, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3PE
Received 28 Jul 20222 Angel Street, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8NA
Received 12 Nov 20122 Crummock Way, Ardsley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 5EB
Received 4 Apr 20143 Tor Close, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 1XS
Received 22 Jul 2014Records 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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