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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23,071 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
33 Mellor Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0JH
Received 9 May 2024The Bungalow, 120B St Georges Road, Barnsley, S70 1HA
Received 28 Nov 2024103 Intake Lane, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2HU
Received 20 Oct 2015Low Valley/Valley Road Industrial Estate, Station Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BN
Received 31 Mar 2010Rear of Sunnybank, 38 Bridge Street, Penistone, Sheffield
Received 7 Dec 2006The Barn, Mitchell Street, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 3QF
Received 1 Nov 2024The Crystal Palace P.H., Towngate, Thurlstone, Sheffield.
Received 5 Feb 20076 Bank End Close Bolton Upon Dearne Barnsley South Yorkshire S63 8NR
Received 4 Jan 20062 Shaw Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HG
Received 8 Sept 202025 Allendale Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1BL
Received 4 Sept 201219 Callis Way, Cubley, Barnsley, S36 6UH
Received 4 Sept 20156 Burnham Avenue, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6LX
Received 12 Oct 202055 High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3RG
Received 12 May 20259 Whitewood Close, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4LX
Received 1 Jul 201943 Ripley Grove Redbrook Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 2RX
Received 10 Oct 2005Land at Whaley Road, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LT
Received 28 Mar 201216 Hollins Wood Grove, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8TB
Received 30 Jan 2019Moor End Farm, Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4RA
Received 11 Apr 2016High Shay, Mortimer Road, Cubley, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9DF
Received 17 May 201371 Monkspring, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 4QX
Received 18 Jul 20119 Royal Street Barnsley S70 2ED
Received 11 Nov 200514 Fieldhead Court, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9AQ
Received 10 Jun 202416 Winter Road, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2EN
Received 3 May 2013Land at Mount Osborne Industrial Park, Oakwell View, Barnsley, S71 1HH
Received 24 Jun 2022Records 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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