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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23,071 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Wood Walk, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0LZ
Received 30 Apr 2012Sycamore Farm, Roughbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 8YP
Received 24 Feb 201241 Mayfield, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YN
Received 11 Jul 20241 Meadow View Hoylandswaine Sheffield S36 7JU
Received 8 Mar 2006Stop No: 012B201, Claycliffe Road, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LR
Received 16 Apr 200926 Tivy Dale Drive, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EN
Received 6 Nov 201440 Longley Street, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LA
Received 31 Dec 2007Land on the South side of Hartcliffe Road Penistone Sheffield
Received 5 Sept 20053 Saville Hall Lane, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3NG
Received 3 May 2013Heather Garth Primary School, Billingley View, Bolton-upon-Dearne.
Received 19 Apr 200784 Applehaigh View, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JG
Received 30 May 20225 The Beeches, Hemingfield, Barnsley, S73 0PH
Received 21 Mar 20146 Brookside Drive, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3EF
Received 5 Feb 2024114 Hoyland Road, Hoyland
Received 31 Jan 20072 - 4 Eldon Street Barnsley, S70 2JB
Received 26 Jul 2019181 New Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HP
Received 4 Jan 20082 Delf Garth, High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3FF
Received 18 Sept 2019Darley Cliffe Hall, Kingwell Road, Worsborough, Barnsley
Received 17 Oct 2019Retail Shop adjacent, Crowns House, Shrewsbury Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6DY
Received 23 Dec 201360 Tudor Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham
Received 9 Feb 200992 Strafford Avenue, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8AN
Received 24 Oct 201835 Bellwood Crescent, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0BL
Received 25 Apr 20241 Loxley Road, Burton Grange, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 5NR
Received 26 Mar 201098 & 100 Sackville Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2BX
Received 6 Apr 2010Records 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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