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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23,071 approved · 2,642 refused · 1,552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision2007/0263
Erection of a diesel fuel pump enclosure.
HSBC South Yorkshire Data Centre, Maple Road, Tankersley, Barnsley.
Received 5 Feb 2007
Final Decision2024/0748
Proposed two storey extension to side/rear, widening of access to gate, demolition of existing outbuildings, amendments to existing window apertures, rendering of existing building
Cayenne House, Sim Hill, Hand Lane, Crane Moor, Sheffield, S35 7BB
Received 28 Aug 2024
Final Decision2020/0907
Removal and replacement of existing 15m high lattice tower with 20m high street works monopole, relocation of 5 no. existing dishes onto proposed monopole, removal and replacement of 4 no. existing equipment cabinets with 7 no. proposed equipment cabinets within compound; plus ancillary apparatus (Prior Notification)
Fosters Bakery, Towngate, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AS
Received 14 Aug 2020
Final Decision2013/1101
Erection of 1x new non illuminated fascia sign and a free standing sign.
Dodworth Police Station, 30 Barnsley Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3RN
Received 1 Oct 2013
Final Decision2021/0973
Erection of single storey extension to the rear/side of dwelling
10 Crown Hill Road, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S70 6PW
Received 12 Jul 2021
Final Decision2011/0894
Erection of 2 no detached dwellings (Outline).
Gate Inn, Chapel Road, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3AR
Received 20 Jul 2011
Final Decision2006/1422
Change of use of cafe (Class A3) to hot food takeaway (Class A5) (Opening times 8.00 am to 11.30 pm)
Arties Cafe, 48 Tennyson Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley
Received 10 Aug 2006
Final Decision2016/0111
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling.
2 Cross Street, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1NL
Received 3 Feb 2016
Final Decision2009/0864
Erection of a single storey rear outbuilding. (Resubmission) (Listed Building Consent)
1 - 3 High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3RF
Received 2 Jul 2009
Final Decision2017/1738
Residential Development of Three Detached Dwellings'(Outline with All Matters Reserved apart from means of access) (Amended Plans and Description).
Land adjacent Darley House, Pantry Hill, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4RP
Received 21 Dec 2017
Final Decision2014/1143
Vary condition 2 of application 2008/0179 to include a rear single storey extension and fenestration alterations on plot 5.
Unit 5, Blacker Grange Farm, Off Barnsley Road, Blacker Hill, Barnsley, S74 0RP
Received 23 Sept 2014
Final Decision2020/0548
Crown lift to 5m and crow thin by 20% Ash tree T1 and Sycamore tree T2 within TPO 34/2009.
Barden Drive, Redbrook, Barnsley, S75 2QT
Received 2 Jun 2020
Final Decision2020/1357
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions to the rear of dwelling
344 Carlton Road, Athersley South, Barnsley, S71 2BH
Received 27 Nov 2020
Final Decision2024/0061
Outline application for one dwelling with access considered at this stage
34 Edderthorpe Lane, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9AT
Received 23 Jan 2024
Final Decision2006/0666
Erection of two storey neighbourhood police station and associated car parking areas
Land corner of Cypress Road and Yews Lane, Barnsley, S70 3LX
Received 10 Apr 2006
Final Decision2019/0539
Conversion of redundant farm buildings into 4 no. dwellings and erection of associated garage block (Listed Building Consent)
Hangman Stone Bar Farm, Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TY
Received 30 Apr 2019
Final Decision2010/1318
Raise height of roof, installation of front and side dormers and erection of side conservatory extension to dwelling (Resubmission)
24 Devonshire Drive, Wilthorpe, Barnsley, S75 1ED
Received 22 Oct 2010
Final Decision2025/1005
Shorten back lower limb from Ash tree T1 by 2.5m from over summer house within TPO 14/1980.
40 Oaks Farm Drive, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5BZ
Received 19 Nov 2025
Final Decision2014/0280
Erection of new gallery, internal alterations to existing gallery and front elevation and associated external works
The Cooper Art Gallery, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AH
Received 11 Mar 2014
Withdrawn2012/0238
Erection of first floor extension to office & staff welfare facilities
Galglass Ltd, 321 Hough Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0LR
Received 24 Feb 2012
Appeal Decided2011/0159
Erection of extension to dwelling and raise height of existing garage roof (Listed Building Consent)
The Laithe, Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ
Received 4 Feb 2011
Final Decision2024/0018
Discharge of conditions 8 (Broadband), 11 (Public Sewage), 18 (Bicycle Parking), 30 (CEMP), and 34 (Pumping Station) of application 2023/0195 (Residential development of 95no. dwellings (Amended Plans))
Land North of Barnburgh Lane, Goldthorpe, Rotherham
Received 9 Jan 2024
Final Decision2012/0528
Erection of detached garage to rear of dwelling
82 Grange Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S71 5QQ
Received 2 May 2012
Final Decision2020/0433
Erection of two storey front extension
43 Coronation Drive, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5RJ
Received 24 Apr 2020

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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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