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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

28,082Searchable applications

400Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,729 approved or refused records

2,643Refused applications

23,086 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision2016/0997
Outline application for 3 no. dwellings including details of siting and access
Land off Shaw Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HG
Received 12 Aug 2016
Final Decision2016/1215
Conversion of outbuilding into dwelling room and external alterations to doors and windows (LBC).
2A Beech Grove, Kingstone, Barnsley, S70 6NG
Received 26 Sept 2016
Final Decision2015/0259
Conversion and extensions to barn to convert into a residential dwelling (Listed Building Consent)
Ecklands Little Farm Barn, Liley Lane, Millhouse Green, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9NG
Received 25 Feb 2015
Final Decision2013/0252
Upgrade of electricity line
Land at Tankersley
Received 4 Mar 2013
Final Decision2021/0627
Fell Ash tree T1 within TPO 9/1978.
5 Kings Croft, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4SX
Received 29 Apr 2021
Final Decision2011/0286
Installation of a new shop front.
Unit 4, 10 - 18 Queen Street, Barnsley, S Yorks, S70 1RJ
Received 8 Mar 2011
Final Decision2008/0919
Erection of a steel structured bird hide.
Elsecar Park and Local Nature Reserve, off Armroyd Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8EY.
Received 30 May 2008
Final Decision2006/0444
Erection of single storey outbuilding (Retrospective)
50A Chapel Lane Carlton Barnsley S71 3LE
Received 14 Mar 2006
Final Decision2008/0923
Erection of flat above existing Betting Office (Amended Design)
The Betting Shop, High Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0AB
Received 6 Jun 2008
Final Decision2007/2001
Erection of a two storey rear extension to dwelling
71 Nanny Marr Road, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 9AW
Received 23 Nov 2007
Final Decision2016/0127
Variation of condition 2 no. of previous application 2014/0853 (Erection of 192 dwellings with new access road from Littleworth lane together with open space and balancing pond)
Former Priory School and Sports College, Littleworth Lane, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 5GR
Received 27 Jan 2016
Final Decision2017/0119
Crown lift to 6m, clean and thin by 15% 2 no. Lime trees T9 and T10 cut back overhanging limbs to clear garage by 2 to 3m
Bark House, 65 Market Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0ET
Received 18 Jan 2017
Final Decision2019/0167
Erection of detached outbuilding containing garage, games room, gym and store over two floors
199 Weetshaw Lane, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BL
Received 5 Feb 2019
Final Decision2021/0103
Change of use of building from office back to residential use with external changes including cladding to frontage
1 Upton Close, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8EZ
Received 19 Jan 2021
Final Decision2007/1373
Erection of a block of five garages
Land rear of 9 Barnsley Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9LS
Received 1 Aug 2007
Withdrawn2012/0362
Erection of 1 no. detached dwelling
12 Cone Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4PU
Received 22 Mar 2012
Final Decision2019/0847
Discharge of conditions 3 and 7 on 2012/0888 - Erection of 4 no. dwellings (Resubmission of application 2012/0342)
Land adjacent Thurnscoe Working Mens Club, High Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0TL
Received 5 Jul 2019
Final Decision2017/1065
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16 and 19 of app 2012/0473 - Erection of 34 dwellings including 3 affordable 2 bed bungalows, associated garages/parking and associated roads and sewers.
Land off Kings Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0JF
Received 19 Apr 2017
Final Decision2012/0451
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling for disabled person
5 Tanfield Close, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 4JH
Received 13 Apr 2012
Withdrawn2020/0743
Conversion of agricultural building into a dwellinghouse (Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use)
The Cowshed, Royd Hill Farm, Royd Lane, Higham, S75 1PH
Received 10 Jul 2020
Final Decision2014/0432
Erection of a new Florist Shop, extensions to the Shop and Restaurant and formation of a new service vehicle access.
Rob Royd Farm Shop, Genn Lane, Ward Green, Barnsley S70 6NW
Received 9 Apr 2014
Final Decision2016/1174
Erection of a first floor front extension with balcony over garden.
Holly Barn, Well Hill Road, Green Moor, Barnsley, S35 7DQ
Received 19 Sept 2016
Final Decision2006/1693
Erection of single storey rear and side extension, loft conversion and a rear dormer
106 Merrill Road, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 0PQ
Received 2 Oct 2006
Appeal Decided2006/0764
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 12 no. dwellings and formation of new access road to highway (Outline)
Priory Gardens Lund Lane Lundwood Barnsley S71 5PE
Received 27 Apr 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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