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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23,086 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision2006/0257
Erection of rear conservatory extension to dwelling
1 Ashwood Close Worsbrough Dale Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 5NW
Received 9 Feb 2006
Final Decision2016/0433
Installation of 1 no. internally illuminated projection sign and 1 no. internally illuminated fascia.
22 May Day Green, Barnsley, S70 1RD
Received 19 Apr 2016
Final Decision2010/1132
Reduce height by 30% of Lombardi Poplar within TPO 10/1975
MANOR FARM HOUSE,Manor Occupation Road, Royston Barnsley, S71 4SG
Received 23 Aug 2010
Final Decision2020/1395
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions to dwelling
14 Buxton Road, Athersley South, Barnsley, S71 3SN
Received 7 Dec 2020
Final Decision2006/1924
Demolition of existing building and erection of 16 Apartments.
23 Queens Road, Barnsley, S71 1AN
Received 13 Nov 2006
Final Decision2010/0506
Erection of outbuilding.
The Laithe Royd Hill Farm, Royd Lane Higham Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 1PH
Received 30 Apr 2010
Final Decision2016/0747
The applicant seeks permission to change the use of the site from offices/light industrial (class B1) to medical evaluation unit with associated offices (Class B1 and D1) and the additional provision for occasional residential overnight stays.
Phoenix House, Maple Road, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3DL
Received 22 Jun 2016
Final Decision2014/1060
Replace front porch to dwelling
173 Manchester Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9QS
Received 8 Sept 2014
Withdrawn2020/0289
Erection of haulage transport depot including 2no buildings, yard, storage of skips and trailers and maintenance of vehicles
Albion Road Works, Hunningley Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3DS
Received 13 Mar 2020
Final Decision2022/0890
Remove epicormic growth from Lime tree shown in photos within TPO 18/1999
18 Thoresby Avenue, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2LH
Received 30 Aug 2022
Final Decision2008/0904
Erection of a rear conservatory to dwelling
43 Clarel Street Penistone Sheffield S36 6AU
Received 5 Jun 2008
Final Decision2006/1032
Modification of Conditions 5 & 10 attached to planning consent 2006/0102 (being the erection of 5 apartments, an office block and the retention of a storage building). Condition 5 limits development to First Choice Developments. Condition 10 precludes the use of the site for open storage.
Land at 2 School Street Hemingfield Barnsley
Received 13 Jun 2006
Final Decision2011/1013
Erection of a four storey extension and creation of two light wells to form five residential units and new shop front to existing retail unit.
50 Sackville Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2DB
Received 12 Aug 2011
Final Decision2019/1177
Remove Poplar trees T2 and T4; crown clean Poplars T3 and T5 and crown clean and reduce away from property to give 2m clearance Poplar T6 and Birch T7 within TPO 1/1980.
Syddenrath, 16 Milton Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9AU
Received 23 Sept 2019
Final Decision2021/1254
Removal of condition 12 (site investigation to fully investigate potential mining legacy risks) of planning permission 2019/1466 - Erection of 1 no. detached two storey dwellinghouse as amended to enable increase in height of roof and insertion of dormer window extension to the front
2A Station Road, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4SY
Received 13 Aug 2021
Final Decision2020/0722
Change of use of former Readymix concrete site to the display and sale of garden buildings/sheds.
Lafarge Readymix Concrete, Wombwell Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3NS
Received 7 Jul 2020
Final Decision2007/0750
Erection of detached garage to dwelling
7 Viewlands Close, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8RQ
Received 20 Apr 2007
Final Decision2007/0525
Erection of two storey side extension and rear conservatory to dwelling
33 Sunny Bank Drive, Cudworth, Barnsley
Received 12 Mar 2007
Final Decision2017/0987
Erection of 7,200sqm NHS blood centre comprising laboratory and administrative/support functions
Unit D, Land at Capitol Park, Capitol Close, Dodworth, Barnsley
Received 13 Jul 2017
Final Decision2013/0291
Siting of sculpture on existing plinth.
Barnsley Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AE
Received 15 Mar 2013
Final Decision2017/0535
Conversion of banking facilities to 5 no. flats over first and second floors and shop at ground floor including alterations to facade
4 St Marys Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6DT
Received 13 Apr 2017
Final Decision2023/0689
Single storey rear and side extension.
93 Wood Walk, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0NB
Received 17 Jul 2023
Final Decision2020/0632
Two storey side extension and attached garage.
50 Westfield Avenue, Thurlstone, Barnsley, S36 9RN
Received 14 Jun 2020
Final Decision2006/0523
Conversion of dwellinghouse into two flats and erection of rear single storey extension and detached double garage
36 Houghton road Thurnscoe Barnsley
Received 22 Mar 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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