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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.
23,042 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
36 Greno View, Hood Green, Barnsley
Received 17 Jan 200717 Sulby Grove, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3EH
Received 7 Oct 20159 Cannon Way, Claycliffe Business Park, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1JU
Received 6 Feb 20142 Fieldhead Manor Elmhirst Lane, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 4LD
Received 12 Jun 20264 Dovebush Way, Barugh Green, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1QE
Received 28 Jan 2008Land at Hazelhead/Crow Edge, Flint Lane, Sheffield
Received 25 Nov 2022168 Redbrook Road, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RD
Received 19 Dec 20142 Long Cliffe Close, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8WJ
Received 13 Dec 201747 Ivy Bank Close, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 7GT
Received 7 May 2016Rear of 19 Gray's Road Carlton Barnsley
Received 9 Mar 2006Land off Pennine Edge, Crow Edge, Sheffield S36 4HE
Received 25 Jan 2023Land north of Lingamore Leys ,Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0PG
Received 10 Dec 2020The Bungalow, Tyers Hill, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5ET
Received 29 May 202463 Warner Avenue, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2EH
Received 7 Nov 201232 Church Street, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HZ
Received 9 May 2022Barrowfield Road, Thurnscoe, Rotherham
Received 10 Apr 2007Frickley Bridge Stables, 5 Frickley Bridge Lane, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9LQ
Received 11 Mar 2026Land at corner of Brierley Road and Tollgate Close, Shafton, Barnsley.
Received 29 Jul 200921 Bayford Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BU
Received 4 Feb 2013New Street Health Centre, Upper New Street, Barnsley, S70 1LP
Received 16 Mar 20157 Chappell Close, Hoylandswaine, Barnsley, S36 7LD
Received 15 Mar 2010Peel Centre, Harborough Hill Road, Barnsley, S71 1JE
Received 19 May 202153 Queens Drive, Barnsley, S75 2QE
Received 22 Jan 200917 Westfield Avenue, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RL
Received 3 Jul 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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