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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.
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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23,042 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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5 Park View Road, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6LD
Received 10 May 202248A Bence Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5PD
Received 3 Mar 2022Saville House Farm, Hazel Head, Crow Edge, Sheffield South Yorkshire, S36 4HJ.
Received 26 Aug 20082 Vicar Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9JZ
Received 6 May 2025Land to the south of The Former Wharncliffe Arms, Fish Dam Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF
Received 8 Dec 2015Land to the south of Weetshaw Lane Roundabout, Cudworth, Barnsley
Received 26 May 2026Flouch Farm, Flouch, Hazlehead, Sheffield, S36 4HH
Received 20 Oct 20089 Tempest Avenue, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9BJ.
Received 5 Oct 201729 Ivy Bank Close, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 7GT
Received 2 May 202311A Moorland Place, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4RG
Received 4 Oct 2011Land to the rear of 43 Station Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BJ
Received 11 May 20072 Ratten Row, Dodworth , Barnsley , S75 3RZ
Received 24 Nov 2016Field House, Dodworth Green Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3RP
Received 22 Sept 202044 Eastfield Crescent, Staincross, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 6DN
Received 1 Feb 2007Oaks Garage, Hoyle Mill Road, Stairfoot, Barnsley
Received 12 Nov 200728 Black Horse Drive, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S Yorks, S75 4SD
Received 18 Mar 2010Bluebell Corner, 5 Calvey Orchard, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8SW
Received 24 Apr 201723 Redhill Avenue Kendray Barnsley
Received 9 Dec 2005Unit 1, Ashroyd Business Park, Ashroyds Way, Hoyland Common, Barnsley.
Received 23 Aug 2007West Road, Pogmoor, Barnsley
Received 19 Oct 202314 South Lea Drive, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9NA
Received 11 Feb 2019Land adjacent Bents End Cottage, Whams Road, Crow Edge, Sheffield, S36 4HF
Received 23 Jan 20088 Kibroyd Drive, Darton, Barnsley
Received 20 Jul 2007Blackmoor PSD, Oxspring, Penistone, Sheffield
Received 11 Dec 2006Records 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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