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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23,042 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Stud Farm, 10 Church Street, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3Ey
Received 19 Feb 201911 Dartree Close, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9NR
Received 26 Feb 202173 Martin Croft, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4JS
Received 10 Nov 2014Former Garage Site, Norfolk Road, Great Houghton, Barnsley
Received 15 Jan 201939 Mayfield, Oxspring, Barnsley, S36 8YN
Received 4 Mar 2020Pheasant Inn, 712 Doncaster Road, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5EF
Received 7 May 2013Parkway Cinema, 62 - 68 Eldon Street, Barnsley, S70 2JL
Received 15 Feb 2022Land south of Marist Covent, Lockwood Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9JY
Received 24 Mar 20147A Bedale Walk, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RG
Received 21 Sept 2016Plot 2A, Limes Farm, off Treelands, Gawber, Barnsley
Received 15 Aug 2006Furlong View Westfield Lane Barnburgh Doncaster
Received 12 Jan 2006Royd Moor Lathe Barn, Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 7RD
Received 16 May 200711 Churchfield Terrace, Cudworth, Barnsley.
Received 20 Oct 200655A Bank End Road, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4QJ
Received 30 May 2018The Wilthorpe, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1HA
Received 13 Sept 2012Land adjacent 25 Pinehall Drive Monk Bretton Barnsley
Received 4 Apr 2006112 Rotherham Road, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 1UT
Received 12 Sept 2024KING GEORGE PARK, Tinker Lane, Hoyland Common Barnsley
Received 20 Aug 201410 Walbert Avenue, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0TN
Received 24 Dec 20204 Hall Place, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2EX
Received 12 Jul 2024201 Laithes Lane, Athersley South, Barnsley, S71 3AN
Received 10 Dec 2007Noblethorpe Lodge, Barnsley Road, Silkstone, Barnsley
Received 16 Jan 2009Former Allotment Gardens, Wood Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3JL
Received 22 Feb 2024Site off Hill End Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6DX
Received 29 Oct 2012Records 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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