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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23,042 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Jebb Lane, Haigh, Barnsley, S75 4BU
Received 25 Jun 2026Former Yorkshire Electricity Depot, Harborough Hill Road, Barnsley
Received 2 Nov 200731 Vernon Close, Worsbrough Common, Barnsley S70 4EA
Received 2 Aug 20133 Frickley Bridge Lane Brierley Barnsley S72 9LQ
Received 15 Dec 2006Land to the South of Halifax Road, Penistone, Sheffield
Received 23 Sept 20216 Delph Edge, Green Moor, Sheffield, S35 7DW
Received 8 Mar 2018Land at New Lodge Crescent, Ganton Place, Murdoch Place, Standhill Crescent, Kirkstall Road and Langsett Road, Barnsley
Received 15 Aug 200819 The Balk, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6JJ
Received 8 Jul 201311 Four Lands Close, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1QD
Received 27 Sept 2016"Cairnsmore", Round Green Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley, S75 3EL
Received 27 Oct 201067 Chapel Street Birdwell Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 5UG
Received 6 Apr 2006321 Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley.
Received 17 Jan 2008Northern College, Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley, S75 3ET
Received 20 Oct 2025Inglenook, Old Mill Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7EG
Received 3 May 202275 Lang Avenue, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5LT
Received 9 Apr 2014130 Genn Lane, Ward Green, Barnsley, S70 6NW
Received 27 Jan 202241 Great Broad Ing, Redbrook, Barnsley, S75 1GW
Received 17 Dec 20105, Berry Moor Cottages, Pinfold Hill Lane, Thurgoland, Barnsley, S75 4RY
Received 3 May 201251 Aldham House Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8RG
Received 11 Feb 2010151 Upper Sheffield Road, Barnsley
Received 24 Jul 20094 Lower High Royds, Darton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 5FD
Received 23 Apr 201232 and 34 Spencer Street, Barnsley, S70 1QX
Received 11 Feb 2014Steps and pedestrian access at the corner of Regent Street, Eldon Street and Eldon Street North, Barnsley, S70 2HG
Received 8 Jul 2022171 Burton Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2HE
Received 1 Aug 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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