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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 · 25,685 approved or refused records

2,643Refused applications

23,042 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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 Decision2010/1237
Erection of a wood burning stove flue to gable wall. (Listed Building Consent)
The Mistal, Lower Belle Clive Farm, Hartcliff Road, Cubley, Sheffield, S36 9FE
Received 6 Oct 2010
Final Decision2021/0298
Erection of agricultural barn (Prior Notification Agricultural)
Land opposite to 26 Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RE
Received 1 Mar 2021
Final Decision2015/1075
Erection of 4 no. bungalows
Near Royd Bungalow, Darfield Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8HP
Received 1 Sept 2015
Final Decision2017/0707
Display of non illuminated fascia signs to industrial unit
Unit 1 to 15 Industrial Estate, Station Road, Valley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BS
Received 19 May 2017
Final Decision2014/0524
Display of 2 no. internally illuminated and 1 no. non illuminated signage to shop
10 Peel Square, Barnsley, S70 1YA
Received 2 May 2014
Final Decision2021/0578
Demolition of existing single garage and erection of double garage and store
6 The Green, Thurlstone, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9QG
Received 19 Apr 2021
Final Decision2023/0614
Remove Ash tree T1 and replace with new standard Oak within TPO 14/2001
30 Ingbirchworth Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9QN
Received 22 Jun 2023
Final Decision2006/2030
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
33 Skiers View Road, Hoyland Common, Barnsley
Received 1 Dec 2006
Final Decision2023/0217
Upward extension of roof height to create two and a half storey dwellinghouse and the installation of rooflights
21 Chapel Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3LE
Received 3 Mar 2023
Final Decision2007/2136
Change of use from off licence (Class A1) to fish and chip shop (Class A5)
Sandies Licensed Store, 228 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 3TF
Received 12 Dec 2007
Withdrawn2020/1311
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2019/0902 to enable substitution of house types - Residential development for 93 dwellings with the provision of associated access, car parking and landscaping
St Helens Boulevard, Barnsley, S71 2AZ
Received 12 Nov 2020
Withdrawn2015/0475
Erection of a new farmhouse.
Land at Gunthwaite Lane, Gunthwaite, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7GE
Received 17 Apr 2015
Final Decision2011/1358
Demolition and replacement of existing rear detached garage to dwelling
3 The Balk, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6JG
Received 31 Oct 2011
Final Decision2011/0262
Replacement of conservatory extension to dwelling (Listed Building Consent)
Springwood Barn, Roper House Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7BL
Received 2 Mar 2011
Final Decision2016/0707
Erection of 2 no. detached bungalows with detached garage
Land off Michaels Estate, Grimethorpe, Barnsley
Received 15 Jun 2016
Final Decision2018/0889
Erection of boundary wall and gate (up to 1.9m height).
2 Long Cliffe Close, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8WJ
Received 6 Jul 2018
Final Decision2013/0986
Erection of single storey rear extension with a rearwards projection of 5 metres with a height to the eaves of 2.5 metres and 3.6 metres to the highest point (Prior Notification Householder)
425 Rotherham Road, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 1UX
Received 3 Sept 2013
Final Decision2023/0314
Single storey rear extension
The Dairy, Cockle Edge, Huddersfield Road, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 7GF
Received 28 Mar 2023
Final Decision2006/0691
Erection of detached dwelling (Outline) (Resubmission)
Land adjacent 126A Greenfoot Lane Barnsley
Received 18 Apr 2006
Final Decision2015/1164
Demolition of existing annex, garage and outhouse and rebuild annex and erection of extension to existing listed building (Listed Building Consent)
Queen Anne's Lodge, Rockley Lane, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S75 3DS
Received 17 Sept 2015
Final Decision2023/0716
Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatment) of application 2021/0190 (Demolition of outbuildings, conversion of barns into 5 dwellings, extension of an existing dwelling into barn, erection of an outbuilding and improvements to access)
Fall Head Farmhouse, Fall Head Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LB
Received 26 Jul 2023
Final Decision2020/0279
Discharge conditions 4 (Retaining Structures), 6 (Landscape Management), 19 (Highway Condition Survey) and 27 (Landscape and Ecology Timetable) of application 2019/1464
Land at Lidgett Lane, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3AG
Received 11 Mar 2020
Appeal Decided2013/0763
Erection of changing rooms, putting green/bowling green and stables and associated car park
Burntwood Kitchen Garden, Moor Lane, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9HD
Received 8 Jul 2013
Final Decision2021/0310
Two infill extensions to existing garage. Demolition of existing brick workshop and construction of new summer house.
13 Edderthorpe Lane, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9BH
Received 2 Mar 2021

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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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