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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

396Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,689 approved or refused records

2,643Refused applications

23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Withdrawn2008/1764
Erection of wind turbine to be attached to existing building.
Glenwood Livery, Pog Lane, Crane Moor Nook, Barnsley
Received 20 Nov 2008
Final Decision2026/0288
Erection of a detached outbuilding (Lawful development certificate for proposed development)
Bruce Lodge Pilley Hills Pilley Barnsley S75 3AU
Received 13 Apr 2026
Final Decision2025/0280
Proposed first floor side extension and demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
6 Orchard Croft, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3QY
Received 28 Mar 2025
Withdrawn2009/0016
Erection of 1 detached dwelling (Outline)
206 Higham Common Road, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PF
Received 2 Jan 2009
Final Decision2018/0331
Change of use of part of former manufacturing building (B2) to staff training centre (D1) including external alterations.
Unit 1 to 15, Station Road Industrial Estate, Valley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BS
Received 14 Mar 2018
Appeal Decided2013/1155
Retention of decking to garage roof with installed railings and steps
19 Fish Dam Lane, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2PX
Received 15 Oct 2013
Final Decision2009/0863
Erection of two storey side extension to gymnasium.
Temple Gym, Station Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S73 0AH
Received 2 Jul 2009
Withdrawn2011/0193
Erection of two storey side extension with rear dormers to dwelling (2006/0109 Extension of time limit)
Mandalay, 147 Royston Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BW
Received 11 Feb 2011
Final Decision2007/0421
Erection of a rear conservatory
23 Green Lane, Gilroyd, Barnsley
Received 28 Feb 2007
Final Decision2009/0713
Erection of a boundary wall, railings and gates to the front of dwelling.
12 Long Cliffe Close, Shafton, Barnsley
Received 28 May 2009
Final Decision2022/0362
External alterations to front and rear elevations, first floor rear extension and single storey side/front extension to provide a garage and car port and a line walkway to proposed garage and car port
Woodley, Lane Head Road, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AA
Received 6 Apr 2022
Final Decision2016/0508
Variation of condition 1 of app 2009/0595 - Continuation of use of land and buildings comprising a total of 9,335 sqm of non-food retail floorspace which includes a 916 sqm mezzanine of non-food retail floorspace, and up to 600 sqm ancillary retail floorspace, garden centre and 437 car parking spaces and associated landscaping (Retrospective)
Barnsley Retail Park, Wombwell Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S70 3NS
Received 3 May 2016
Final Decision2007/0880
Residential Development of 5 Dwellings (Outline)
Garage Site, Mary Lane, Darfield, Barnsley.
Received 8 May 2007
Final Decision2017/0883
Discharge of conditions 4 and 5 (Tree Protection) of 2016/1223 - Erection of detached garage with loft space over within curtilage of existing dwelling
1 Church Lane, Worsbrough Village, Barnsley, S70 5LQ
Received 23 Jun 2017
Final Decision2014/0678
Erection of detached summer house
3 Malham Close, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8PE
Received 9 Jun 2014
Final Decision2023/0703
Removal of condition 1 of application 2021/1460 (change of use of attached garage to dog grooming room) to remove temporary permission and allow permanent use. Also variation of condition 5 of application 2021/1460 to allow increase in hours of use
The Old Vicarage, 41 Station Road, Bolton Upon Dearne, Barnsley, S63 8AA
Received 21 Jul 2023
Final Decision2016/0302
Erection of dwelling and garage with alterations to existing access.
Old Quarry Site, Common Road, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9ED
Received 22 Mar 2016
Final Decision2012/1217
Residential development of 9 no. affordable dwellinghouses consisting of 3 pairs of semi detached and 1 block of 3 dwellings.
Land off the north side of Cliffe Close, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9HH
Received 30 Oct 2012
Registered2025/0684
Erection of a staff shop
Cranswick Convenience Foods, Valley Park Industrial Estate Meadowgate, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0UN
Received 31 Jul 2025
Final Decision2014/0626
Crown thin by 25% Black Mulberry Tree (T1) and remove branch overhanging the road.
20 Park Hollow, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0HN
Received 28 May 2014
Final Decision2010/1397
Erection of a 1.9 M high boundary wall
8 Pogmoor Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 2LQ
Received 10 Nov 2010
Final Decision2021/1564
External landscaping works to the front garden including repair works to the existing Grade II* listed wall, resurfacing of parking area, disabled access ramp and changes to the soft landscaping (Listed Building Consent)
Darley Cliff Hall, Kingwell Road, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 4AG
Received 23 Nov 2021
Final Decision2007/1821
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling
9 Dovebush Way, Barugh Green, Barnsley
Received 26 Oct 2007
Final Decision2019/0866
Installation of ATM (retrospective)
197 - 199 Barnsley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8DR
Received 12 Jul 2019

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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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