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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.
23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land north of Coach Gate, Gunthwaite, Sheffield
Received 7 Sept 20262 Melvinia Crescent, Barnsley, S75 1DZ
Received 9 Apr 202410 Hall Royd Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley.
Received 21 Oct 200819 Roman Road Darton
Received 25 Mar 2008Advertising Right, 182 Furlong Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9PR
Received 20 May 2024Rob Royd Cottage, Keresforth Hill Road, Barnsley.
Received 21 Mar 2007372 Carlton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 2BJ
Received 28 Mar 2011Croft Cottage, Blacker Green Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4NF
Received 17 May 2017Land Between Bramall Lane And Hunshelf Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FT
Received 20 Apr 2015105 and 107 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XF
Received 20 Sept 2019BENTCLIFFE GRANGE, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley S75 4EF
Received 5 Jul 2012Rear of Rose Tree Court, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8FH
Received 7 Feb 2013Land to the rear of 25 Robert Avenue, Cundy Cross, Barnsley, S71 5RB
Received 22 Dec 2020Osbourne House, Osborne Court, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2JS
Received 25 Jun 2020Trinity Academy St Edwards, Keresforth Close, Barnsley
Received 13 Dec 2024103 Pogmoor Road, Pogmoor, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S75 2LN
Received 1 Jul 2009Unit 14, Capitol Court, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3UD
Received 8 Jun 202025 Lund Lane, Burton Grange, Barnsley
Received 30 Jan 2007Land off Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Received 1 Mar 2018High Royd Lane, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9NW
Received 11 Jul 20194 Wood View Grange, Penistone, BarnsleyS36 9EG
Received 27 Mar 2025Bank House Cottage, Bank Lane, Wortley, Sheffield, S35 7DG
Received 8 Sept 201425 St Pauls Parade Ardsley Barnsley S71 5BJ
Received 23 Nov 20062 The Coach House, Keresforth Hall Drive, Barnsley, S70 6NH
Received 7 Mar 2017Records 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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