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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23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Bar Lane, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6DQ
Received 19 Sept 2022Hazledene, 16 Shepherd Lane, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0JS
Received 11 Nov 202446 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, S70 6EB
Received 26 Jan 202436 Milton Road Hoyland Barnsley South Yorkshire S74 9BD
Received 13 Sept 2005Garfield House Farm Midhopestones Sheffield S36 4GW
Received 9 Oct 2012Land adjacent 8 Clarel Street, Penistone, Sheffield S36 6AU
Received 17 Sept 2025The Glass Works Square, The Glass Works, Barnsley, S70 1GW
Received 30 Sept 20259 Tamar Close, Higham, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1PS
Received 23 Aug 201711 St Christophers Close, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5DA
Received 15 Nov 202218 Willman Road, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5NQ
Received 31 Mar 2020Hill Top Farm, Land at Hill Top Lane, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RF
Received 13 Jun 2014261 Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AJ
Received 17 Jun 2021323 Barnsley Road, Hoylandswaine, Barnsley, Barnsley, S36 7HA
Received 5 Jul 20106 Burntwood Close, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0QQ
Received 19 Feb 2026Former Military Building, Carr Head Lane, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7GA
Received 13 Sept 202421 Bowden Grove, Dodworth, Barnsley
Received 27 Sept 201055 Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QZ
Received 8 Feb 201542 Pengeston Road, Penistone, Sheffield
Received 8 Sept 2006BP Service Station, Carlton Road, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HX
Received 3 Jun 201456 Brettas Park, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 1XW
Received 11 Jan 201037 Newfield Avenue Monkbretton Barnsley S71 2LD
Received 18 Aug 2006Shore Hill Farm, Shore Hall Lane, Millhouse Green, Barnsley, S36 9LY
Received 6 Oct 2015Enterprise House, 34 Victoria Road, Barnsley, S70 2BU
Received 8 Jan 20198 Gerald Walk, Kendray, Barnsley
Received 5 Mar 2007Records 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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