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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23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Wood Walk, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0NG
Received 26 May 202127 Cherry Hills, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5NZ
Received 24 Mar 202616 Bourne Walk, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6JQ
Received 16 Jan 2024Land South of Blacker Green Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4PR
Received 13 Dec 20105 Wheatley Rise, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6NW
Received 5 Jun 2017Cockle Edge Farm, Huddersfield Road, Ingbirchworth, Sheffield, S36 7GF
Received 7 Mar 2017Land at 23 Church Street, Brierley, Barnsley.
Received 22 Nov 2006Land adjacent 1 Grove Street, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley
Received 5 Apr 2011Old Mill Lane including Old Mill Lane Bridge to the east of the Asda Store. Old Mill Lane bridge crosses over the River Dearne, Barnsley
Received 30 Jan 2023Daisy Hill Farm, Hazlehead, Sheffield, S36 4HH
Received 24 Nov 2011Park Lodge,Stainborough Lane,Hood Green,Barnsley,S Yorkshire S75 3EZ
Received 9 May 2008Broom Croft, Stainborough Lane, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EZ
Received 23 May 2017Stop No. 772B402, Manchester Road, Midhopestones Bridge, Sheffield.
Received 2 Jun 2009Action Stations, Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 4PJ
Received 20 Mar 2009Stone Croft, 1 Hall Royd Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4PP
Received 25 Aug 202644 Hoyland Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0PB
Received 9 Apr 201328 Reginald Road, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3HJ
Received 19 May 2016Hunters Cottage Farm, Pogmoor Lane, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2JR
Received 30 May 2022Land at Cemetery Road, Barnsley S70 1XP
Received 25 Jun 2013BARNSLEY TOWN HALL, Church Street, Barnsley S70 2TA
Received 20 Jun 201411A Dovecliffe Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8UE
Received 24 Sept 201437 Shireoaks Way, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7AB
Received 14 Sept 202117 Springwood Close, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7AB
Received 10 May 201312 Sunny Bank Drive, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8JG
Received 23 Sept 2019Records 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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