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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23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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43 Chilcombe Place, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SX
Received 16 Nov 201860 Lynwood Drive, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3ES
Received 27 Jul 201829 Spey Close, Mapplewell, Barnsley
Received 6 Aug 2007Lower Seam Car Park, County Way, Barnsley, S70 2JW
Received 6 May 2025Land to rear 46-56 South Drive, Bolton On Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 8LA
Received 9 Aug 201028 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Received 7 Apr 2021Hillcroft, Cawthorne Lane, Kexbrough, Barnsley, S36
Received 20 Sept 2007Meadow Crescent Community Centre, Meadow Crescent, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4DL
Received 25 Aug 201144 Grove Street, Barnsley, S71 1EU
Received 17 Feb 2023Kirkwood Corn Mill, Sheffield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6HQ
Received 4 Jul 2016Land off Birk Avenue, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3AH
Received 23 Jan 2023Land off South View, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9NA
Received 21 Feb 2025Keresforth Centre, House 1 - 12 Keresforth Close, Barnsley, S70 6RS
Received 18 Oct 2018Hailwood House, Park Avenue, Wortley, Sheffield, S35 7DR
Received 9 Mar 2021143 Green Road Penistone Sheffield South Yorkshire S36 6BH
Received 22 Feb 200657 Rose Hill Drive, Dodworth, Barnsley S75 3LY
Received 21 Dec 2016Land adjacent to Pontefract Road Roundabout, Burton Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S Yorkshire
Received 12 Oct 2010Land at Coates Lane/ Halifax Road, Oxspring, Sheffield.
Received 22 Jul 200932 Peel Street, Barnsley, S70 2RE
Received 23 Dec 202036 Walton Street, Old Town, Barnsley, S75 2PE
Received 20 Mar 2019Mayfield, Barnsley Road, Dodworth, Barnsley
Received 27 Aug 2008Land adjacent to 154 Wombwell Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley
Received 2 Dec 2005Land to the rear of John Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8LW
Received 1 Jul 2014Cobcar Sports and Social Club, Cobcar Street, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8DA
Received 24 Mar 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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