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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

28,084Searchable applications

398Recorded 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23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Final Decision2018/0790
Proposed side extension (two storey at front and three storey at rear) to dwelling
17 Brampton Crescent, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0SZ
Received 15 Jun 2018
Final Decision2018/0927
Erection of single storey front, rear and side extensions to dwelling
48 Riber Avenue, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3PU
Received 17 Jul 2018
Final Decision2023/0588
Details of conditions 24 (coal mining legacy ground conditions), 34 (substation details), 43 (road and footway construction), 46 (security lighting) and 47 (remediation report) relating to Phase 3 only of Hybrid planning application 2019/1573 for a development up to 102,193sqm of employment uses (use classes B1/B2 and B8) and associated works including provision of internal access roads, drainage and landscaping, a) Outline with all matters reserved apart from means of access; and b) full application for associated earthworks and creation of access points including new roundabout to access Local Plan allocation site ES1
Land to the north of Dearne Valley Parkway. Gateway 36 Phase 3, Hoyland, Barnsley
Received 13 Jun 2023
Final Decision2019/1078
Installation of 2 no. compressor units and associated GRP enclosures on existing flat roof located above Pathology Department
Barnsley District General Hospital, Gawber Road, Old Town, Barnsley, S75 2EP
Received 29 Aug 2019
Final Decision2017/0837
Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials), 5 (Trees) and 7 (Drainage) of 2016/0229 - Change of use from agricultural buildings to 3 no. dwelling houses (Prior Notification)
Ashley Grange, 116 Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JQ
Received 15 Jun 2017
Final Decision2010/0829
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and new pitched roof to existing attached garage
4 Fieldhead Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9AT
Received 5 Jul 2010
Withdrawn2011/1353
Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling.
MARTINS NEST FARM, Grime Lane, Whitley Common Barnsley, HD9 7TG
Received 26 Oct 2011
Final Decision2009/1166
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling.
17 Moorland Avenue, Barnsley
Received 8 Sept 2009
Final Decision2015/0434
Conversion of chapel to provide a community facility
Wombwell Chapel, Cemetery Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8HY
Received 7 May 2015
Final Decision2006/0829
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
Dorlands Church Street Darfield Barnsley South Yorkshire S73 9LG
Received 10 May 2006
Withdrawn2010/0669
Replacement of existing telecommunications equipment including column, anteena and equipment cabinet (Prior Notification).
Land at junction of Laithes Lane and Wingfield Road, Athersley, Barnsley
Received 1 Jun 2010
Final Decision2021/1684
First floor side and single storey rear extensions and raised decking/patio area to rear with 1.8m high privacy screen on both sides
12 Swaithe View, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, S70 4RY
Received 20 Dec 2021
Final Decision2007/0701
Erection of detached dormer bungalow
Peafield Lane, Low Bromley, Sheffield
Received 10 Apr 2007
Final Decision2016/1455
Pruning works to provide 2-3m clearance from front elevation of building.
1 Jordan Hill, Gawber Road, Old Town, Barnsley, S75 2AN
Received 21 Nov 2016
Final Decision2022/1027
Single storey rear extension
23 Welfare View, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9ED
Received 4 Oct 2022
Final Decision2010/0230
Display of double sided illuminated totem sign
8-12 High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3RF
Received 25 Feb 2010
Withdrawn2014/0285
Formation of decking area and access staircase (Retrospective)
27 Ashfield Close, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6EY
Received 13 Mar 2014
Final Decision2009/0942
Demolition of existing extension/conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension and detached garage.
94 Hunningley Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley
Received 20 Jul 2009
Final Decision2015/1222
Erection of a single storey detached garage.
Warren View, Warren Lane, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 5BQ
Received 6 Oct 2015
Final Decision2007/1561
Erection of side extension to dwelling to form double garage and granny flat above
15 Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley
Received 4 Sept 2007
Final Decision2005/1974
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 detached dwellings (Outline)
28 Wakefield Road Staincross Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 6JX
Received 10 Nov 2005
Final Decision2022/0907
Form new river banking retaining wall to replace existing failed banking retaining wall (Part Retrospective)
Starling House, Birks Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9NB
Received 1 Sept 2022
Final Decision2017/1314
Erection of two storey rear extension to dwelling.
New House, Roughbirchworth Lane, Oxspring, South Yorkshire, S36 8YP.
Received 25 Sept 2017
Registered2025/0175
Discharge of conditions 6 (Maintenance of S38 Works) and 7 (Highway Retaining Structures) of application 2022/0663 - Residential development of 221no dwellings and associated works (Reserved matters of outline planning permission 2017/1451 seeking approval of the details of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping)
Land West of Wakefield Road, South of 'East Gawber Farm', Barnsley, S71 1NX
Received 10 Mar 2025

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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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