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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23,046 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,555 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Burntwood Close, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0QQ
Received 3 Aug 2020Cliffe House Farm, Mortimer Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9FR
Received 8 Feb 2011Land to the South East of Higham Common Road, Barnsley (Employment).
Received 9 Aug 20212A - 4A Eldon Street North, Barnsley, S71 1LF
Received 19 Jan 202619 Colley Crescent, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3BB
Received 9 Feb 2015Peak Venture, Kingswood Educational Centre, Huddersfield Road, Penistone.
Received 30 Oct 2006418 Carlton Road, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HX
Received 29 Feb 2024Parkside Cottage, Sheffield Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 0AE
Received 2 Aug 2019Lower Whitley Farm, Crow Edge, Sheffield
Received 6 Jan 2011273 New Road, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6EP
Received 15 May 2015The Church House, 75 Wentworth Road, Blacker Hill, Barnsley, S74 0RL
Received 14 Jun 2018Toad Hole Farm Cottage, Thurgoland Hall Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 7BB
Received 11 Aug 200914 John Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0EB
Received 18 Jan 2019Plots 5 & 6, Site off Redland Grove, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6LZ
Received 17 Oct 2012Land off Joan Royd Lane, Cubley, Penistone, Sheffield
Received 11 Jul 20088 Thickett Lane Worsbrough Dale Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 4ST
Received 1 Sept 20056 Norcross Gardens, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9NY
Received 8 Jul 2021The Water Mill, Ings Lane, Little Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0HR
Received 22 Oct 2020Development off Lowfield Road, Bolton on Dearne, Barnsley, S63 2TF
Received 22 Aug 20169 Regent Street, Barnsley S70 2EG
Received 22 Dec 2016Land off Tingle Bridge Lane, Hemingfield, Barnsley
Received 26 Oct 2011Land in front of 116 Barnsley Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9DE
Received 11 May 201645 Coronation Drive Birdwell Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 5RL
Received 10 Apr 200620 High Ridge, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5HN
Received 4 May 2012Records 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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