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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.
23,041 approved · 2,643 refused · 1,555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Toad Hall Farm, Thurgoland Hall Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7BB
Received 9 Jun 2022Land Rear of Ashley Bungalow, Montague Street, Cudworth
Received 13 Sept 20071 Foxmill View, Millhouse Green, Barnsley, S36 9AB
Received 9 Nov 2015398 Higham Common Road, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PQ
Received 16 Jun 201768 Summer Lane, Barnsley, S70 2NW
Received 29 May 201833 Stonehill Rise, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8JE
Received 22 Nov 200626 Pennine Way, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2HR
Received 16 Aug 2013Hazel Mills, Redbrook Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Received 5 Nov 2010Land off Ringway, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham
Received 28 Apr 2021Eastfield Arms, Bar Lane, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6DJ
Received 12 Oct 2022Unit 1, Blacker Grange Farm, off Barnsley Road, Blacker Hill, Barnsley.
Received 26 May 201168 Stainborough Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3NF
Received 11 Jun 2012Land at Bondfield Crescent, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TW
Received 18 Dec 20107 Four Lands Close, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1QD
Received 29 Jul 2011Land adjacent 18 Low Cudworth Green, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8EF
Received 14 Jul 20117 Broadway, Barnsley, S70 6QQ
Received 28 Sept 201724 Birks Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9NB
Received 4 Jun 2014Land off Edward Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham.
Received 23 Jul 2007Land a Cheapside, May Day Green, Queen Street, Barnsley
Received 6 Apr 2021Davies Industrial Estate, Wakefield Road, Barnsley, S71 1WU
Received 1 May 2024Land adjacent Jockey Road, Oxspring Lane and Storrs Lane, Oxspring, Barnsley
Received 2 Mar 2022Cote Green Farm, Finkle Street Lane, Wortley, Sheffield, S35 7DH
Received 6 Jun 202321 Oakfield Walk, Pogmoor, Barnsley, S75 2LW
Received 13 Jun 2013121 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4PX
Received 17 Dec 2010Records 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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