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Barnsley planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Barnsley website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

28,135Searchable applications

411Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,311 approved or refused records

2,644Refused applications

22,667 approved · 2,644 refused · 1,557 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 28 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Decision2008/1720
Erection of extension to existing boiler house
Milefield Court, Grimethorpe, Barnsley
Received 13 Nov 2008
Final Decision2019/0815
Ground floor extension to the front elevation of shop
Summer Lane News, 220 Summer Lane, Wombwell , Barnsley, S73 8QH
Received 28 Jun 2019
Final Decision2021/1455
Crown clean and crown lift Sycamore tree to 5.2m above ground level and reduce away from neighbouring properties on the western boundary by 2-2.5m and also on the eastern portion of the canopy away from the office building. Crown clean and thin the Hornbeams by 20% and crown lift to 3m above ground level. The portion of Hornbeams overhanging the neighbouring gardens to the west shall also be reduced back by 2-2.5m towards the boundary line within TPO 12/1996.
Rear of Heritage House, Heritage Court, Hemingfield, Barnsley, S73 0HZ
Received 25 Oct 2021
Appeal Decided2015/0725
Erection of 97 dwellings with garages and/or parking spaces together with the provision of open space and associated roads and sewers.
Land off Lowfield Road, Lowfield Road, Bolton Upon Dearne, Barnsley
Received 16 Jun 2015
Final Decision2006/0538
Erection of rear conservatory to dwelling.
4 Meadow Croft, Shafton, Barnsley
Received 24 Mar 2006
Final Decision2019/0246
Details of conditions 7 (Travel plan), 9 (service yard plan) and 10 (landscaping), 11 (landscape management plan), 16 (refuse), 17 (litter management) of planning permission 2017/0591 - Retail development consisting of 2 new shop units (use class A1), three new retail kiosks (use class A1and/or A3), and amendments to previously approved (2016/0033) retail unit and carpark.
Hoyland Methodist Church, Market Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QR
Received 27 Feb 2019
Withdrawn2022/0762
Remove Sycamore tree shown in photo within TPO 6/1993.
69 Bowden Grove, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3TB
Received 19 Jul 2022
Final Decision2010/0947
Erection of boarding kennels and change of use of part of barn for use as a dog hydrotherapy centre (Resubmission)
Riddle Pit Farm, Penistone Road, Hepworth, Holmfirth, HD9 2TR
Received 27 Jul 2010
Final Decision2007/0094
Alterations to shopfront
Netto Foodstores Ltd., Queensway, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7LT
Received 10 Jan 2007
Final Decision2019/1051
Removal of condition 4 (occupancy restriction to a person solely or mainly working, or last working in the locality in horse breeding, agriculture or in forestry) of planning permission B/05/0496/DO - Erection of dwelling
Anchor Farm, Elmhirst Lane, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 4LD
Received 20 Aug 2019
Final Decision2012/0754
Fell Cherry trees T2, T4 & T5 within TPO 5/1987
Cherry Tree Court, High Hoyland, Barnsley, S75 4BE
Received 28 Jun 2012
Final Decision2010/0293
Variation of condition 39 of planning consent 2006/1082. (2007/0271 Extension of time limit)
Land between Cheapside/May Day Green/ Kendray Street/ Lambra Road east of rail way line/ The Barnsley Markets site/ and the land west of railway line, formerly the CEAG site between Kendray Street and Harborough Hill Road, Barnsley
Received 12 Mar 2010
Final Decision2015/1318
Erection of balcony and access stairs to dwelling.
187 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, S70 6HR
Received 30 Oct 2015
Final Decision2006/0701
Erection of two storey extension to building.
Whaley Road, Barugh Green, Barnsley.
Received 18 Apr 2006
Withdrawn2012/0015
Change of use of agricultural building into stables and associated general purpose store room and the construction of an all weather menage area for horses
Land to Rear Elmhirst Farm South Lane Cawthorne Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 4EF
Received 6 Jan 2012
Final Decision2012/1161
Crown reduce by 2-3 metres at side of 164 Huddersfield Road, London Plane Tree T1 within TPO 2/1976.
THE WILTHORPE, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, S75 1HA
Received 17 Oct 2012
Final Decision2006/0220
Erection of one pair of semi detached houses (Resubmission)
33 School Street Hemingfield Barnsley
Received 2 Feb 2006
Final Decision2022/0009
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 7.6m, with an eaves height of 2.2m and overall height of 3.7m (Prior Notification Householder)
107 Summer Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TU
Received 31 Dec 2021
Final Decision2022/1015
Details of condition 4 (planting, seeding or turfing landscaping timetable) of planning permission 2020/1038 - Provision of new foot and cycle bridge over the existing Barnsley to Huddersfield rail line linking Penny Pie Park to Pogmoor recreation ground and associated new footways
Penny Pie Park, Dodworth Road, Barnsley
Received 29 Sept 2022
Final Decision2010/1444
Erection of single storey boiler house and installation of 2 no. oil tanks
Kingswood Learning and Leisure Group Ltd., Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7GF
Received 25 Nov 2010
Final Decision2021/0916
Erection of single storey extension to the front of dwelling
6 Tanfield Close, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JH
Received 28 Jun 2021
Final Decision2012/1157
Erection of side attached garage to dwelling
25 Longley Ings, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8ZS
Received 5 Oct 2012
Final Decision2024/0259
Erection of 5 no. dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping and other infrastructure works
Land off Dodworth Green Road, Dodworth, Barnsley
Received 25 Mar 2024
Withdrawn2016/0146
Erection of extension to existing car park and enclosed refuse collection
Glebe Court, Westwood New Road, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3DG
Received 10 Feb 2016

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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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