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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

28,145Searchable applications

412Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 25,190 approved or refused records

2,644Refused applications

22,546 approved · 2,644 refused · 1,557 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 2005 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Decision2021/0824
Details of condition 13 (Green wall and roof) of planning permission 2020/1199 - Erection of a freestanding restaurant building with drive-thru facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD), Goal Post Height Restrictor and Play Frame
Land off Kestrel Way, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SZ
Received 11 Jun 2021
Final Decision2019/1004
Demolition of existing depot and outbuildings and construction of hard surfacing for vehicle sales display and storage
84 - 86 Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 1NF
Received 9 Aug 2019
Final Decision2006/0440
Installation of New Shopfront
31 Market Street Barnsley S72 8LW
Received 13 Mar 2006
Final Decision2006/0837
Remove deadwood and prune Thorn tree T5 within Tree Preservation Order 11/2004.
7 High Balk Barnsley S75 1ER
Received 11 May 2006
Final Decision2015/0389
Erection of a front porch to dwelling.
22 Windermere Road, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 8HL
Received 30 Mar 2015
Final Decision2005/1878
Erection of front/side two storey extension with integral garage to dwelling
25 Sitka Close Royston Barnsley South Yorkshire S71 4NA
Received 26 Oct 2005
Final Decision2023/0785
Discharge of condition 3 (external facing materials) relating to 2022/0010 - Erection of extension to industrial unit building and associated extension of yard area
Niftylift, Mason Way, Platts Common, Barnsley, S74 9TG
Received 21 Aug 2023
Final Decision2018/1532
Provision of new and replacement signage scheme for existing drive through facility
McDonald's Restaurant, Wentworth Retail Park, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3DL
Received 12 Dec 2018
Final Decision2011/1565
Change of use from factory to hand car wash (Resubmission following granted permission)
Grange Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley
Received 30 Dec 2011
Final Decision2018/0557
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two storey detached dwelling
12 Birkdale Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4HH
Received 27 Apr 2018
Final Decision2020/0847
Two storey side and single storey front extensions
43 Rose Hill Drive, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3LY
Received 3 Aug 2020
Final Decision2013/0306
Erection of 3 no. detached houses, one garage and associated parking
Land at Park Road, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5NE
Received 19 Mar 2013
Final Decision2017/0054
Erection of field shelter for livestock
Pleasant Rise, Crabtree Hill Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JF
Received 13 Jan 2017
Final Decision2019/0105
The modification of existing industrial unit including the construction of rear and side extensions, regrading and extension of external hard standing areas, and reconfiguration of security gates and vehicle access provision.
Unit 28, Goldthorpe Industrial Estate, Commercial Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9BL
Received 23 Jan 2019
Final Decision2007/0183
Renewal of planning application B/03/2129/DT - Erection of one detached dwelling (Outline)
Land adjacent to The Chalet, Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley
Received 22 Jan 2007
Final Decision2022/1143
Discharge of condition 5 (timetable for landscaping measures) of application 2019/1274 (Residential development of 116 dwellings and associated works (reserved matters)
Land at Kingsmark Way, Goldthorpe, Rotherham
Received 3 Nov 2022
Final Decision2022/1144
Discharge of condition 13 (tree protection measures) of application 2018/0103 (Residential development (Outline) (All Matters Reserved apart from access)
Land at Kingsmark Way, Goldthorpe, Rotherham
Received 3 Nov 2022
Final Decision2021/1689
Erection of Automotive Technology Centre building on the site of the existing multi-use games area (MUGA) which is proposed to be re-located (separate planning application 2021/1678) and associated provisions including roller shutter doors, classrooms, changing rooms, staff room and WC provision.
Barnsley College, Construction Centre, Honeywell Lane, Barnsley S75 1BP
Received 20 Dec 2021
Final Decision2026/0248
Two storey side extension to dwelling
24 Brunswick Close, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 1NQ
Received 25 Mar 2026
Final Decision2017/0126
Display of 2 no. fascia signs and 1 no. projecting sign.
49 Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AH
Received 26 Jan 2017
Appeal Decided2019/0689
Erection of 9 dwellings and associated access, landscaping and infrastructure.
Land South of New Smithy Avenue, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9QZ
Received 10 Jun 2019
Final Decision2026/0040
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Drawing Schedule), 3 (Street Furniture and Signage Details), 5 (Parkour Area Details), 7 (Boundary Treatments), 10 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 13 (Management and Maintenance Plan) of planning application 2024/0475: Application for reserved matters relating to details pertaining layout, appearance, landscaping and scale of proposed activity park and associated buildings and infrastructure (relating to outline planning application 2022/0434).
Schwabisch Gmund Way, Barnsley, S71 1AY
Received 16 Jan 2026
Final Decision2022/0033
Installation of storage container
RSPB, Old Moor Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0YF
Received 12 Jan 2022
Final Decision2022/1254
Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory
6 Malincroft, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6GB
Received 6 Dec 2022

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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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