How many planning applications are there in Barnsley?

We recorded 392 planning applications in Barnsley in the last 90 days, of which 226 were approved and 9 refused. The figures are counted from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's own public register and update weekly.

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No. Applicant names and addresses never appear on a public page. We show what was proposed, what was decided and when.

Planning applications in Barnsley

Decided by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, metropolitan district. Part of South Yorkshire.

A flat overhead site plan of a street of generic building plots with one plot picked out.

392 applications in the last 90 days Measured

226 of them approved

9 refused

69 days typical time from validation to decision Median of the decisions we hold

Applications a week for the last 12 weeks — busiest week 29. Measured

27 Jul 2026 12 Oct 2026

Jobs on the register in Barnsley

Newest first, straight from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's public register — what was proposed and what happened to it. We never publish who applied or where they live — that is what an account is for.

Erection of a single storey side extension Awaiting decision Received 6 Oct 2026
Discharge of condition 3 (Highways Adoption Details) of Variation of condition application 2026/0412. Awaiting decision Received 6 Oct 2026
Discharge of condition 12 (Highways Improvement) of outline application 2017/1718 as amended by 2026/ENQ/00409 which relates to residential development for up to 102 dwellings with associated infrastructure and access Awaiting decision Received 6 Oct 2026
Erection of a single storey rear extension projecting 8m from the rear of the dwelling with a height of 2.9m (Prior Notification – Householder Larger Home Extension) Awaiting decision Received 5 Oct 2026
Upward extension to convert existing bungalow into two storey dwellinghouse (Prior Notification - proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by constructing additional storeys Class AA) Awaiting decision Received 5 Oct 2026
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension Awaiting decision Received 1 Oct 2026
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed infill front canopy area and enlarge window to front. Awaiting decision Received 30 Sep 2026
Overhead Line Planning Exemption Approved Received 30 Sep 2026 Decided 9 Oct 2026
Pollard Weeping Ash within TPO 15/1995 Awaiting decision Received 30 Sep 2026
Discharge of conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Stone Sample), 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 6 (Drainage), 7 (Drainage) and 12 (Ecology) of application 2026/0259: Demolition of existing dwelling (retrospective). Ere… Awaiting decision Received 29 Sep 2026
Discharge of conditions 17 (Highways Engineering Details), 18 (Roads and Footways to binder course), 19 (Off-site Highways Works) and (Addendum Travel Plan) of application 2024/1004: Erection of 289no. dwellings includi… Awaiting decision Received 29 Sep 2026
Discharge of conditions 6 (CMS), 8 (Landscaping Timetable), 9 (WSI) and part discharge of condition 20 (Highway Condition Survey) of application 2024/1004: Erection of 289no. dwellings including associated infrastructur… Awaiting decision Received 29 Sep 2026

That is 12 of 392. A free account shows every one of them, filtered how you like.

Where Barnsley is on the map. 1 district shaded on applications we hold. Measured

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