26-28 Racecommon Road, Barnsley, S70 1BH

1. 2 Nov 2016

   Received by Barnsley

2. 14 Nov 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Mar 2017

   Decision issued: Prior Approval - Granted

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Barnsley granted permission on 10 March 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 20B Racecommon Road, Barnsley, S70 1BH

  2020/1077 Submitted 23 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  Update of existing 48-sheet advertising display to a 48-sheet digital advertising display

  Refused Advertising 4 docs

• Hope Mills, Racecommon Road, Barnsley, S70 1BH

  2021/1602 Submitted 30 Nov 2021 50 yards away

  Partial demolition of existing single storey dilapidated retail store to the rear of property and proposed erection of single storey extension to create 1no new retail unit (Class E)

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Andy Longden Studio, 26 - 28 Racecommon Road, Barnsley, S70 1BH

  2026/0092 Submitted 6 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of the upper floors of the existing building from Class E to create 2x residential units (Use Class C3) with associated works including erection of external staircase to rear; installation of windows/door, and formation of car parking; and alterations to the existing ground floor commercial frontage.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 16 docs

• The Portcullis, Pitt Street, Barnsley, S70 1BB

  2026/0676 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  Alterations to external elevations including rendering and oak coloured composite cladding.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

• 32 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, S70 6DY

  2026/0120 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 200 yards away

  (RETROSPECTIVE) Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small HMO (Use Class C4).

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Domestic

• 35 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, S70 6DY

  2025/1081 Submitted 17 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  (AMENDED DESCRIPTION) Certificate of existing lawful use for a Large House of Multiple Occupation (Use Class Sui Generis).

  Granted Lawful development 9 docs

• 2026/0845 Awaiting decision

  5 Dark Lane, Barnsley, S70 6RE

  Upward extension to convert existing bungalow into two storey dwellinghouse (Prior Notification - proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by constructing additional storeys Class AA)

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/0844 Awaiting decision

  5 Dark Lane, Barnsley, S70 6RE

  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)

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/0755 Granted

  Land south of Coach Gate, Gunthwaite, Sheffield, S36 7GE

  Prior Approval for steel frame agricultural building

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/0817 Awaiting decision

  Royd Moor House Farm, Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 7RD

  Prior Approval for an agricultural building

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/0684 Granted

  28A Wilkinson Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8JS

  Erection of a single storey rear extension projecting 5.9m from the rear of the dwelling with an eaves height of 2.5m and a maximum height of 3.9m (Prior Notification - Householder)

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval