5 Western Street, Barnsley, S70 2BP

1. 28 Nov 2022

   Received by Barnsley

2. 27 Jan 2023

   Decision issued: Lawful Development Certificate - Granted

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 1 Westwood Court, Barnsley, S70 2LT

  2024/0700 Submitted 9 Aug 2024 74m away

  Fell Sycamore T9 and crown lift to 4.5m Service trees T1-T5, Norway Maple T6, European Limes T7, T8 and T12, Whitebeams T10 and T11 and variegated Maple T13 within TPO 10/1973

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• 17 Hopwood Street, Barnsley, S70 2BW

  2024/0740 Submitted 21 Aug 2024 101m away

  Change of use of current HMO for six occupants (Use Class C4) to HMO with seven occupants (Sui Generis).

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 10 Hopwood Street, Barnsley, S70 2BW

  2021/0591 Submitted 22 Apr 2021 101m away

  Use of property as Use Class C4 House of Multiple Occupation (Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use)

  Granted Lawful development 11 docs

• Enterprise House, 34 Victoria Road, Barnsley, S70 2BU

  2024/0794 Submitted 6 Sep 2024 153m away

  Change of use from commercial office to C2 residential Institute

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Former District Offices (now Beckett Grange), Berneslai Close, Barnsley, S70 2HL

  2021/0110 Submitted 22 Jan 2021 170m away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of 2017/1556 to amend the drainage strategy plan - Demolition of former Council office building and part new build/part conversion development of 58 apartments (including 49 retirement living apartments) together with communal facilities, landscaping, car parking and associated access

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 7 docs
  Major scheme

• 61 Longman Road, Barnsley, S70 2LD

  2026/0614 Submitted 17 Jul 2026 203m away

  Works to tree in a conservation area

  Decided Trees

• 2026/0669 Granted

  Wigfield Farm, Haverlands Lane, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5NQ

  Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed construction of a detached single storey building comprising three classrooms (Schedule 2, Part 7, Class M).

  14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0727 Decided

  2 Green Lane, Barnburgh, Doncaster, DN5 7HR

  Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed mobile home to be used as an ancillary outbuilding for the existing dwellinghouse

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0632 Granted

  36 Station Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3JE

  Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed use of a dwellinghouse as a remote taxi operators office of operations

  4 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0715 Decided

  3 Farrar Street, Barnsley, S70 6BS

  Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing HMO

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0557 Granted

  Birthwaite Business Park, Huddersfield Road, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5JS

  Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed laying of hardstanding to form car parking area (under Schedule 2, Part 7, Class J of the GDPO)

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development