Planning application
Wordsworth Business Park Whaley Road, Barugh, Barnsley, S75 1FJ
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Erection of building for vehicle maintenance (Use Class Sui Generis) and associated infrastructure including fuelling facilities; truck and plant wash facilities with surfacing works and formation of parking, following the demolition of existing buildings and structures.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0650
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0650
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Darton West Ward
- Decision by
- Under Consideration
- Postcode
- S75 1FJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Barnsley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/0269 Granted
Wordsworth Business Park, Whaley Road, Barugh, Barnsley,S75 1FJ
Erection of new vehicle maintenance workshop building and associated works including demolition of existing buildings, formation of yards to the front and the rear of the new building and new wash bays (Amended Plans)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Barnsley
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
42 documents on file for this application
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Wordsworth Business Park, Whaley Road, Barugh, Barnsley,S75 1FJ
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Granted Full applications Demolition 43 docs -
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