Hill Top Farm, Eastfield Lane, Hood Green, Sheffield, S35 7AY

2019/0158Prior Notification - Change of Use from Agriculture to ResidentialRefused

Prior approval

Proposal

Application for prior approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 5 dwellinghouses and associated operational development.

Received: 4 February 2019
Decided: 27 March 2019 · Prior Approval - Refused
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Penistone East Ward

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted4 Feb
ValidatedValidated5 Feb
Consult.Consultation26 Feb
TargetTarget Date1 Apr
DecidedDecided27 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in Barnsley74% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Hill Top Farm, Eastfield Lane, Hood Green, Sheffield, S35 7AY. Barnsley has handled 280 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 3 weeks quicker than Barnsley's median. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Penistone East Ward. We hold 349 applications in total for the S35 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

2019/0158

Address

Hill Top Farm, Eastfield Lane, Hood Green, Sheffield, S35 7AY

Postcode

S35 7AY

Local Authority

Barnsley

Application Type

Prior Notification - Change of Use from Agriculture to Residential

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Rejected

Current Status

Final Decision

Ward

Penistone East Ward

Parish

Thurgoland

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address

c/o Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

4 February 2019

Consultation Expiry

26 February 2019

Target Decision Date

1 April 2019

Date Decided

27 March 2019

Date Validated

5 February 2019

Date Submitted

4 February 2019

Consultation End

26 February 2019

Planning Decision

Decision

Prior Approval - Refused

Decided By

Delegated

Statutory Period

55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

53.520200, -1.555426

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Barnsley

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Green belt: Barnsley
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

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A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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