108 Hough Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0EF

1. 1.The proposed development fails to provide adequate internal and external amenity space for future occupiers, contrary to the requirements of the Council's Design of Housing Development Supplementary Planning Document. Specifically, the scheme does not include a communal living room and offers no usable external garden space, resulting in poor living conditions and substandard accommodation. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy GD1 of the Barnsley Local Plan and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which seek to ensure high standards of amenity for all existing and future occupants.
2. 2.The development does not make provision for any off-street parking and would therefore rely entirely on on-street parking within an area already subject to high levels of parking demand. Given the proximity of the site to the access for Kings Oak Primary School, the intensification of on-street parking is likely to result in increased parking pressures and reduced visibility for both pedestrians and drivers, to the detriment of highway safety. The proposal is therefore contrary to the Parking SPD, Policy T4 of the Barnsley Local Plan and paragraph 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework. PO Box 634, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 9GG Pursuant to article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended), the Local Planning Authority have, where possible, made a pre- application advice service available, and otherwise actively engaged with the applicant in dealing with the application in a

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

S73 0EF

Application type

Change of Use

Scale / size

Small

Validated

9 October 2025

Consultation expiry

14 November 2025

Consultation end

14 November 2025

Target decision date

4 December 2025

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

8