8 Strafford Grove, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TX

2025/0913HouseholderApproved

Approved on 4 December 2025

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

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

Proposal

Erection of rear two storey rear extension with 1st floor balcony and associated decked terrace and landscaping works.

Received: 15 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Rockingham Ward

ReceivedReceived15 Oct
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation24 Nov
TargetTarget Date24 Dec
DecidedDecided4 Dec

Decided in 50 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 8 Strafford Grove, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TX. Barnsley has handled 3,131 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 3 weeks quicker than Barnsley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Rockingham Ward. We hold 243 applications in total for the S70 postcode area.

95% of full applications at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: S70 5TX
Application type: Householder
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Validated: 15 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 24 November 2025
Consultation end: 24 November 2025
Target decision date: 24 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 70 days

Additional information

Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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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Source: Barnsley

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