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11A School Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0AE

2026/0610HouseholderRefused

Refused on 1 October 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Install of front boundary wall and gates to dwelling (Amended Postcode)

Received
27 July 2026
Ward
Darfield and Great Houghton Ward
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Oct
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a planning application at 11A School Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0AE. Barnsley has handled 108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks quicker than Barnsley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Darfield and Great Houghton Ward. We hold 986 applications in total for the S72 postcode area.

94% of householder 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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Why it was refused

  1. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposed front boundary wall and gates, due to their siting, size and scale, would have a considerable detrimental impact on the character and visual amenity of the local area. The proposal would be contrary to Local Plan Policies D1: High Quality Design and Place Making, GD1: General Development, and the Council's Supplementary Planning Documents House Extensions and Other Alteration and Walls and Fences
  2. The applicant has not submitted sufficient details to demonstrate that the development meets the requirements outlined in Highways DC consultation, which required compliance with conditions 8 and 9 of Planning application 2020/0750, relating to the required height of the wall and visibility splays. Without adequate information provided, the available information indicates that visibility at the site access falls below accepted standards, resulting in an unacceptable risk to highway safety. The proposal is therefore contrary to Local Plan Policy T4. 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.

Application details

Postcode
S72 0AE
Application type
Householder
Parish
Great Houghton

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2026
Consultation end
1 October 2026
Target decision date
1 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Robert Payne

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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