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509 Rotherham Road Smithies Barnsley S71 1XB

2026/0777HouseholderApproved

Approved on 11 November 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

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

Proposal

Roof alteration to allow extension to loft conversion with rear dormer

Received
16 September 2026
Ward
Athersley and New Lodge Ward
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Oct
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a planning application for a loft conversion at 509 Rotherham Road Smithies Barnsley S71 1XB. Barnsley has handled 105 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 8 applications across Athersley and New Lodge Ward. We hold 968 applications in total for the S71 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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Application details

Postcode
S71 1XB
Application type
Householder

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2026
Consultation end
13 October 2026
Target decision date
11 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Louis Bailey

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.

Source: Barnsley

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