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The Mill Academy, Lobwood, Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, S70 5EP

2026/0865FullAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Alterations to existing school (Use Class F1) incorporating alterations to existing access to create a circulatory roadway, construction of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), erection of a single storey front entrance canopy and ramped access to front elevation.

Received
6 October 2026
Decision due
11 December 2026
Ward
Worsbrough Ward
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated16 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at The Mill Academy, Lobwood, Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, S70 5EP. Barnsley has handled 3,131 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Worsbrough 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 5EP
Application type
Full

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 October 2026
Consultation end
11 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Rachael Roddis

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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