Dodworth planning approval rate
Dodworth ward in Barnsley has a 89.8% approval rate based on 1,245 planning decisions. Barnsley overall: 90.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
89.8%
ward approval rate
1,245
Decisions
1,118
Approved
127
Refused
90.0%
Barnsley average
Dodworth is broadly in line with the Barnsley average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Dodworth compares
Dodworth ward
89.8%
Barnsley overall
90.0%
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Recent decisions in Dodworth
2026/0075
Retrospective planning permission for the installation of a metal security fence · 5 March 2026
2025/0130
Installation of a double hip-to-gable extension, increase in ridge height and in · 5 June 2025
2025/0177
Single storey rear extension · 27 June 2025
2025/0231
Change of use of former first floor accountants office to 2 bedroom residential · 1 August 2025
2025/0252
Conversion of existing takeaway to form additional retail unit, front entrance a · 15 August 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Barnsley
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 24,616 decisions.