Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward planning approval rate
Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward ward in Barnsley has a 89.4% approval rate based on 1,649 planning decisions. Barnsley overall: 89.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.4%
ward approval rate
1,649
Decisions
1,475
Approved
174
Refused
89.3%
Barnsley average
Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward is broadly in line with the Barnsley average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward compares
Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward ward
89.4%
Barnsley overall
89.3%
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Recent decisions in Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward
2025/0559
Single storey front bay extension and two storey side and rear extension · 6 March 2026
2023/0898
Erection of 17no. dwellings with associated parking, drainage and landscaping (A · 21 January 2026
2025/0286
Conversion of derelict out-building(s), including construction of extension, int · 27 November 2025
2025/0025
Conversion of two agricultural buildings to create 3no dwellings with associated · 7 November 2025
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