Stairfoot Ward planning approval rate
Stairfoot Ward ward in Barnsley has a 93.2% approval rate based on 851 planning decisions. Barnsley overall: 90.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.2%
ward approval rate
851
Decisions
793
Approved
58
Refused
90.0%
Barnsley average
Stairfoot Ward sits slightly above the Barnsley average, with a 3.2 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Stairfoot Ward compares
Stairfoot Ward ward
93.2%
Barnsley overall
90.0%
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Recent decisions in Stairfoot Ward
2026/0111
Erection of a single storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Law · 12 March 2026
2025/0513
Erection of detached garage · 5 February 2026
2024/1072
Single storey side and rear extension to 2 storey semi-detached dwelling · 18 December 2025
2025/0740
Erection of detached summer house in rear garden. · 11 December 2025
2025/0180
Crown lift Sycamore over applicants garden to no more than 5m by removing 6 lowe · 17 November 2025
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