Wombwell Ward planning approval rate
Wombwell Ward ward in Barnsley has a 92.0% approval rate based on 914 planning decisions. Barnsley overall: 90.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.0%
ward approval rate
914
Decisions
841
Approved
73
Refused
90.0%
Barnsley average
Wombwell Ward is broadly in line with the Barnsley average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Wombwell Ward compares
Wombwell Ward ward
92.0%
Barnsley overall
90.0%
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Recent decisions in Wombwell Ward
2025/1085
Installation of roof mounted 2.24MW solar PV system comprising of 4925 x Canadia · 12 February 2026
2025/0625
Single storey front extension, and installation of hardstanding to front to prov · 15 January 2026
2025/0356
Extension and reconfiguration of upper floor vacant residential accommodation ov · 22 December 2025
2025/0770
Erection of a green palisade perimeter fence on Mitchell and Darfield Playing Fi · 19 December 2025
2024/0696
Erection of 5no. residential dwellings with associated infrastructure and landsc · 18 December 2025
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