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Barnsley

Yorkshire and the Humber · E08000038 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
655
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
8.2%
higher than 27% of authorities
Majors in time
87.5%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
62.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
67.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.9%
48 allowed of 172 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 16.1%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
695
in the window
Applications decided
655
in the window
Approval rate
91.8%
601 granted, 54 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 8 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
67.7%
rank 289 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 35 of 36 metropolitan districts · peer median 92.1%

Peer ranks compare only metropolitan districts with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major2696.2%87.5%
Minor19293.2%62.5%
Other43790.8%—
of which householder31392.7%67.9%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
0961922024 Q3: 179 received2024 Q3: 183 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 160 received2024 Q4: 175 decided2025 Q1: 192 received2025 Q1: 122 decided2025 Q2: 168 received2025 Q2: 168 decided2025 Q3: 171 received2025 Q3: 168 decided2025 Q4: 166 received2025 Q4: 189 decided2026 Q1: 177 received2026 Q1: 148 decided2026 Q2: 181 received2026 Q2: 150 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
75%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E08000038). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 150 136 14 9.3% 100.0% 73.7% 181
2026 Q1 148 134 14 9.5% 100.0% 57.1% 177
2025 Q4 189 174 15 7.9% 0.0% 65.7% 166
2025 Q3 168 157 11 6.5% 100.0% 46.2% 171
2025 Q2 168 155 13 7.7% 100.0% 92.3% 168
2025 Q1 122 118 4 3.3% 0.0% 83.3% 192
2024 Q4 175 159 16 9.1% — 84.2% 160
2024 Q3 183 172 11 6.0% — 66.7% 179
2024 Q2 153 143 10 6.5% — 100.0% 187
2024 Q1 146 134 12 8.2% — 87.5% 181
2023 Q4 139 126 13 9.4% — 78.6% 151
2023 Q3 183 166 17 9.3% — 81.8% 162
2023 Q2 178 168 10 5.6% — 78.3% 182
2023 Q1 184 157 27 14.7% — 87.0% 210
2022 Q4 216 190 26 12.0% — 91.2% 196
2022 Q3 191 165 26 13.6% 100.0% 83.3% 220
2022 Q2 213 196 17 8.0% 100.0% 82.4% 212
2022 Q1 214 198 16 7.5% — 90.3% 245
2021 Q4 242 203 39 16.1% 0.0% 100.0% 243
2021 Q3 254 227 27 10.6% 100.0% 90.3% 261
2021 Q2 302 279 23 7.6% 100.0% 93.9% 316
2021 Q1 230 210 20 8.7% 100.0% 80.0% 337
2020 Q4 300 257 43 14.3% 100.0% 68.8% 265
2020 Q3 194 170 24 12.4% 100.0% 85.0% 280
2020 Q2 195 177 18 9.2% 100.0% 78.6% 200
2020 Q1 186 161 25 13.4% 100.0% 97.1% 224
2019 Q4 226 200 26 11.5% 85.7% 95.7% 226
2019 Q3 254 235 19 7.5% 100.0% 94.2% 278
2019 Q2 254 237 17 6.7% 100.0% 88.9% 255
2019 Q1 183 162 21 11.5% 100.0% 84.2% 248
2018 Q4 191 171 20 10.5% 100.0% 73.2% 187
2018 Q3 216 194 22 10.2% 100.0% 93.8% 243
2018 Q2 261 242 19 7.3% 72.7% 89.3% 270
2018 Q1 217 202 15 6.9% 88.9% 86.0% 275
2017 Q4 216 202 14 6.5% 100.0% 81.6% 222
2017 Q3 238 224 14 5.9% 85.7% 86.7% 256
2017 Q2 277 261 16 5.8% 75.0% 86.8% 294
2017 Q1 194 179 15 7.7% 66.7% 72.2% 275
2016 Q4 222 210 12 5.4% 85.7% 86.7% 225
2016 Q3 280 263 17 6.1% 66.7% 80.9% 259
2016 Q2 244 233 11 4.5% 100.0% 81.3% 320
2016 Q1 170 158 12 7.1% 0.0% 79.1% 250
2015 Q4 217 203 14 6.5% 77.8% 71.4% 191
2015 Q3 253 231 22 8.7% 80.0% 77.6% 258
2015 Q2 241 228 13 5.4% 72.7% 68.3% 290
2015 Q1 177 159 18 10.2% 100.0% 84.3% 259
2014 Q4 217 201 16 7.4% 75.0% 88.7% 212
2014 Q3 288 253 35 12.2% 87.5% 82.7% 258
2014 Q2 249 231 18 7.2% 70.0% 84.6% 314
2014 Q1 208 181 19 9.1% 71.4% 90.4% 296
2013 Q4 285 207 14 4.9% 91.7% 84.8% 229
2013 Q3 230 207 18 7.8% 91.7% 88.1% 286
2013 Q2 252 236 14 5.6% 73.3% 81.9% 285
2013 Q1 209 188 19 9.1% 70.6% 86.4% 288
2012 Q4 251 229 18 7.2% 83.3% 79.8% 264
2012 Q3 274 241 27 9.9% 63.6% 81.4% 264
2012 Q2 303 274 25 8.3% 93.8% 78.6% 324
2012 Q1 244 203 30 12.3% 77.8% 85.9% 336
2011 Q4 293 257 30 10.2% 75.0% 89.0% 272
2011 Q3 336 296 33 9.8% 87.5% 83.2% 353
2011 Q2 261 223 37 14.2% 70.6% 73.2% 342
2011 Q1 233 200 32 13.7% 84.2% 79.7% 347
2010 Q4 279 238 36 12.9% 79.2% 78.4% 265
2010 Q3 352 318 31 8.8% 90.9% 78.0% 334
2010 Q2 322 288 30 9.3% 78.6% 83.8% 366
2010 Q1 257 234 20 7.8% 78.3% 82.6% 328
2009 Q4 293 266 26 8.9% 70.6% 82.8% 285
2009 Q3 322 274 45 14.0% 92.3% 79.4% 343
2009 Q2 355 302 49 13.8% 75.0% 81.0% 311
2009 Q1 265 220 42 15.8% 91.7% 81.8% 350
2008 Q4 386 309 72 18.7% 85.7% 78.6% 327
2008 Q3 425 364 59 13.9% 83.3% 73.4% 393
2008 Q2 433 362 65 15.0% 64.7% 74.3% 432
2008 Q1 442 359 76 17.2% 75.8% 74.1% 456
2007 Q4 446 345 93 20.9% 70.4% 81.9% 482
2007 Q3 581 468 110 18.9% 51.6% 78.2% 516
2007 Q2 470 398 69 14.7% 69.7% 62.4% 527
2007 Q1 443 364 77 17.4% 59.4% 67.2% 468
2006 Q4 482 422 58 12.0% 25.8% 63.1% 462
2006 Q3 520 443 72 13.8% 42.9% 62.2% 521
2006 Q2 538 469 65 12.1% 31.0% 56.1% 562
2006 Q1 421 359 60 14.3% 50.0% 60.9% 491
2005 Q4 464 415 45 9.7% 55.3% 63.4% 410
2005 Q3 535 462 65 12.1% 65.0% 65.9% 471
2005 Q2 595 486 84 14.1% 65.6% 60.1% 641
2005 Q1 539 452 55 10.2% 50.0% 56.9% 604
2004 Q4 517 419 64 12.4% 47.4% 66.9% 547
2004 Q3 724 624 71 9.8% 61.4% 61.5% 643
2004 Q2 673 597 48 7.1% 51.4% 65.9% 688
2004 Q1 632 541 59 9.3% 51.6% 58.3% 652
2003 Q4 526 446 55 10.5% 66.7% 69.2% 554
2003 Q3 595 479 79 13.3% 61.8% 56.9% 570
2003 Q2 590 519 53 9.0% 48.6% 59.5% 620
2003 Q1 416 367 39 9.4% 36.0% 57.9% 472
2002 Q4 412 365 35 8.5% 47.4% 48.8% 475
2002 Q3 510 457 40 7.8% 42.9% 60.4% 479
2002 Q2 437 385 38 8.7% 37.5% 58.0% 485
2002 Q1 348 294 39 11.2% 63.2% 65.6% 447
2001 Q4 372 327 28 7.5% 66.7% 72.5% 362
2001 Q3 395 338 41 10.4% 47.1% 72.4% 413
2001 Q2 399 338 37 9.3% 34.8% 74.1% 413
2001 Q1 342 290 31 9.1% 50.0% 62.8% 402
2000 Q4 333 281 32 9.6% 43.8% 72.3% 324
2000 Q3 407 332 53 13.0% 57.9% 70.4% 395
2000 Q2 375 330 32 8.5% 57.9% 53.2% 388
2000 Q1 351 294 46 13.1% 53.8% 61.1% 414
1999 Q4 340 293 34 10.0% 42.9% 68.8% 327
1999 Q3 357 307 32 9.0% 38.5% 66.4% 373
1999 Q2 386 333 43 11.1% 50.0% 58.9% 381
1999 Q1 353 290 36 10.2% 31.3% 68.0% 399
1998 Q4 304 267 24 7.9% 47.4% 55.1% 313
1998 Q3 319 273 32 10.0% 52.9% 58.0% 308
1998 Q2 385 335 35 9.1% 55.0% 61.5% 397
1998 Q1 306 268 24 7.8% 50.0% 70.0% 357
1997 Q4 387 334 34 8.8% 61.3% 70.8% 328
1997 Q3 410 360 38 9.3% 72.7% 66.9% 375
1997 Q2 391 356 27 6.9% 66.7% 65.0% 426
1997 Q1 323 311 12 3.7% 53.3% 63.9% 370
1996 Q4 385 345 38 9.9% 33.3% 52.6% 325
1996 Q3 326 301 21 6.4% 55.6% 55.8% 385
1996 Q2 333 313 20 6.0% 52.9% 50.0% 379
1996 Q1 276 257 19 6.9% 83.3% 56.1% —
1995 Q4 302 273 29 9.6% 71.4% 44.5% —
1995 Q3 362 337 25 6.9% 100.0% 58.8% —
1995 Q2 365 326 39 10.7% 100.0% 67.4% —
1995 Q1 267 244 23 8.6% 75.0% 55.7% —
1994 Q4 350 304 46 13.1% 78.6% 55.8% —
1994 Q3 383 347 36 9.4% 52.6% 59.9% —
1994 Q2 367 342 25 6.8% 40.0% 60.9% —
1994 Q1 305 277 28 9.2% 58.8% 46.7% —
1993 Q4 351 332 19 5.4% 69.2% 61.2% —
1993 Q3 382 352 30 7.9% 72.2% 48.7% —
1993 Q2 382 357 25 6.5% 50.0% 51.4% —
1993 Q1 329 293 36 10.9% 52.9% 46.0% —
1992 Q4 359 309 50 13.9% 75.0% 28.8% —
1992 Q3 366 329 37 10.1% 42.1% 28.2% —
1992 Q2 374 338 36 9.6% 41.2% 44.6% —
1992 Q1 313 282 31 9.9% 33.3% 40.5% —
1991 Q4 362 314 48 13.3% 55.6% 38.4% —
1991 Q3 430 372 58 13.5% 50.0% 30.5% —
1991 Q2 442 388 54 12.2% 33.3% 34.2% —
1991 Q1 426 341 85 20.0% 48.4% 29.2% —
1990 Q4 450 377 73 16.2% 42.3% 24.1% —
1990 Q3 429 366 63 14.7% 50.0% 25.3% —
1990 Q2 459 379 80 17.4% 55.6% 19.8% —
1990 Q1 460 374 86 18.7% 47.1% 28.4% —
1989 Q4 452 371 81 17.9% 63.6% 21.4% —
1989 Q3 355 307 48 13.5% 55.0% 22.6% —
1989 Q2 459 421 38 8.3% 42.1% 24.3% —
1989 Q1 319 277 42 13.2% 60.0% 31.8% —
1988 Q4 416 360 56 13.5% 57.1% 37.7% —
1988 Q3 405 354 51 12.6% 60.9% 39.9% —
1988 Q2 337 296 41 12.2% 60.0% 52.5% —
1988 Q1 345 311 34 9.9% 35.3% 55.7% —
1987 Q4 358 314 44 12.3% 81.3% 48.1% —
1987 Q3 320 296 24 7.5% 53.8% 51.9% —
1987 Q2 379 218 161 42.5% 60.0% 75.2% —
1987 Q1 256 229 27 10.5% 64.7% 67.2% —
1986 Q4 357 315 42 11.8% 35.7% 63.9% —
1986 Q3 316 274 42 13.3% 78.6% 66.1% —
1986 Q2 360 313 47 13.1% 68.0% 69.4% —
1986 Q1 332 278 54 16.3% 55.6% 61.3% —
1985 Q4 353 310 43 12.2% 33.3% 61.9% —
1985 Q3 364 315 49 13.5% 60.0% 58.9% —
1985 Q2 381 347 34 8.9% 44.4% 61.5% —
1985 Q1 332 300 32 9.6% 41.7% 57.1% —
1984 Q4 363 316 47 12.9% 30.0% 50.7% —
1984 Q3 405 360 45 11.1% 47.1% 41.7% —
1984 Q2 434 390 44 10.1% 38.5% 45.4% —
1984 Q1 358 320 38 10.6% 33.3% 42.3% —
1983 Q4 382 332 50 13.1% 40.0% 53.9% —
1983 Q3 396 348 48 12.1% 31.3% 46.5% —
1983 Q2 440 400 40 9.1% 70.0% 41.5% —
1983 Q1 350 319 31 8.9% 50.0% 56.2% —
1982 Q4 440 399 41 9.3% 66.7% 51.6% —
1982 Q3 463 411 52 11.2% 37.5% 49.1% —
1982 Q2 419 382 37 8.8% 57.1% 51.1% —
1982 Q1 385 339 46 11.9% 50.0% 54.5% —
1981 Q4 353 321 32 9.1% 45.5% 58.2% —
1981 Q3 445 399 46 10.3% 35.7% 55.8% —
1981 Q2 420 362 58 13.8% 79.2% 42.4% —
1981 Q1 428 368 60 14.0% 80.0% 58.1% —
1980 Q4 450 390 60 13.3% 81.3% 57.6% —
1980 Q3 523 456 67 12.8% 62.5% 50.7% —
1980 Q2 592 519 73 12.3% 72.2% 47.9% —
1980 Q1 523 460 63 12.0% 65.0% 50.7% —
1979 Q4 550 479 71 12.9% 68.8% 51.1% —
1979 Q3 602 532 70 11.6% 72.2% 49.6% —
1979 Q2 495 435 60 12.1% 76.9% 39.6% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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