Monckton Playing Fields, Rabbit Ings Country Park, Lund Hill Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0061 - Full Registered

Proposal

Installation 2no. storage containers to serve the 3no. football pitches and storage of football equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 219. The consultation period closed on 3 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 5

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Dearne Valley Green Heart; Inside the Royston (Barnsley) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Barnsley
Application type
Full
Postcode
S71 4BB
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Royston Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 219, past the statutory target. 90% of full applications in Barnsley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 219163 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
49decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Barnsley in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnsley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Barnsley
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#189 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barnsley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #252 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Barnsley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #74 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #98 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #252 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #174 of 296
97%
Minor dwellings approved
76 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
54 decided
673
Total decisions
53 refused in the year to March 2026