Spar, High Street, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 6BS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0860 - Trees in Conservation Areas (TCA) Registered

Proposal

Removal of self set goat willow Tree in a Conservation Area growing on boundary with no. 20 high street (south neighbour). Tree is growing out of/into boundary wall causing issues for neighbouring property Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Dec 2026 and 26 Jan 2027, from Barnsley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Penistone conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Penistone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Trees in Conservation Areas (TCA)
Postcode
S36 6BS
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Under Consideration
Applicant
Show
Agent
JMB Tree Services Limited

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Barnsley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 98.

Day 2474 days to the predicted decision (day 98)
9%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Barnsley in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnsley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Barnsley
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#189 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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