Royd Hill Farm Royd Lane Higham Barnsley S75 1PH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0585 - Change of Use Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Change of use of existing garage/outbuilding to residential annex including minor alterations to elevations and internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn Attached to North Side of Royd Hill Farmhouse, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Barugh Green and Redbrook built-up area; Air quality management area about 24 m away: Barnsley AQMA No.1; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 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
Change of Use
Postcode
S75 1PH
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Dodworth, Stainborough and Tankersley Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Garry Greetham Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Barnsley in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnsley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) of 2017/0598 - Restoration of outbuilding.
2018/0266
2017 Approved
Restoration of outbuilding
2017/0598
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
3 Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Proposed front single storey sun-room extension to dwelling.
2025/0631
2024 Approved
28 Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Two storey side extension and front porch
2024/0813
2024
The Gables, 11 Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Single storey rear extension
2024/0085
2022 Approved
Higham Cricket Club, Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Erection of cricket practice nets with 3no wicket lanes and associated 2.4m high weld mes…
2022/1206
2019 Approved
Higham Cricket Club, Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Removal of existing changing rooms building and storage shed and provision of replacement…
2019/1392
2020 Withdrawn
The Cowshed, Royd Hill Farm, Royd Lane, Higham, S75 1PH
Conversion of agricultural building into a dwellinghouse (Application to determine if pri…
2020/0743
2018 Approved
15 Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Erection of single storey side extension to dwelling
2018/0229
2016 Approved
Pavilion Higham Cricket Club, Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2016/0854 - Erection of cricket pavilion…
2017/0685
2016 Approved
Pavilion Higham Cricket Club, Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Erection of cricket pavilion & formation of car park
2016/0854
2016 Approved
Land at Royd Lane, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PH
Change of use from agricultural to equestrian and erection of 3 no. stables and a barn.
2016/0252
Barnsley
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#189 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings