Track north of Hall Royd Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0885 - Prior Notification - Agricultural (AG) Registered Comment Until 4 November 2026 Add Comment

Proposal

Prior Approval for a private road for forestry use for access track to the southern section of Silkstone Fall woodland Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:31

Application progress

✓

Received

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Barnsley's recent prior approvals.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 7

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. Nearest recorded adit: about 10 m from the postcode pin (reference 429404-004). 4 recorded mine entries within 50 m.

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.

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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

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Silkstone Common built-up area; Green belt about 43 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Priority habitat about 43 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 22 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: Prior Notification - Agricultural (AG)
Received: 14 Oct 2026
Validated: 14 Oct 2026
Ward: Penistone East Ward
Parish: Silkstone
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Nov 2026
Decision level: Under Consideration
Applicant: Show
Agent: RDI Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Barnsley usually decides prior approvals by day 35.

prediction

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target

86%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

44decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 4 Nov 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