Pear Tree Farm, Church Street, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9JR Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 17 March 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Erection of 8 dwellings; conversion of outbuildings to create 2 residential dwellings and associated works including formation of access and landscaping, following the demolition of existing bungalow and farmhouse. (Amended Plans & Description) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Dec 2025; it is now day 604.
Planning committee
Decided by Barnsley Planning Regulatory Board on 17 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because housing benefits outweighed the identified harm, with environmental impacts addressed through conditions.
- Residents raised concerns about traffic, highway safety, ecology, amenity, the conservation area, parking and other matters.
- The committee granted full planning permission subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Barnsley's committee minutes of 17 Mar 2026.
Site constraints 7
Checked on 15 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 604, past the statutory target. 78% of new homes 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 23 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Barnsley in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnsley decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 2 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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The consultation period closed on 2 Dec 2025.