Muscle Hill Farm, Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0952 - Variation of Condition(s) Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 3 of application (Erection of extension to existing hay barn including change of use to allow the production, storage and sale of animal feeds) to allow external storage (updated information) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2025
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Validated
6 Nov 2025
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Royston (Barnsley) built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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
Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
S71 4RT
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Ward
Royston Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Dec 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Townsend Planning Consultants

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Refused
Erection of agricultural storage building
2019/0168
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Colmarlee, 2A Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Erection of a single storey side extension
2025/0726
2021 Approved
Land rear of 8 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Discharge of conditions 4 (trees), 5 (landscaping), 8 (EVCP details), 9 (details of broad…
2021/0423
2022 Approved
Land rear of 8 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Variation of condition 2 [approved plans] of planning permission 2020/0587 to enable chan…
2022/0924
2022 Approved
Lee Lane Farm, 50 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Extension to existing stables to create additional storage space
2022/0828
2021 Withdrawn
28 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Remove Oak tree shown in photograph within TPO 22/2009
2021/0513
2020 Approved
Stables to the West of Muscle Hill Farm, Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley. S71 4RT
Erection of extension to front of stable block
2020/0798
2020 Approved
Lands rear of 8 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse with attic living space and attached double…
2020/0587
2019 Approved
Land off Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Details of conditions 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 16 of planning permission 2018/0687 - V…
2019/0119
2018 Approved
Land off Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Discharge of conditions 4,5,7,11,12,13,16,17,23,24 and 25 of 2016/1490 - Residential deve…
2018/0285
2018 Approved
Land of Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Variation of condition 2 (schedule of approved plans) of planning permission 2016/1490 to…
2018/0687
2018 Approved
Land off Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Temporary site cabin and compound with temporary access road from Applehaigh View (Retros…
2018/1056
2018 Approved
Land off Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Discharge conditions 14 and 15 of 2016/1490- Residential development of 164 new dwellings…
2018/0286
2016 Approved
Land at Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Residential development of 164 no. dwellings and associated works (Amended Plans)
2016/1490
2017 Approved
26 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Residential development (Outline with all matters reserved apart from means of access)
2017/1222
2016 Approved
30 Lee Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RT
Erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling, a single storey detached garage a…
2016/1022
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
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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