®Planning appeal decision
109 Barnsley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8JH
Planning appeal 3287058 at 109 Barnsley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8JH (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2022 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to privacy and disturbance by noise and activity.
New two to three bedroom bungalow with 30 degree pitched roof, accessed along John Close with front parking and turning area
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- S73 8JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to privacy and disturbance by noise and activity
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for the future occupiers of the development in terms of outlook and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, refuse collection and fire safety
What decided it
The proposal would harm the living conditions of existing neighbouring occupants through increased noise and disturbance, harm the privacy of future occupants through overlooking, and compromise highway safety and emergency access without demonstrating adequate refuse collection and fire safety provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD1Policy T4
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Barnsley
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed22 October 20266011687102, Manchester Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S369QW
- Dismissed11 May 20266003268166 Barnsley Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9DQ
- Dismissed22 January 20263370772264 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6PN
- Dismissed13 January 2026337081825 Cloisters Way, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2JN
- Allowed22 December 20253370948Land off Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9DY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.