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Dismissed22 January 20263370772

264 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6PN

Planning appeal 3370772 at 264 Dodworth Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6PN (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2026 by Inspector Mayes C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.

5 self-built plots considering access, landscaping and layout

Authority
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Mayes C
Postcode
S70 6PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 262 and 266 Dodworth Road, with particular reference to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety due to the combination of high traffic volumes, high approach speeds, limited gaps for safe right-turning movements, and proximity to the M1 Junction 37 roundabout, which would be materially worsened by the intensification of use of the constrained access point.

The housing shortfall weighed in favour of the proposal, but this did not alter the policy context against which the specific harms identified (highway safety and harm to neighbouring living conditions) must be assessed, and the harms outweighed the housing benefit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy T4Policy GD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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