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Allowed10 March 20266001431

Hill Top Farm, Eastfield Lane, Thurgoland, Barnsley, S35 7AY

Planning appeal 6001431 at Hill Top Farm, Eastfield Lane, Thurgoland, Barnsley, S35 7AY (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 March 2026 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether planning permission is deemed to have been granted by reason of the failure to issue a decision within the timeframe allowed.

change of use of one agricultural building to five dwellinghouses

Authority
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
S35 7AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether planning permission is deemed to have been granted by reason of the failure to issue a decision within the timeframe allowed
  • whether the transport impacts of the development require refusal of prior approval under paragraph Q.2(a) of the Order

What decided it

The Council failed to issue written notice of its decision within the 56-day period required by paragraph W(11)(c) of the Order, resulting in deemed permission being granted on 17 April 2025.

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