Environment Homepage

Welcome to the Environment section of our website.  Here you can find information about the various services we provide which help to ensure a Clean, Green and Safe environment for all to enjoy in Barnsley.

Covering 127 square miles across the Borough of Barnsley, key environmental services within the Council are in the business of upgrading and maintaining over 1000km of roads; providing a waste management service to over 100,000 households; looking after 961 sites covering 1,536 hectares which includes all of Barnsleys parks, playgrounds and public green space and carrying out concentrated enforcement activities including undertaking regulatory inspections and investigating environmental issues, issuing fixed penalty notices and prosecutions for crimes against your environment.

From this page you can access all manner of information about services we provide on behalf of the public concerning your environment.  In addition, many of the pages provide links to help you either request a service, or report a problem.

The Highways and Engineering link provides information regarding all issues relating to the efficient and safe movement of people, goods and vehicles of all kinds into, out of and within the Borough.  Main search areas cover various aspects of maintenance and use of the highway network.

Take a look at Neighbourhood Services for information about the management, maintenance and development of our green environment and public open spaces throughout the Borough,  including Neighbourhood Pride issues, and Parks.

Check out Regulatory Services  for information regarding the protection, regulation and improvement of the health, safety, well being and environment of people who live in, work in, trade in or visit the Borough - including areas such as Environmental Health issues, Trading Standards, Licensing and Bereavement Services.

Go to Waste Management  for information regarding all aspects of Waste Management, including household waste collection/disposal, commercial waste collection/disposal and all aspects of recycling.

Check out the Quick Links section at the for links to other environment related information which appears elsewhere on our website.

We hope you find the information you are looking for, however, if you cant find what you are looking for, you can use the search facility in the top right hand corner.

Related Links

• Local Development Framework (LDF)