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Stairfoot roundabout, Stairfoot

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Compulsory purchase order 2026

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has made the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (A633/A635 Stairfoot Roundabout Improvement) Compulsory Purchase Order 2026 under Sections 239, 240, 250 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.

It is about to submit this order to the Secretary of State for Transport for confirmation, and if confirmed, the order will authorise Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to purchase compulsorily the land and the new rights described below for the purpose of:

  1. the improvement of highways known as A633 Grange Lane, A635 Doncaster Road, Old Doncaster Road, A633 Wombwell Lane, Bleachcroft Way and B6100 Hunningley Lane at their approaches to/from and adjoining the roundabout at Stairfoot all in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in the County of South Yorkshire; and

  2. use by the acquiring authority in connection with the improvement of highways aforesaid.

A copy of the order which gives details on the extent, description and situation of the land included in the order and of the accompanying map may be viewed online via this public notice or at the following places:

  • Town Hall, Barnsley S70 1TA

  • Library@ the Lightbox, 1 The Glass Works, Barnsley S70 1GW

  • Cudworth Library, Cudworth Centre of Excellence, Roberts Street, Cudworth, Barnsley S72 8UQ

  • Worsbrough Library, Elm House Estate, Queensway, Worsbrough, Barnsley S70 SEN

  • Wombwell Library, Station Road, Wombwell, Barnsley S73 OBA

Any objection to the order must be made in writing to the Secretary of State for Transport at c/o Transport Infrastructure Planning Casework Unit, PO Box 1393, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE99 SFQ, or to nationalcasework@dft.gov.uk no later than 16 October 2026 and should state the title of the order, the grounds of objection and the objector's address and interests in the land.

In submitting an objection, it should be noted that your personal data and correspondence will be passed to the Council to enable your objection to be considered. If you do not wish your personal data to be forwarded, please state your reasons when submitting your objection and the Secretary of State will copy your representations, with your name and address removed to the Council, and if there is to be a Public Local Inquiry they will be seen by the Inspector who may give them less weight as a result.

DESCRIPTION OF LAND AND THE NEW RIGHTS

Land to be acquired in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

  • 24.44 square metres comprising of woodland situate and having frontage on the western side of Grange Lane (A633).

  • 51.19 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the western side of Grange Lane (A633) at the junction with Doncaster Road (old road) (A635) situate to the north. Split up

  • 4.78 square metres comprising of grass verge and tarmacadam surface situate and having frontage on the western side of Grange Lane (A633).

  • 5.02 square metres comprising of shrubbery land situate to the southeastem comer of a commercial drive-through, north of Doncaster Road (A635) off the southbound approach to Stairfoot roundabout.

  • 19.72 square metres comprising of shrubbery land situate to the southwestem corner of a commercial drive-through and having frontage to the northeastem side of Doncaster Road (A635) on the southbound approach to Stairfoot roundabout.

  • 293.86 square metres comprising of steep shrub planted embankment situate to the south west of the Stairfoot roundabout circulatory between Hunningley Lane (86100) and Wombwe/1 Lane (A633) link approach/exit arms.

  • 62.16 square metres comprising of shrubbery land situate and having frontage on the western side of Bleachcroft Way where it meets at the junction of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633) link road.

  • 16.46 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the southeastern side of Bleachcroft Way at junction with Wombwe/1 Road (A633) link.

  • 151.28 square metres comprising of commercial forecourt land situate and having frontage on the northeastem side of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633).

  • 63.51 square metres comprising of commercial forecourt land situate and having frontage on the northeastern side of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633).

  • 58.21 square metres comprising of commercial forecourt land situate and having frontage on the northeastern side of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633), adjoining public bridleway 429 (Trans Pennine Trail) access to the northwest.

  • 2.61 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the southwestem side of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633) and lying northeast of Barnsley Retail Park.

  • 95.71 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the southwestem side of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633), lying northeast of Barnsley Retail Parle

  • 183.78 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the southwestern side of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633), lying northeast of Barnsley Retail Park.

Rights in land to be acquired in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

  • The right of access and working area within 171.15 square metres comprising of woodland situate on the western side of Grange Lane (A633), south of 1 Grange Lane.

  • The right of access and working area within 110.73 square metres comprising of grass land situate to the northern side of Doncaster Road (old road) (A635) adjoining public access path to the northeast, leading to public bridleway 429 (Trans Pennine Trail).

  • The right of access and working area within 176.00 square metres comprising of steep shrub planted embankment situate to the southwest of the Stairfoot roundabout circulatory between Hunningley Lane (86100) and Wombwe/1 Lane (A633) link approach/exit arms.

  • The right of access and working area within 155.00 square metres comprising of shrubbery land situate on the western side of Bleachcroft Way where it meets at the junction of Wombwe/1 Lane (A633) link road signal junction (ATS).

  • The right of access and working area within 43.62 square metres comprising of grass land with trees situate on the southeastern side of Bleachcroft Way at junction with Wombwell Road (A633) link.

  • The right of access and working area within 23.44 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the southeastern side of Bleachcroft Way at junction with Wombwe/1 Road (A633) link.

  • The right of access and working area within 8.05 square metres comprising of grass land situate and having frontage on the southeastem and southwestem comer of Wombwell Lane (A633) heading west onto Stairfoot roundabout.

  • The right of access and working area within 106.68 square metres comprising of overgrown land situate and having frontage to the northeastem side of Wombwell Lane (A633).

  • The right of access and working area within 53.48 square metres comprising of grass land situate on the southwestem side of Wombwell Lane (A633), lying northeast of Barnsley Retail Park.

  • The right for access and working area within 149.81 square metres comprising of grass land situate on the southwestem side of Wombwell Lane (A633), lying northeast of Barnsley Retail Park.

S. Roxborough
Interim Service Director of Law, Member and Democratic Services
Town Hall
Barnsley
S70 2TA

25 September 2026

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