Local Plan research and evidence documents

You can find research and evidence documents related to Barnsley's Local Plan below, including monitoring reports looking at the amount of development taking place in the borough and the impact of this.

Authority monitoring report

Barnsley's Local Plan monitoring report looks at how much development is taking place in Barnsley and the impact of it. It also sets out how we're performing against targets, some of which are set by government.

Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement

The Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement sets out section 106 activity in the monitoring period, including section 106 contributions paid to the council, projects delivered in the borough, and section 106 contributions secured for future years.

Council strategies and best practice documents

  • Barnsley's Green Space Strategy - updated in 2016, this sets out our overall strategy for green space and the standards we want to achieve.
  • Barnsley Biodiversity Action Plan - our first Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for the borough in 2002. This was in partnership with Barnsley Biodiversity Trust. The BAP was reviewed and reissued by the Barnsley Biodiversity Trust (2009).
  • South Yorkshire Residential Design Guide - adopted as a best practice guide for South Yorkshire councils on well designed and sustainable housing developments of more than 10 units. We use it to help appraise the quality of new housing proposals. It provides both urban and highway design guidance (including technical standards) for applicants, agents, developers and designers.

District and local centres

Employment report

Housing reports

Flood risk

Infrastructure

Landscape character assessment

Town centre and retail 

These reports provide an analysis of capacity in the town centre, the shopping areas, the boundaries of the town centre and the catchment area:

South Yorkshire waste needs assessment

The waste planning authorities of Barnsley Council, Doncaster Council, Rotherham Council and Sheffield Council have produced the joint South Yorkshire waste needs assessment, which covers the whole of the county. It identifies current waste management facilities, waste arising estimates, and forecasts future need for various waste types up to 2041.

The document contains information to be considered alongside the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham (BDR) waste plan when considering a waste planning application.