FOUR new properties will be built on the outskirts of the town centre after plans were approved.

They will be added to the rear of Queen’s Road following a successful application, which was given the green light last week.

A host of other works are also set to take place at the site.

PLANNING permission is being sought to demolish two semi-detached houses in Hoyland. If approved, work will take place on Millhouses Street. Public consultation ends on October 16.

PLANS to build two new houses in Penistone have been approved by the council. An application to add the new properties to the west side of Castle Lane were originally submitted in January. These plans were given the green light by Barnsley Council’s planning board last week.

PLANNING permission is being sought to convert two semi-detached properties in Thurnscoe into one house. If approved, the work will take place on Chapel Street. A total of 18 neighbouring properties have been made aware of the plans with no appeals to date. Public consultation ends on October 11.

AN ELECTRICITY substation will be added to Kendray Hospital after Barnsley Council deemed plans acceptable. An application for the unit to be added to the Doncaster Road site was originally submitted in June. These plans were given the green light by the council’s planning board last week.

PLANNING permission is being sought to erect a nine-metre-high wooden pole in Mapplewell. If approved, the pole will be added to Carr Green Lane. A decision date has been set for October 15.

PLANNING permission is being sought to demolish a Dodworth property and replace it with five new ones. If approved, the work will take place on High Street. A total of 23 neighbouring properties have been made aware of the plans with no appeals to date. Public consultation ends on October 9.

A DETACHED property will be built in Cudworth after plans were deemed acceptable. A planning application was submitted to the council in January for work to take place on Royston Road. The plans were approved last week.

PLANS to add a heat pump to the roof of Darfield Library have been approved by the council. An application for the work to start at the Church Street site was originally submitted in June. These plans were given the green light by Barnsley Council’s planning board last week.

AN agriculture building will be built at a Thurlstone farm and be used for lambing and calving. Plans to erect the building at Royd Moor House Farm were originally submitted in April. The application was given the green light by the council last week.

PLANS to demolish a property in Cawthorne and replace it with another have been submitted the council. If the application is approved, work will take place on Tivy Dale.Two neighbouring properties have been made aware of the application with no appeals to date. Public consultation ends on October 14.

PLANS to install a digital advertisement board on Old Mill Lane have been turned down by the council. An application for the work to take place on the main road leading to the town centre was originally submitted in August. However, Barnsley Council’s planning board rejected the application last week.