Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Land East Of Hurst Lane Auckley Doncaster DN9 3QJ · 25/00641/FULM
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12 October 2026 · Approved
Bentley Works Pipering Lane Bentley Doncaster DN5 9NB · 26/01645/MAT
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7 October 2026 · Approved
Bridgeworks Apartments Broughton Avenue Bentley Doncaster DN5 9QD · 26/01844/MAT
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Martin Grange Farm Martin Grange Farm Lane Bawtry Doncaster DN10 6DD · 26/01037/FULM
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26 August 2026 · Refused
Land South Of South End Thorne Doncaster DN8 5QP · 25/01317/FULM
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20 August 2026 · Approved
Former Adwick Depot Land Off Village Street Adwick Le Street Doncaster DN6 7AA · 26/01228/MAT
Figures for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 16%about one in six |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 72plan adopted 2021 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: i) Whether the proposal would be an acceptable form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local policies in respect of the location of development; ii) The effect of the proposal on the character…”
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“The main issues are: (i) whether the proposal would be an acceptable form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local policies in respect of the location of development; (ii) the effect of the proposal on the character…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location with regard to local and national policies, • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area’s local character, history and…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposal on highway safety; and, •…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.