Have your say on plans for the Dearne

Views are being gathered until 5pm tomorrow on Barnsley’s Local Plan.

It follows a temporary fault with the online comments system.

Cllr Roy Miller, Barnsley Council’s Cabinet spokesperson for place, said: “Sincere apologies to those people that tried to access the online consultation on Sunday.

“This extension of the consultation will give them the opportunity to comment.”

The plan provides local planning policy for the future development of the Barnsley borough up to 2033 and sets out policies and allocates a number of sites to provide sufficient land to accommodate the aspirations for economic and housing growth in the borough.

Once adopted, the Local Plan will become the statutory development plan for Barnsley and all decisions on planning applications will be made in accordance with it.

More information about the plan and how to access the consultation document is available via a dedicated website at https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/planning/local-plans/local-plan-consultation-2014