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Former Allotment Gardens, Carlton, S71

Description

Movenowproperties are delighted to offer this land for sale in Carlton, Barnsley (S71 3FF) with outline planning permission for 5 detached homes (Planning Ref: 2024/0168). The site includes a Section 106 agreement with Barnsley Council—full planning and legal details are available online. Carlton is a well-connected residential area near Barnsley town centre, with good access to local schools, shops, and the M1 motorway. The area is undergoing wider development, making this a strong opportunity for residential investment.

Outline planning permission granted for 5 detached dwellings, with all other matters reserved. The application is registered as Barnsley Council planning reference 2024/0168 (supported by a Section 106 legal agreement) — full documentation is accessible via Planning Explorer. Interested parties should review access, layout, infrastructure contributions, and legal obligations before proceeding

Local Area

Carlton is a suburban locality within the Royston area of Barnsley, approximately 3 miles northeast of Barnsley town centre. It’s well-served by local shops, a secondary school, and amenities in adjacent communities like Royston

Residents benefit from good transport links: M1 motorway junctions 37/38 are within 5–6 miles, and Barnsley railway station offers frequent services to Leeds, Sheffield, Huddersfield, and Nottingham

Key Considerations for Prospective Buyers

Planning & Legal Obligations: Full documentation (including the Section 106 agreement) is available via Barnsley Council’s Planning Explorer. Make sure to review obligations around highways, drainage, ecological mitigation, and affordable housing contributions.

Local Services & Transport: Accessibility to major roads (M1) and rail links supports.

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The details shown on this website are a general outline for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract or sales particulars. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, survey, enquiries or otherwise as to their correctness. We have not been able to test any of the building service installations and recommend that prospective purchasers arrange for a qualified person to check them before entering into any commitment. Further, any reference to, or use of any part of the properties is not a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. All photographs shown are indicative and cannot be guaranteed to represent the complete interior scheme or items included in the sale. No person in our employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.

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Date Posted
2026-07-01

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Carlton Primary Academy669 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    317
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    1,108
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England/Roman Catholic
  • Royston St John Baptist CE Primary0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    162
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lift Meadstead0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    215
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Parkside Primary Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    225
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Outwood Academy Carlton459 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,109
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    1,108
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England/Roman Catholic
  • Outwood Academy Shafton2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,377
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Horizon Community College3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,909
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Trinity Academy St. Edwards3.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    882
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Church of England

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Barnsley Filling Station, Barnsley525 metres
Spar Royston Lane, Royston, South Yorkshire891 metres
Aldi High Street Royston, Royston, South Yorkshire0.7 miles

GP surgery

High Street Practice0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Weldricks Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

Barnsley Hospitals2.7 miles

Green space

Play Space14 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Barnsley Rail Station2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Royston Lane/Woodroyd Avenue367 metres

Typical drive times

Royston3 min · 1.1 miles
Barnsley8 min · 3.9 miles
Hemsworth12 min · 5.9 miles
Worsbrough11 min · 5.2 miles
Wakefield (city)19 min · 8.2 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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