Estate walkabouts

We do regular estate inspections with residents from the local area. We’re often joined by councillors and officers from council departments such as Neighbourhood Services and the local Safer Neighbourhood team.

The walkabout looks at all parts of the estate’s condition including gardens, fly-tipping, litter and dog fouling, and general maintenance to homes.

Any issues we notice are recorded and if we're unable to resolve an issue, it’s passed on to the relevant team at Barnsley Council.

Fancy joining a future walkabout?

We’re keen to hear from everyone who lives in our neighbourhoods, so we can work together to support your community. Visit our events page for information on walkabouts in your area.

Take a look at the information below for updates on issues raised at recent walkabouts.

Lambert Road

Meeting date and time: Thursday 2 July at 10am

What streets: Redhill Avenue, Lambert Road, Oaks Crescent, Doncaster Road.

What happened?

We’re looking into issues with furniture in gardens, overgrown gardens and caravans on public highways.

Ardsley / Stairfoot

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 7 July at 10am

What streets: Scarfield Close, Alexandra Terrace, Chapel Street, Chapel Place, Coronation Terrace, Pinfold Close, New Street, Gordon Street.

What happened?

We noticed an overgrown garden that needed weeding, so we’ve contacted the tenant about this.

Thorton Road, Kendray

Meeting date and time: Friday 21 August at 10am

What streets: Thornton Road, Birk Avenue, Birk Road, Croft Road, Hunningley Lane, Lockeaflash Crescent.

What happened?

We spotted overgrown gardens and hedges, so we’ve contacted tenants about this.

Athersley North

Meeting date and time: Monday 1 June at 10:30am

What streets: Newstead Road, Hilltop Avenue, Wilford Road, Fountain Court, Greenset View, Wood Park View, Warsop Road, Stoney Royd, Raven Royd, North Royds Wood.

What happened?

Overall, the area was in good condition, but we noticed a few overgrown gardens, bits of rubbish in gardens and a few paths that needed weeding. A couple of trees were hanging over the roads, and we spotted a manhole that’s not safe. We also noticed a stone path that’s not safe to walk on. The neighbourhood officer is investigating and monitoring these issues.

Barugh Green

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 30 June at 10am

What streets: Longley Close, Longley Street, Barugh Green Road, St Austell Drive, Coronation Road, Mary Street, Cross Street and Dearne Hall Road.

What happened?

We noticed fly-tipping, overgrown gardens and some rubbish in gardens. We’ve also found a few households, where we need to confirm that they’ve gained permission for outbuildings. We’ve posted cards through tenants’ letterboxes asking them to contact us to discuss these issues.

Thurnscoe

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 9 June at 10:30am.

What streets: Gooseacre Avenue, Westfield Crescent, Common Road, Wensley Street, Manor Road, Manor Square, Peartree Avenue, Richmond Road, Peartree Court, Whyn View, Merrill Road, St Peters Gate, Lingamoor Leys, Challenger Crescent, Burnside, Whin Gardens, Whinside Crescent, Clayton Lane.

What happened?

We spotted overgrown gardens as well as furniture and waste in gardens, so we’re contacting tenants to investigate further.

Wood Lane, Carlton

Meeting date and time: Thursday 11 June at 10:30am.

What streets: Wood Lane, Stockshill Close, The Close, Briggs Street, Ridgeway Crescent, Newman Avenue, Crookes Lane, Brookfield terrace, Southfield Cottages, Chapel Lane, Carlton Green, Carlton Road, Springbank Close, Woodmoor Street, Manor Street, Wharncliffe Street.

What happened?

Generally, the area was clean and well looked after. We noticed a few homes where we're already investigating issues with gardens and rubbish. We noticed a couple of private homes with rubbish and overgrown gardens, so we’ve asked the Safer Neighbourhoods team to investigate.

Royston Estate

Meeting date and time: Monday 15 June at 10:30am

What streets: Meadow Crescent, Meadow Road, Church Hill, Park Crescent, Park Avenue, Park View, Godley Street, Robin Hood Avenue, Poplar Terrace, Coronation Avenue, Cross Lane, Calder Avenue, East End Crescent, Bisley Close, Calder Vale, The Lilacs, Bromfield Court, Bewdley Court, Kingsland Court, Pembridge Court, Rowland Street, Victoria Road, Milgate Street

What happened?

We noticed overgrown gardens / passageways, furniture and waste in gardens and waste in communal areas. We’ve raised repair requests and we’re contacting tenants about the condition of their gardens.

Windmill Road Estate

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 4 August at 11am

What streets: 1 Sokell Avenue then Loxley Avenue, Bird Avenue, Sokell Avenue, Windmill Road.

What happened?

We noticed a lot of litter on the streets, weeds, caravans parked on driveways, and some households with rubbish at the side of their home. The alleyways also had litter and generally weren’t well looked after.

We’re checking permissions for the caravans, and we’ve organised a litter pick for the area. We reported the issues with weeds to the Caretaker team and any issues with private homes have been referred to Barnsley Council’s Safer Neighbourhood Service.

Jump Farm Estate

Meeting date and time: Thursday 6 August at 11am

What streets: Cumberland Road, Cumberland Close, Kingswood Crescent, Lilac Crescent, York Street, Northumberland Avenue, Edinburgh Road, Cherry Tree Street, St Helens.

What happened?

There was a lot of rubbish and waste in gardens. We’re looking into issues with Berneslai Homes properties and we’ve reported issues at private homes to Barnsley Council’s Safer Neighbourhood Service.

Platts Common and Blacker Hill

Meeting date and time: Thursday 13 August at 10am

What streets: Sunrise Manor, Barnsley Road, Guest Street, Guest Place, Silkstone View, Woodlands Road, Wentworth Road, Woodhead Drive, Grange View, Worsbrough Road.

What happened?

We spotted fly-tipping, dog fouling, overgrown pathways and some homes with bits of furniture and rubbish outside. We’re looking into issues with Berneslai Homes properties and we’ve reported issues at private homes to Barnsley Council’s Safer Neighbourhood Service. We’ve raised a job with the Caretaker team to tidy up the pathways.

Little Houghton Estate

Meeting date and time: Thursday 20 August at 10am

What streets: Albert Crescent, Belmont Crescent, Charles Street, John Street, George Street, Mary Street, Rotherham Road, Lesmond Crescent, Flat Lane, Billingley.

What happened?

We spotted a few homes with items outside in the front gardens. There was dog poo outside one home and we noticed two pathways that needed clearing. We’ll contact tenants about furniture in gardens, and we’re already looking into the issue with dog poo. We’ve raised a job for the pathways and greenspace to be cut.

Wainwright Avenue

Meeting date and time: Thursday 3 September at 11am

What streets: Newsome Avenue, Wainwright Place, Wainwright Avenue.

What happened?

We noticed some overgrown gardens and rubbish at the side of homes. We’ve contacted the tenants about this and we’ll continue to monitor it.

Elsecar

Meeting date and time: Friday 4 September at 10am

What streets: Fitzwilliam Street, Old Row, Wath Road, Zetland Road, Wood View, Market Place.

What happened?

We noticed two homes on Old Row with fly-tipping in the front gardens, as well as an overgrown garden on this street. The garages at the back of Fitzwilliam Street also needed a clean-up. We’ll contact the tenants and continue to monitor these issues.