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.

Leslie Road

Meeting date and time: Friday 8 May at 11am.

What happened?

We noticed fly tipping, overgrown gardens and furniture in gardens. We’ve raised fly tipping removal orders and sent letters to tenants about furniture in gardens.

Highstone Avenue Estate

Meeting date and time: Wednesday 13 May at 10am.

What happened?

We’re investigating rubbish, household waste and furniture in gardens.

Kingstone Estate

Meeting date and time: Monday 18 May at 10am.

What happened?

We noticed an overgrown garden, and furniture / household items in other gardens. We’ve sent letters to tenants about this and we’ll continue to investigate.

Worsbrough Dale and Bridge Estate

Meeting date and time: Wednesday 20 May at 11am.

What happened?

We noticed household appliances and waste in gardens as well as some being overgrown garden. We’re contacting tenants about these issues.

Larch Place Estate

Meeting date and time: Thursday 21 May at 10am.

What happened?

We spotted household appliances and waste in gardens, as well as some gardens being overgrown. We’re contacting tenants about these issues.

Wood Street / high rise estates

Meeting date and time: Thursday 28 May at 11am.

What happened?

We noticed fly tipping around bin stores and communal gardens. We’ve raised fly tipping removal orders.

Mapplewell Estate

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 5 May at 10:30am.

What happened?

Generally, the estate was clean and gardens were kept tidy. A few household items like sofas, a fridge freezer and metal items were spotted, which could’ve been left out for scrap collecting. On Spark Lane, the space near the garages needs weeding and cutting back to keep it tidy. On Wellgate and Crossgate, the wooden porches are untidy with flaking paint.

The issues have been raised for neighbourhood officers to monitor and raise any jobs.

Wooley Grange

Meeting date: Tuesday 12 May

What happened?

We’re contacting tenants about waste in gardens and overgrown gardens.

Bolton upon Dearne

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 5 May at 10:30am.

What happened?

We noticed issues with gardens, a driveway and two bushes hanging over footpaths. We’ve raised jobs for the bushes to be cut back, and we’re investigating the driveway and garden issues.

Bolton upon Dearne

Meeting date and time: Tuesday 12 May at 10:30am.

What happened?

We spotted one case of fly-tipping and issues with gardens. We’re speaking to tenants about their gardens and we’ve raised a job to clear the fly-tipping.

Manor View

Meeting date and time: Thursday 14 May at 10:30am.

What happened?

We raised jobs for three instances of fly-tipping and we’re investigating issues with gardens.

Hoyland

Meeting date and time: Friday 8 May at 11am.

What happened?

Generally, we saw well-maintained gardens on Manor Way, but there were three homes with overgrown gardens and piles of rubbish. We’ll contact the tenants to offer support with overgrown gardens. A few houses had household items outside with skips in the gardens, which we’ll continue to monitor.

Bly Road and Bellbrook Estate

Meeting date and time: Thursday 14 May at 11am.

What happened?

There was a lot of fly tipping in front gardens, a few overgrown gardens and one home that looked abandoned which isn’t our property.

On Clarney Avenue, there was some potholes on the road however in general the grassed areas were freshly cut, kept free of litter and looked tidy.

The neighbourhood officer will monitor these issues, and we’ve reported the abandoned private home to the Safer Neighbourhoods team.

Gray Street

Meeting date and time: Friday 15 May at 11:30am.

What happened?

On Strafford Avenue we spotted large potholes. Two homes were spotted with a lot of bagged waste on the front gardens, and three homes are being monitored for fly tipping.

Neighbourhood officers have been notified about the bagged wasted and potholes. The fly tipping is being monitored.

Kitchin Road Estate

Meeting date and time: Thursday 21 May at 1pm.

What happened?

We spotted a few homes, with household items in the front gardens. One was identified as overgrown and there’s an empty home with a lot of household items outside on the front as work is ongoing.

We’ve made the Safer Neighbourhoods team aware of issues with private homes and we’re monitoring issues with our homes.

Roebuck Street

Meeting date: Friday 22 May

What happened?

We spotted rubbish in some homes and overgrown gardens. There was a lot of dog fouling on the streets and a few pot holes reported on Mellor Road. We’re investigating these issues and we’ve reported the potholes.

Shaftesbury Drive

Meeting date and time: Friday 22 May at 10am.

What happened?

There were a lot of homes with overgrown gardens and rubbish. We also spotted pathways that need weeding, moss removing and the branches overhanging them being cut back. We also received reports of dog fouling and graffiti.

All issues have been flagged with the neighbourhood officer and jobs raised where necessary.

Washington Avenue and Bondfield Crescent

Meeting date and time: Thursday 28 May at 10am.

What happened?

We spotted household items, rubbish and black bags in gardens. A couple were identified as overgrown and three homes have been sent to the Safer Neighbourhoods team to monitor. We noticed that two streets were a little uneven where the tree stump had pushed up the surface on the pathway and we spotted a few pathways with weeds.

The issues have been raised with the neighbourhood officer to take action. Jobs have been raised for the pathways to be inspected and weeded.