Moto Service Station Great North Road Knottingley WF11 0AF Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/01409/FUL
Council
Wakefield 3.6/10
Date received
21 Jul 2025
Date validated
25 Jul 2025
Postcode
WF11 0AF

Description

Installation of 2no. substations and 1no. communications cabinet and associated works to support electric vehicle charging facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1240 m away: Knottingley Power Project; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Knottingley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area204 m² (2,196 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 35)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Installation of a new EV Hub and associated infrastructure within the existing car parkin…
23/00312/FUL
2022 Approved
Installation of a pre-fabricated HGV Drivers shower block to the existing service yard wi…
22/01782/FUL
2022 Approved
Formation of a brick faced concrete service ramp into the amenity building
22/00114/FUL
2016 Approved
Installation of 1 no. Electric Vehicle Quick Charging Point in main car park area (retros…
16/01490/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Costa Coffee Moto Service Station Great North Road Knottingley WF11 0AF
Construction of coffee shop with drive through lane and associated works
21/03076/FUL
2022 Approved
Moto Service Station Great North Road Knottingley Wakefield WF11 0AF
Internally illuminated signage scheme
22/00297/ADV
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wakefield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #223 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wakefield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #95 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #94 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #223 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #256 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
79 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
74 decided
1,084
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.