Mill Lane Garage Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NW Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 23/00314/REM01
Council
Wakefield 3.6/10
Date received
11 Jul 2025
Date validated
15 Jul 2025
Postcode
WF7 7NW

Description

Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to (appearance, landscaping and scale) for residential development of 4no. dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Ackworth Moor Top built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Other new applications on this street

7 Jul 2026Approved

Mill Lane Garages Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NW

Discharge of conditions 5 (Levels and drainage), 6 (CMS), 7 (Remediation), 10 (E...

23/00314/SUB01

Nearby new applications

27 Oct 2026Pending

Mill Lane Garage Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract

Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to approved planning applicat...

23/00314/S7303
28 Sept 2026Pending

4 Wakefield Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7DE

T1 Sycamore, T2 Ash, T3 Sycamore - Crown Lift to 3m over the footpath and garden...

26/01732/TPO
18 Sept 2026Pending

20 Hillside Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NJ

Single storey rear extension

26/01704/FUL
17 Sept 2026Pending

Ackworth Garden Centre Barnsley Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7BS

The demolition of the existing garden centre building and the erection of a repl...

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11 Sept 2026Pending

1 Chiltern Drive Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7DW

Demolition of existing conservatory to construct single storey extension.

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9 Sept 2026Pending

11 Denton Gardens Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7PA

T1 - Beech- crown lift to 5m above the garden ground level, draw back on the hou...

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Removal of condition 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) and var…
23/00314/S7301
2023 Approved
Outline application for erection of 4 dwellings with matters of access and layout only. (…
23/00314/OUT
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Refused
5 Denton Gardens Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7PA
T1 Sycamore - remove
18/01740/TPO
2020 Approved
Portare Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NW
Detached dwelling (renewal of previous approval 16/02552/FUL)
20/00150/FUL
2019 Approved
Boycott Drive Ackworth Pontefract
Remove of 3 no. small Cherry trees in shrub area (Boycott Drive) directly to the rear of…
19/00924/TPO
2018 Approved
Portare Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NW
Single storey extension to rear
18/00652/FUL
2017 Refused
7 Denton Gardens Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7PA
T1 Beech to evenly crown thin by 10% and 2m drawback nearest house
17/02474/TPO
2017 Refused
5 Denton Gardens Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7PA
T1 Sycamore remove due to previous poor work, or crown thin by 15%, crown raise
17/02051/TPO
2016 Approved
Portare Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NW
Residential development for 1no. detached dwelling
16/02552/FUL
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