Batley Road (Land At) Kirkhamgate Wakefield WF2 0SP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Residential development of two dwellings (permission in principle) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 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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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- WF2 0SP
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wrenthorpe And Outwood West
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 8 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tom Shiels
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 30 days faster than Wakefield's median of 72 for new homes. Approved, as 82% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 9 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 8 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 7 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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