Graziers House 58 Market Street Wakefield WF1 1DH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00724/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Office to Four bedroom HMO Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Apr 2026
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Approved
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Wakefield City AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wakefield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Application
Postcode
WF1 1DH
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Wakefield North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
JK Planning & Design Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 15 days faster than Wakefield's median of 71 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14888864
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
21 May 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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