Leisuretime 58 Carlton Street Castleford WF10 1DB Data via plota.co.uk

91/00537/S7301 - Section 73 Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of condition 7 (Hours) of approved application dated 12 December 1991 [which grant full planning permission for a change of use to amusement centre on ground floor] to change and extend opening hours to 24 hour openings hours 7 days a week… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Nov 2026. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Castleford 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
Scheduled monument 218 m away: Roman Bath House, Castleford; Inside the Castleford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 12 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
Section 73 Application
Postcode
WF10 1DB
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Parish
Castleford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 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