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Application progress
Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 16 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £81,000 in September 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- WF8 1DG
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Pontefract North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Allowed · 1 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004003 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hampton Design Contractors
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 88 days from validation, 26 days slower than Wakefield's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14450336
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14450336
- Neighbours
- 31 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 7 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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