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26/00875/CPE - Certificate Existing Lawful Use or Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the construction of the dwelling within the property known as Gables Farm without complying with Condition 1. a.(reserved matter - landscaping) and its use without complying with Condition 3 (agricultural/forestry workers occupation) of outline planning permission (granted on appeal on 4 October 1990 under reference T/APP/) and without complying with Condition 5 (agricultural/forestry workers occupation) of reserved matters approval granted on 12 February 1991 is lawful and that the extended residential curtilage is lawful. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
22 May 2026

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

Site constraints 4

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wakefield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area494 m² (5,317 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2017, 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
Certificate Existing Lawful Use or Dev
Postcode
WF2 0LQ
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chadwick Lawance LLP

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.