Land Off Redhill Drive, Known As 'Gillatts Quarry Airedale Castleford WF10 3HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01610/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of 24 no. dwellinghouses (3, 4, and 5-bedroom homes) and a 3-storey apartment building comprising 20 no. 1 and 2-bedroom flats. Including associated access, parking, landscaping, planting and drainage infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
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Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 2 Jan 2027, from Wakefield's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Castleford built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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
Full Application
Postcode
WF10 3HD
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Parish
Castleford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jan 2027
Agent
Self Architects

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 91-day target. Wakefield usually decides new homes by day 72.

Day 1774 days to the 91-day target
33%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

11comments received
11 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14909603
Planning Portal ref
PP-14909603
Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Jan 2027
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