Holywell Farm Holywell Lane Castleford WF10 4RZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01019/AGR - Agricultural Notification Approved

Proposal

Erection of an agricultural building for hay and general agricultural storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Consultation
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Recorded mine shaft about 35 m from the postcode pin
Reference 444424-004. Building over or close to a mine entry should be avoided, even once it is capped.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Castleford built-up area; Green belt about 32 m away: South and West Yorkshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Agricultural Notification
Postcode
WF10 4RZ
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 96% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
74decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15002247
Planning Portal ref
PP-15002247
Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 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