339 Denby Dale Road Durkar Wakefield WF4 3BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01396/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations to existing covered parking area and part change of use of car sales depot to storage and distribution unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
13 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026, from Wakefield's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Wakefield City 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 ↗
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 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Crigglestone and Durkar built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF4 3BB
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Wakefield Rural
Parish
Crigglestone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 5714 days to the predicted decision (day 71)
38%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
80decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

9comments received
9 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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