Land Off Sowgate Lane Pontefract Data via plota.co.uk

26/01574/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of land to equestrian and construction of stable block (including yard and boundary treatments) (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 07:55

Application progress

✓

Received

1 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

8 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Wakefield's recent changes of use.

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SOWGATE LANE STABLES Planning Statement · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Pontefract built-up area; Green belt 30 m away: South and West Yorkshire.

Not affected

No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Received: 1 Sept 2026
Validated: 8 Sept 2026
Ward: Pontefract North
Parish: Pontefract
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: JR Planning

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides changes of use by day 71.

prediction

Day 764 days to the predicted decision (day 71)

33%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

35decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15191518
Statutory expiry: 3 Nov 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