Knottingley Quarry Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans), 2 (restoration date), 4 (minerals working standoffs) and 25 (landscape restoration scheme) and the removal of conditions 3 (export limestone), 5 (levels of quarry floor), 6 (removal of materials), 7 (noise limits for soil stripping), 8 (hours for soil stripping), 9 (noise levels for mineral extraction),10 (mineral extraction hours) and 14 (no blasting or explosives) pursuant to (dated 5.2.2024 and which granted planning permission for the variation of conditions in order to extend the timescales for the mineral extraction and restoration operations at Knottingley Quarry) to allow the delivery of the restoration of Knottingley Quarry to be brought forward (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Associated applications 3
Part of
Conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 25 varied
- VariationVariation of conditions 1 (approved plans), 2 (restoration date), 4 (minerals working…This application16/03158/S7302
Conditions 1 varied
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- S73 Planning Application
- Postcode
- WF11 0DN
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Knottingley
- Parish
- Knottingley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MJCA
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-13504204
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-13504204
- Consultation
- 12 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 12 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Knottingley Quarry Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DN
Application for planning permission under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary conditions 2, 3, 13, 16, 17, 18, 27, 33 and 34 of planning permission reference 16/03158/FUL and remove conditions 1, 21,24 25, 28, 29 and 35 in order to extend the timescales for the mineral extraction and restoration operations at Knottingley Quarry. Proposed Variation to timescale for working and restoration under Condition 2 of planning permission reference 16/03158/FUL states that the…
- Received
- 11 Dec 2023
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2024
- Outcome
- Approved