9 Orchard Drive Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed bridging step lift and associated building works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- WF7 7DS
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
- Parish
- Ackworth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15116593
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15116593
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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