Land Formerly Occupied By Chantry House Kirkgate Wakefield WF1 1JG

Awaiting decision 23/00422/NMC02
Council
Date received
27 Mar 2026
Date validated
27 Mar 2026
Postcode
WF1 1JG

Description

Non-material amendment to approved application 23/00422/FUL (Erection of 50 affordable residential units (C3 Use),, comprising individual dwellings and an apartment block, with associated drainage, access, parking and landscape works) to omit walk on balconies to plots 22-26 and replace these with Juliette balconies, update hard and soft landscaping around plots 22-26, and to create an additional parking space to the front of the apartment block for use by maintenance.

3.2/10
Planning Authority Score
#229 of 282

Wakefield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #216 out of 282. 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 (94%) than the national average (90%).

Wakefield decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #88 of 282
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #115 of 282
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #216 of 282
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #247 of 282
87%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,086
Total decisions
87 refused in 2025