1 Post Office Farm Main Street Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of proposed lawful use for use of property as short term let accommodation within use class C3 (dwelling). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev
- Postcode
- WF9 1AF
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
- Parish
- Badsworth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 74 days from validation, about the council's usual 71 days. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
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