Living Care Pharmacy Union Square Wakefield WF1 1TT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of pharmacy to hot food restaurant and takeaway with associated extraction system and external finishes Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 5
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 February 2023, 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
- WF1 1TT
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wakefield North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Neil Bowen Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 83 days from validation, 12 days slower than Wakefield's median of 71 for changes of use. Approved, as 90% 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
- Alt. reference
- PP-14718327
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14718327
- Consultation
- 18 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 15 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 13 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
20 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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