Manor Farm Bungalow Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00404/AGR - Agricultural Notification Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Building for storage of agricultural equipment for farming Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
10 Mar 2026
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Consultation
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT WAKEFIELD COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 3 Storey Farm Building at Manor Farm, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat about 42 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Agricultural Notification
Postcode
WF8 3HF
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
Parish
Thorpe Audlin
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 96% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Mar 2026
Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022
Discharge of conditions 3 (Details of excavations. foundations and construction method)…
21/01774/SUB01
2021 Approved
Internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use of garage to habitable spac…
21/01774/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Thorpe Manor Causeway Garth Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
T1 Lombardy Poplar - Fell (Refer to Previous Applications 22/00523/TPO and 21/02811/TPO)
25/00882/TPO
2023 Refused
Causeway Garth Lane (Land Off) Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
Demolition of existing building and the erection of 1no self-build dwelling
23/01558/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
Manor Barn Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Wakefield WF8 3HF
Non material change to approved application 12/02430/FUL to alter windows to create full…
12/02430/NMC02
2023 Approved
Manor Farm Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HF
Discharge of condition 4 (External Materials) from approved application 12/02430/FUL (Roo…
12/02430/SUB02
2023 Refused
Thorpe Manor Causeway Garth Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
Fell 1 Sycamore Tree
23/00610/TPO
2022 Refused
Thorpe Manor Causeway Garth Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
T1 Poplar - Fell. T2 Walnut - Fell.
22/00523/TPO
2022 Approved
Manor Farm Spa Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract Wakefield WF8 3HF
Discharge of condition 7 (Radon) from approved application 21/02733/FUL.
21/02733/SUB01
2021 Approved
Manor Farm Spa Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HF
Application for expansion to existing spa business including construction of 3no timber b…
21/02733/FUL
2021 Refused
Thorpe Manor Causeway Garth Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
T1 Lombardy Poplar - Fell. T2 Oak - Fell or Prune to clear service Lines. T3 Oak - Crown…
21/02811/TPO
2021 Approved
Manor Farm Cottage Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HF
Full application for Spa, including construction of 3no timber buildings and partial conv…
21/00073/FUL
2017 Approved
Manor Farm Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
Removal of Condition 3 of approved application 09/01132/FUL (Conversion of outbuildings t…
17/01497/FUL
2016 Approved
Manor Farm Cottage Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HF
Discharge of conditions: 2 (Repairs Schedule); 3 (Timber Survey); 4 (Materials); 5 (Windo…
12/02431/SUB01
2016 Approved
Manor Farm Cottage Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HF
Discharge of conditions: 2 (REPAIRS SCHEDULE); 3 (TIMBER SURVEY); 4 (MATERIALS); 5 (WINDO…
12/02430/SUB01
2016 Approved
Manor Farm Watchit Hole Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
Non-material amendment to approved application 09/01132/FUL (dated 6th August 2009) relat…
16/02705/NMC
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wakefield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #95 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #94 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #223 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #256 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
79 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
74 decided
1,084
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings