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25/02086/ADV - Application to Display Adverts Refused

Proposal

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
27 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
18 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 18 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 322 m away: Fitzwilliam Country Park; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Ackworth Moor Top built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
WF7 7AZ
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
Parish
Ackworth
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Wakefield's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 20% of signs and adverts here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Mar 2026
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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