51 Weeland Road Knottingley WF11 8BE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01265/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homesShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Subdivision of ground floor to form cafe unit with new shop front and conversion of the upper floors to form 5 Bed HMO Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Sept 2026, from Wakefield's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT V3 Design and Access Statement · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF KITCHEN ODOUR ASSESSMENT Supporting Documentation · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Knottingley AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Knottingley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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
Full Application
Postcode
WF11 8BE
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Knottingley
Parish
Knottingley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Optimum Design

Decision outlook

Day 62 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 629 days to the predicted decision (day 71)
33%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15085168
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Refused
Removal of existing paper advertising billboard, and installation of replacement digital…
19/01718/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
24 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Section 73 Application for the variation of condition 4 (hours of use) of 20/02475/FUL da…
20/02475/S7301
2020 Approved
24 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Change of use from fish & chip shop with 2 no. flats to fish & chip shop with cafe and 1…
20/02475/FUL
2020 Approved
41-43 Weeland Road Knottingley WF11 8BE
Conversion of mixed use shop/dwelling house to dwelling house comprising of 3 bedroom hou…
20/02230/COU
2017 Approved
24 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Change of use of ground floor from Fish and Chip shop and flat to Fish and Chip shop and…
17/00883/FUL
2016 Approved
49 Weeland Road Knottingley WF11 8BE
Change of use from A1 hairdresser shop to original use of C3 dwelling house
16/01579/FUL
2016 Approved
17 Weeland Court Knottingley WF11 8AY
Single storey extension to side
16/00879/FUL
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