Woodhouse Business Centre Wakefield Road Normanton WF6 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01294/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of 6no. Commercial/Light Assembly (Class E) units and reconfiguration of existing business centre parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Normanton (Wakefield) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £285,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.

26 June 2025£285,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area53 m² (570 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 125)
UseB2 to B7 General Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, 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
WF6 1BB
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Normanton
Parish
Normanton
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 43 days faster than Wakefield's median of 97 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 94% of commercial and major works here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14668683
Planning Portal ref
PP-14668683
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.