139 - 141 Barnsley Road South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00393/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of first floor to flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the South Elmsall built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
WF9 2AA
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
South Elmsall And South Kirkby
Parish
South Kirkby
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 23 days slower than Wakefield's median of 58 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
348decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14737627
Neighbours
29 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
16 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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