White Rose House West Parade Wakefield WF1 1LT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use under prior notification Class MA from offices to 46 residential apartments. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2021, 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
- Class E to C3
- Postcode
- WF1 1LT
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wakefield North
- Parish
- North Wakefield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, 17 days faster than Wakefield's median of 71 for changes of use. Approved, as 90% of changes of use here are.
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.
Last counted 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15103620
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15103620
- Consultation
- 29 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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