Upton Youth Club Waggon Lane Upton Pontefract WF9 1HX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from Youth Centre (Use Class F2) to 3no. Commercial Units (Use Class E), including access ramp and creating of car parking area to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Nov 2025
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Validated
11 Jun 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Sept 2026; it is now day 120.

The consultation period closed on 1 Sept 2026.

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 17 m away: Upton Country Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Upton (Wakefield) built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; Green belt 54 m away: South and West Yorkshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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 £101,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.

22 July 2025£101,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF9 1HX
Received
1 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
Parish
Upton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 120, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Wakefield are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 12064 days past the 56-day target
38%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
80decided 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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14456548
Planning Portal ref
PP-14456548
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Aug 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

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

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.