Land At Balk Lane Netherton Wakefield WF4 4HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01575/CPE - Certificate Existing Lawful Use or Dev Awaiting decision

Proposal

1No Dwelling House (Class C3 Dwellinghouses) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 2 Nov 2026, from Wakefield's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Netherton (Wakefield) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Certificate Existing Lawful Use or Dev
Postcode
WF4 4HD
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Wakefield Rural
Parish
Sitlington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
NW Architects

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides lawful development certificates by day 49.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15195259
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 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