Ferrybridge Mfe Limited Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley WF11 8RD Data via plota.co.uk

25/00469/S7301 - Section 73 Application Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (archaeology), 4 (biodiversity gain plan) and 5 (works adjacent the A1(M)) of Planning application which granted full planning permission for the development of two switching substations (switchyards) and underground direct current (DC) cables and associated development at Ferrybridge 1 and Ferrybridge 2 Energy from Waste Plants, Fryston Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8DX, to change the design of the switchyards Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2026
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Validated
19 Oct 2026
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Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Jan 2027.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF GEOTECHNICAL STATEMENT OF INTENT Land Quality Documentation · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION Supporting Documentation · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Correspondence · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 variation sought

    • VariationVariation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (archaeology), 4 (biodiversity gain plan) and 5…This application25/00469/S7301

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 122 m away: Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) Power Station
The site is 122 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and Storage (at pre-application, the site is inside its boundary); Ferrybridge Next Generation Power Station (at pre-application, 185 m); East Coast Hydrogen Humber Pipeline (at pre-application, 1109 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Holmfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Section 73 Application
Postcode
WF11 8RD
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Knottingley
Parish
Knottingley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15215090
Planning Portal ref
PP-15215090
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings