Miners Institute Barnsley Road South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of existing dwelling to 2no. apartments including landscaping works and parking area alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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Building
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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- WF9 2BJ
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- South Elmsall And South Kirkby
- Parish
- South Kirkby
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 23 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 25 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15049783
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15049783
- Consultation
- 7 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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