14 High Farm Meadow Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1PB Data via plota.co.uk

25/01785/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Part garage conversion to habitable room Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Sept 2025
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Validated
23 Sept 2025
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Consultation
24 Oct 2025
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Approved
18 Nov 2025

Approved on 18 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt 17 m away: South and West Yorkshire; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Badsworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 4

Last sold for £525,000 in June 2024. Detached house, freehold.

28 June 2024£525,000
16 January 2017£360,000
5 May 2005£299,950
30 August 1996£130,000New build

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

Building

Floor area125 m² (1,345 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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
Full Application
Postcode
WF9 1PB
Received
20 Sept 2025
Validated
23 Sept 2025
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
Parish
Badsworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
18 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hampton Design Contractors

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster than Wakefield's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
788decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14347110
Planning Portal ref
PP-14347110
Neighbours
23 Sept 2025
Consultation
24 Oct 2025
Comments by
14 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
24 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2025
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

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

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.