Unit 3 Mallard Industrial Park Charles Street Horbury Wakefield WF4 5FH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01790/SPN - Solar Power Notification Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of roof mounted 101.2kW solar PV system comprising of 220 x Canadian Solar 460w modules. Solar panel modules have 2mm heat strengthened glass front cover with anti-reflective coating to reduce glare. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Wakefield's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Horbury built-up area; Green belt 52 m away: South and West Yorkshire.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area840 m² (9,042 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 51)
UseGeneral Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingUnconditioned

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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
Solar Power Notification
Postcode
WF4 5FH
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Horbury And South Ossett
Parish
Horbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Geo Green Power Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides commercial premises by day 59.

Day 2336 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15275784
Planning Portal ref
PP-15275784
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 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

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.