Fox Cottage Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01398/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

New porch to front of existing house. New WC window to rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Conservation Officer Consultee Comments Conservation Officer Consultee Comments · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Air quality management area: A1 Aqma
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 118 m away: Brockadale SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £240,000 in August 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

2 August 2019£240,000
9 January 2004£195,000
19 November 1999£76,000
18 July 1997£86,000

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

Building

Floor area106 m² (1,141 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (41 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2017, 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
WF8 3JP
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Pontefract South
Parish
Wentbridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
James Butterworth

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Wakefield's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
460decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15139297
Planning Portal ref
PP-15139297
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The Coach House Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Single storey flat roof rear extension with roof lanterns and rendered finish.
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2019 Approved
Went Hus Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
2no.Lime trees at Went Hus and 4no. Lime trees at Went View - Up to 10% thin of crown, re…
19/02804/TPO
2018 Approved
Wentview Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Discharge of conditions 3 (Details of works to protected trees) and 4 (Tree protection me…
18/00217/SUB01
2018 Approved
Former Blue Bell Car Park Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans); removal of conditions 13 (obscure glazing) and…
18/00756/FUL
2018 Approved
Wentview Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Single/part two storey extension and part second floor addition to existing dwelling
18/00217/FUL
2018
Blue Bell Inn Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Discharge of condition 4 (Wheel washing), 5 (Boundaries), 6 (Levels and retaining walls)…
16/02985/SUB01
2017 Refused
Wentview Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Fell Lime tree (T5) as one limb is dead, another decayed and if only these were removed t…
17/02384/TPO
2016 Approved
Blue Bell Inn Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Proposal for two dwellings on vacant land formerly part of the Blue Bell PH car park
16/02985/FUL
2016 Approved
Went Hus Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Discharge of condition 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 as described on the decision notice of approv…
14/00652/SUB02
2016 Approved
Went Hus Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Discharge of condition 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 as described on the decision notice of approv…
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2016 Approved
Wentview Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP
Copper Beech (T10) - fell It has a large bark wound at the base
16/02720/TPO
2016 Decided
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T1 Beech minor crown lift- 3 metres above garden, 2 metres away from garage, removal of l…
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2016 Refused
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Proposed erection of 2 dwellings on vacant land
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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.