Unit 20 Unit 18 To 20 Langthwaite Road Langthwaite Grange Ind Est South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3AP Data via plota.co.uk

25/01679/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of new cold storage unit, alongside new gatehouse, plant, new car parking areas and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Validated
25 Sept 2025
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Consultation
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Documents 43

Statements & assessments 25

PDF WAKEFIELD COUNCIL DRAINAGE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT REV A Drainage Documentation · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN NETWORK Drainage Documentation · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NORTHERN NETWORK Drainage Documentation · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF GREENFIELD RUNOFF RATE PER HA Drainage Documentation · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF WAKEFIELD COUNCIL DRAINAGE Consultee Comment · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DOCUMENT Drainage Documentation · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DETAILS Drainage Documentation · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WAKEFIELD COUNCIL ECOLOGIST Consultee Comment · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ASBESTOS IN SOIL RISK ASSESSMENT STORELOGS KIRBY REV A Land Quality Documentation · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF REMEDIATION METHOD STATEMENT REV A Land Quality Documentation · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG STATEMENT REGARDING WATERCOURSE Other · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICANTS RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY AND ECOLOGY COMMENTS Correspondence · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WAKEFIELD COUNCIL ECOLOGIST Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF WAKEFIELD COUNCIL DRAINAGE Consultee Comment · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 203A22-FRA-01 REV 1 Flood Risk/Run Off Impact Assessment · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documentation · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT Supporting Documentation · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning Statement · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Highways/Transport Documentation · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC BNG Metric · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise Documentation · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Supporting Documentation · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ENABLING EARTHWORKS & REMEDIATION METHOD STATEMENT Supporting Documentation · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the South Kirkby 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF9 3AP
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
25 Sept 2025
Ward
South Elmsall And South Kirkby
Parish
South Kirkby
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
21 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Edgeplan Limited
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 56 days slower 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14285646
Planning Portal ref
PP-14285646
Consultation
22 Dec 2025
Comments by
12 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Dec 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

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