132 Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00472/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Partial take down of boundary wall to form new pedestrian access, installation of a new gate and works to include repair, consolidation and repointing of walling. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Wakefield's recent extensions. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 130 and 132, Pontefract Road
List entry 1135474 · 4 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the High Ackworth built-up area; Green belt 70 m away: South and West Yorkshire; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Wakefield - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WF7 7EE
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
Parish
Ackworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MB Heritage Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
309decided 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.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14782239
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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