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22/01242/S7301 - Section 73 Application Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and removal of condition 19 (BEMP) pursuant to approved planning application which granted planning permission for the 'proposed erection of 14 no. two-storey dwellings consisting of two and three-bedroom semi-detached and three and four-bedroom detached units, including associated internal roads, drainage and landscaping' (dated 11.05.2023) to permit changes to onsite biodiversity net gain. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Sept 2026, 03:54

Application progress

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Received

15 Jan 2026

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Validated

3 Feb 2026

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Consultation

6 Feb 2026

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Approved

21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Associated applications 7

Part of

FullApproved11 May 2023council archive

Conditions 3, 11, 12, 18, 20 discharged · 2, 19 varied
- VariationVariation of condition 2 (approved plans) and removal of condition 19 (BEMP)This application3 Feb 202622/01242/S7301
  Conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 16, 17, 20, 22 discharged · 2, 3 varied
  - VariationVariation of condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 3 (materials) (dated 21.05.2026)17 Jul 202622/01242/S7302
  - ConditionsDischarge of Condition 20 (Surface Water Management Plan) from7 May 202622/01242/SUB03
  - ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 4 (Levels), 5 (CEMP), 6 (Wheel Washing), 7 (Remediation Strategy), 13…23 Mar 202622/01242/SUB02
- ConditionsDischarge of Condition 3 (Materials), 11 (EVC Points), 12 (Boundary Treatments), 18…21 Oct 202522/01242/SUB01
LawfulnessApproved26 Jun 202626/01030/CPE
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the laying of drainage pipes and the installation of manholes for plot 2 comprises…

Site constraints 4

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) agrees.

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.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1083 m away: Knottingley Power Project; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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: Section 73 Application
Received: 15 Jan 2026
Validated: 3 Feb 2026
Ward: Knottingley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 May 2026
Decision: Application Approved
Decision date: 21 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14615368
Planning Portal ref: PP-14615368
Consultation: 6 Feb 2026
Comments by: 12 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Wakefield

Planning Authority Score

3.6/10

Below average

#217 of 296 councils

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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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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 1