28 Sowood Lane Ossett Wakefield WF5 0LE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of detached dwelling and garage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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 1
Last sold for £235,200 in December 2024. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, 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
- Demolition Notification
- Postcode
- WF5 0LE
- Received
- 4 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Horbury And South Ossett
- Parish
- Ossett
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Decision date
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SMK Architecture
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, 40 days faster than Wakefield's median of 67 for demolitions. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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