Whistler Drive/Steamboat Way (Land Off) Glasshoughton Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 5XY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00016/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Distribution and storage warehouse (use class B8) with associated ancillary office accommodation, service yard and car parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Validated
11 Feb 2026
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Consultation
8 May 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 44

Statements & assessments 24

PDF PLANNING ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING CONSULATION OFFICER NOISE Consultee Comment · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF STAGE 1 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT RESPONSE REPORT Highways/Transport Documentation · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF STAGE 1 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT Highways/Transport Documentation · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF WAKEFIELD COUNCIL DRAINAGE Consultee Comment · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ROAD SAFETY AUDIT Highways/Transport Documentation · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG POST AND PRE MAPS Ecological Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG POST AND PRE MAPS Ecological Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Design and Access Statement · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ROAD SAFETY Highways/Transport Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN WITH APPS Highways/Transport Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT WITH APPS Highways/Transport Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HABITAT AND MONITORING PLAN Ecological Documentation · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BREEAM PRE-ASSESSMENT REPORT Supporting Documentation · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Environmental Statement · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY Other · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS - SURFACE WATER NETWORK & SIMULATIONS Drainage Documentation · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC BNG Metric · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DESK TOP STUDY REPORT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT Supporting Documentation · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DESK TOP STUDY REPORT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT Supporting Documentation · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN PLAN BNG Metric · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Ecological Documentation · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Castleford 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 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 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
WF10 5XY
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Parish
Castleford
Case officer
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Target decision
20 May 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Keenan & Sanders Architects Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, about the council's usual 97 days. Approved, as 94% of commercial and major works here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
38decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14575913
Planning Portal ref
PP-14575913
Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
13 May 2026
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