4 Finkin Avenue Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01937/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, canopy to front, replacement detached garage to rear, widening of existing dropped kerb Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
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Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Dec 2026, from Wakefield's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 17 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF FLOOD PRO FORMA Flood Risk/Run Off Impact Assessment · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Air quality management area: Wakefield City AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m; Local nature reserve 456 m away: Stanley Marsh; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wakefield built-up area; Green belt 18 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Priority habitat 23 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF3 4NQ
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Stanley And Outwood East
Parish
Stanley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
SK Design (Yorkshire) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
477decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15320674
Planning Portal ref
PP-15320674
Neighbours
27 Oct 2026
Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Comments by
17 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
10 Finkin Avenue Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NQ
Single storey side and rear extension
24/02031/FUL
2023 Approved
93 Aberford Road Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NF
New single storey dwelling
23/01880/FUL
2024 Approved
8 Finkin Croft Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NL
Removal of existing shed. Erection of detached garage/sunlounge outbuilding
24/00615/FUL
2023 Approved
107 Aberford Road Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NF
Single storey detached garage, with the use of render to the sides and rear elevations
23/01896/FUL
2022 Approved
14 Finkin Lane Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NJ
Single storey front extension and construction of detached garage
22/02150/FUL
2021 Approved
3 Finkin Avenue Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NQ
Demolition of existing outbuildings & conservatory & proposed single storey extensions to…
21/00720/FUL
2020 Approved
3 Finkin Avenue Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NQ
Single storey rear extension with partially connected outbuilding, render to side elevati…
20/02119/FUL
2019 Approved
12 Finkin Lane Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NJ
Single storey extension to the rear
19/01987/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings