44 Bond Street Wakefield WF1 2QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01218/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of Use of basement, ground floor shop (Class E), and vacant upper floors to 3 No. Self-Contained Residential Flats (Use Class C3), installation of windows to northern and western elevations, including bin storage and bicycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Sept 2026, from Wakefield's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: 2 and 4 Wentworth Terrace
List entry 1243439 · 29 m from the pin · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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.
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Historic England ↗
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
Inside the Wakefield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF1 2QP
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Wakefield North
Parish
North Wakefield
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 68 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 683 days to the predicted decision (day 71)
33%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15069661
Neighbours
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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