Wmdc Public Services Denby Dale Road Wakefield WF2 7AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01751/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of a second vehicle weighbridge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Dec 2026 and 8 Jan 2027, from Wakefield's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wakefield built-up area; Green belt 75 m away: South and West Yorkshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF2 7AH
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Wakefield West
Parish
North Wakefield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides commercial and major works by day 97.

Day 1087 days to the predicted decision (day 97)
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 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097348
Planning Portal ref
PP-15097348
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 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