Land Adj. To Flanshaw Way And Flanshaw Field Drive Wakefield WF2 9LP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the land for the siting of 93 no. shipping containers for use as self-storage together with parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 8 Oct 2026; it is now day 94.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 5
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
Decision outlook
Day 94, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Wakefield are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →
Public comments
56% object · below the UK average of 74%
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14991900
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14991900
- Consultation
- 17 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 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%).
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