Land Opposite Woodhouse Business Centre Normanton West Yorkshire WF6 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

25/01940/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change in use of site to form car parking to be used in association with the Butterflies Family Hub and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Validated
23 Jan 2026
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Consultation
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 23 m from the postcode pin (reference 438421-004). 3 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Normanton (Wakefield) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
WF6 1BB
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Normanton
Parish
Normanton
Case officer
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Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gleeds Building Serveying

How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 47 days slower than Wakefield's median of 71 for changes of use. Approved, as 90% of changes of use here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
80decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Jan 2026
Comments by
13 May 2026
Site or press notice
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Mar 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