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26/00913/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Proposed 3 No Apartments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 May 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
30 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wakefield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £15,000 in June 2008. Terraced house, freehold.

27 June 2008£15,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WF1 3NR
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Wakefield East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neil Bowen Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 16 days faster than Wakefield's median of 72 for new homes. Refused, as 18% of new homes here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14950129
Planning Portal ref
PP-14950129
Neighbours
5 Jun 2026
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use