Riverside Pharmacy Savile Road Castleford WF10 1PH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01669/ADV - Application to Display Adverts Awaiting decision

Proposal

Internally illuminated signage scheme Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
14 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Wakefield's recent signs and adverts.

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Castleford 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
Scheduled monument 182 m away: Roman Bath House, Castleford; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Castleford built-up area.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
WF10 1PH
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Parish
Castleford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Astley Signs

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides signs and adverts by day 56.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15187426
Planning Portal ref
PP-15187426
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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