7 Sandown Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01079/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 20 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Crofton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev
Postcode
WF4 1SG
Received
20 Jun 2026
Validated
20 Jun 2026
Ward
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton
Parish
Crofton
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PBM Plans

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
309decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15020916
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings