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Prince Of Wales Colliery (Spoil Tip Site) Park Road Pontefract WF8 4QB

13/00477/FULFull ApplicationDecided
Full

Decided on 25 July 2013

Council decision: Split Decision on ApplicationPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

To extract,stock and remove up to 2.0 million cubic metres(approx 2.4 million tonnes) of coal slurry from the former spoil tip lagoon; to import 285,000 cubic metres of soil and soil-making materials for restoration, and to remodel , restore and prepare the former colliery spoil heap and adjoining land to provide an alternative landform for public park; including land restoration and provision of new public road (Northern Relief Road) in accordance with the conditions attaching to planning permission 06/02544/OUT as amended; provide development platforms and construction of open space;provide two options for football pitches. Option 1 for 1 under 13s pitch and one junior pitch with suitable access and carparking, and Option 2 for 2 pitches (1 full size and 1 training), stadium ,clubhouse access,carparking and landscaping all as permitted by 11/02483/FUL plus 1 under 13s pitch: retaining structures adjacent to proposed northern link road: ecological mitigation ponds and habitat: access ways:footpaths,landscaping and associated works

Received
25 February 2013
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
5
Ward
Pontefract North
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Aug
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided25 Jul

Decided in 150 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Prince Of Wales Colliery (Spoil Tip Site) Park Road Pontefract WF8 4QB. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Pontefract North. We hold 2,011 applications in total for the WF8 postcode area.

94% of full applications at Wakefield Metropolitan District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WF8 4QB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2013
Consultation expiry
15 August 2013
Consultation start
25 July 2013
Consultation end
15 August 2013
Neighbour consultation start
25 July 2013
Neighbour consultation end
28 March 2013
Last date for comments
15 August 2013
Target decision date
17 June 2013
Committee meeting
25 July 2013
Decision issued
15 April 2014
Permission expires
15 April 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
SLR Consulting Limited Westleigh House Wakefield Road Denby Dale Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD8 8QJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 July 2013
Advertisement expiry
9 August 2013
Site notice start
19 July 2013
Site notice end
9 August 2013

Additional information

Documents
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: WakefieldPart of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2013
    25 Feb

    To extract,stock and remove up to 2.0 million cubic metres(approx 2.4 million tonnes) of coal slurry from the…

    This applicationSplit Decision on ApplicationFull13/00477/FUL
  2. 2011
    1 Dec

    Section 73 variation to existing condition 7 ( Hours for export of materials) on existing planning permission…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Part of11/02483/FUL

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