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Ackworth Grove Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE

15/01275/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 November 2015

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Residential development for one detached dwelling, formation of new access off Pontefract Road and demolition of garage and outbuildings (resubmission of approved application 14/01395/FUL)

Received
26 May 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.18 Jun
  4. Target21 Jul
  5. Decided27 Nov

Decided in 185 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Ackworth Grove Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 185 days, 18 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton. We hold 442 applications in total for the WF7 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
WF7 7EE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ackworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2015
Consultation expiry
26 June 2015
Consultation start
28 May 2015
Consultation end
18 June 2015
Neighbour consultation start
27 November 2015
Neighbour consultation end
18 June 2015
Last date for comments
26 June 2015
Target decision date
21 July 2015
Permission expires
27 November 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Chapel Lodge Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 June 2015
Advertisement expiry
26 June 2015
Site notice start
5 June 2015
Site notice end
26 June 2015

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    6 Nov

    Trees T1, T3, T4 & T5 - Crown Lift to achieve a maximum clearance over the garden area and/or parking spaces…

    ApprovedNotification of Tree Works in Cons. Area23/02134/TCA
  2. 2023
    16 Jan

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) from approved application 19/02675/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions19/02675/SUB01
  3. 2019
    29 Nov

    Proposed new build garage to side of existing dwelling

    ApprovedFull Application19/02675/FUL
  4. 2018
    19 Sep

    T1 Beech - crown lift to 3.5m, 10% crown thin; T2 Lime, T3 Yew and T4 Laurel - 1.5m draw back and crown lift…

    ApprovedNotification of Tree Works in Cons. Area18/02143/TCA
  5. 2015
    22 Dec

    T1 Beech, Fell

    ApprovedNotification of Tree Works in Cons. Area15/03018/TCA
  6. 2011
    16 Sep

    T1 Sycamore fell deadwood/lower growthT2 Holly Yew Laurel reshape T3 T4 Lime deadwood crown lift/thin…

    ApprovedNotification of Tree Works in Cons. Area11/01899/TCA

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