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37 Chatsworth Avenue Pontefract WF8 2UP

17/00283/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 7 August 2017

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of two storey rear extension

Received
3 February 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pontefract North
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated8 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target5 Apr
  5. Decided7 Aug

Decided in 180 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 37 Chatsworth Avenue Pontefract WF8 2UP. 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 the Snowshill conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. 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 2UP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 February 2017
Consultation expiry
3 March 2017
Consultation end
3 March 2017
Neighbour consultation start
10 February 2017
Neighbour consultation end
3 March 2017
Last date for comments
3 March 2017
Target decision date
5 April 2017
Decision issued
9 August 2017
Permission expires
9 August 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
First Choice Construction Northern Ltd 41 Farm Lane Fitzwilliam Pontefract WF9 5DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05803964
Comments
0
Documents
17

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.

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Source: Wakefield

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