137 Churchbalk Lane Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 2RH
Approved on 13 March 2018
Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Two storey rear extension to replace existing single storey extension and installation of first floor windows within SE and NW elevations
- Received
- 21 June 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Pontefract South
- ReceivedReceived21 Jun
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation13 Nov
- TargetTarget Date13 Mar
- DecidedDecided13 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 137 Churchbalk Lane Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 2RH. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 265 days, 30 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Pontefract South. 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 2RH
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 January 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 12 February 2018
- Consultation start
- 23 October 2017
- Consultation end
- 13 November 2017
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 January 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 February 2018
- Last date for comments
- 12 February 2018
- Target decision date
- 13 March 2018
- Permission expires
- 13 March 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Don Ritson 16 Chequerfield Avenue Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 2TB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 64
Site constraints
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.
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