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St John The Divine Church Denby Dale Road Calder Grove Wakefield

19/02647/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 27 March 2020

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Conversion of existing church to a single dwelling.

Received
26 November 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wakefield Rural
Agent
Overton Architects
  1. Received26 Nov
  2. Validated26 Nov
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 122 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at St John The Divine Church Denby Dale Road Calder Grove Wakefield. Wakefield has handled 157 applications of this type. This one was decided in 122 days, 9 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Wakefield Rural.

100% of heritage 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Crigglestone

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 November 2019
Consultation expiry
20 March 2020
Consultation start
29 November 2019
Consultation end
20 March 2020
Last date for comments
3 January 2020
Target decision date
21 January 2020
Decision issued
28 March 2020
Permission expires
28 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Overton Architects
Architect profile
OVERTON ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
International Development Centre Valley Drive Ilkley LS29 8AL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 December 2019
Site notice start
13 December 2019
Site notice end
3 January 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08229023
Comments
0
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    27 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Windows) from approved application 23/01863/S7301

    PendingDischarge of conditions23/01863/SUB01
  2. 2026
    27 Apr

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (Windows), 3 (Stained Glass), 4 (Services, Vents, Flues) 5 (Works) and 6 (Building…

    PendingDischarge of conditions23/01933/SUB01
  3. 2026
    3 Mar

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application ref: 23/01863/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)23/01863/S7301
  4. 2023
    5 Oct

    Conversion of former church to a two storey single dwelling and associated works

    ApprovedListed building consent23/01933/LBC
  5. 2023
    25 Sep

    Conversion of former church to a two storey single dwelling and associated work

    ApprovedFull Application23/01863/FUL
  6. 2019
    26 Nov

    Conversion of existing church to a single dwelling, associated alterations

    ApprovedFull Application19/02646/FUL

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