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9 Beechwood Dale Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NP

20/00666/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 June 2020

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

First floor extension to side above double garage, single storey extension to rear, demolition of existing conservatory and porch to front

Received
24 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.25 Jun
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 9 Beechwood Dale Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NP. Wakefield has handled 3,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 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 7NP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ackworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2020
Consultation expiry
25 June 2020
Consultation start
4 June 2020
Consultation end
25 June 2020
Neighbour consultation start
20 April 2020
Neighbour consultation end
11 May 2020
Last date for comments
25 June 2020
Target decision date
19 May 2020
Permission expires
30 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Church House 29 Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3274629
Unknown
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 7 December 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
Green Belt
3265120
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 May 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
10

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.

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

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    29 Sep

    Sycamores T1, T2 and T3 and Maple T4 - Crown Thin by 10%. Crown Lift to achieve a clearance of 5.2 metres…

    Split Decision on ApplicationTree Preservation Order Consent25/01833/TPO
  2. 2022
    8 Jul

    Fell 1 Copper Beech Tree (T1)

    RefusedTree Preservation Order Consent22/01488/TPO
  3. 2019
    22 May

    Crown lift, 10% thin and 2m clearance from roof and from porch/front of property

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order Consent19/01214/TPO
  4. 2014
    17 Feb

    T1 Sycamore Fell T2 and T3 Sycamore crown thin 10/15% T4 Maple crown thin 10/15%

    Split Decision on ApplicationTree Preservation Order Consent14/00368/TPO
  5. 2012
    3 Dec

    T1 Beech to root prune to a diameter not exceeding 50mm max

    ApprovedNotification of Tree Works in Cons. Area12/02402/TCA
  6. 2009
    19 Oct

    T1 Copper Beech crown thin T5 Sycamore felling

    Split Decision on ApplicationTree Preservation Order Consent09/01987/TPO

Source: Wakefield

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