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5 Edward Mews Pontefract WF8 4SR

20/01645/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 November 2020

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Garage & loft conversion with new pitched roof.

Received
10 August 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Pontefract North
  1. Received10 Aug
  2. Validated10 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target5 Oct
  5. Decided30 Nov

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 5 Edward Mews Pontefract WF8 4SR. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in the Milton conservation area. 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 4SR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 August 2020
Consultation expiry
3 September 2020
Neighbour consultation start
13 August 2020
Neighbour consultation end
3 September 2020
Last date for comments
3 September 2020
Target decision date
5 October 2020
Permission expires
30 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
CK Architectural 13 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3278204
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 August 2022Dev Type: Minor offices/R&D/light industryReason: Refusal
3270852
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 September 2021Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
3269416
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 September 2021Dev Type: Minor general industry/storage/warehousingReason: Refusal
3264264
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 March 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08969145
Documents
7

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wakefield

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