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Castleford Community Learning Centre 78 Bridge Street Castleford WF10 1RB

20/02820/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 November 2021

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of existing learning centre and second floor extension to form 16no. apartments

Received
21 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
Agent
Neil Bowen Architects Ltd
  1. Received21 Dec
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.11 Feb
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided16 Nov

Decided in 300 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Castleford Community Learning Centre 78 Bridge Street Castleford WF10 1RB. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 330 days, 39 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Castleford Central And Glasshoughton. We hold 760 applications in total for the WF10 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
WF10 1RB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
16

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2021
Consultation expiry
22 February 2021
Consultation start
21 January 2021
Consultation end
11 February 2021
Last date for comments
22 February 2021
Target decision date
21 April 2021
Permission expires
16 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Neil Bowen Architects Ltd
Agent address
Unit 2, The Office Campus Paragon Business Park Red Hall Court Wakefield WF1 2UY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 February 2021
Site notice start
1 February 2021
Site notice end
22 February 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09356500
Comments
0
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    30 Sep

    Change of use from offices to 18 Flats

    RefusedB1 to C320/02080/COUO

Source: Wakefield

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