74 Churchbalk Lane Pontefract WF8 2QJ
Approved on 9 November 2022
Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of property from mixed use (Newsagents (Use Class E) and Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to residential accommodation and care (Use Class C2)
- Received
- 28 January 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Ward
- Pontefract South
- ReceivedReceived28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated9 Sep
- Consult.Consultation3 Oct
- TargetTarget Date4 Nov
- DecidedDecided9 Nov
Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 74 Churchbalk Lane Pontefract WF8 2QJ. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. This one was decided in 285 days, 33 weeks longer than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- WF8 2QJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 September 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 4 November 2022
- Consultation start
- 12 September 2022
- Consultation end
- 3 October 2022
- Last date for comments
- 4 November 2022
- Target decision date
- 4 November 2022
- Permission expires
- 9 November 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 21 October 2022
- Site notice end
- 4 November 2022
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10515863
- Documents
- 11
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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202526 Mar
Conversion of former shop to one bedroom supportive living unit for young adults. Exterior alterations to…
ApprovedFull Application25/00632/FUL - 20215 May
Conversion of mixed use newsagents/dwellinghouse to dwellinghouse comprising 3 bedrooms
ApprovedChange of Use Prior Notification21/01216/COU
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