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132 Rookhill Road Pontefract WF8 2DA

22/02585/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

New dropped kerb vehicular access and hardstanding to front

Received
21 December 2022
Decision due
13 March 2023
Public comments
1
Ward
Pontefract South
Agent
M Ward Architectural Dwg Services
  1. Received21 Dec
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 10 February.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (6)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 132 Rookhill Road Pontefract WF8 2DA. Wakefield has handled 3,739 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 December 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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).

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Application details

Postcode
WF8 2DA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 January 2023
Consultation expiry
16 February 2023
Consultation start
20 January 2023
Consultation end
10 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 January 2023
Neighbour consultation end
6 February 2023
Last date for comments
16 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
M Ward Architectural Dwg Services
Agent address
94 Ferrybridge Road Castleford WF10 4JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 January 2023
Site notice end
16 February 2023

Appeal history

3318374
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 March 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
3323771
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 26 February 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11792788
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: WakefieldNext to the site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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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