Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley

23/00100/SUB21Discharge of Conditions RequestAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Application to Discharge Condition 18 (Biodiversity Retention Enhancement Scheme) for Phase 4 (S278 Highways Works) and Zone B of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301

Received: 18 May 2026
Decision due: 7 September 2026
Council: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Ward: Knottingley
Agent: Oxalis Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived18 May
ValidatedValidated18 May
Consult.Consultation12 Jun
TargetTarget Date7 Sep
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley. Wakefield has handled 1,090 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Knottingley.

99% of conditions 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

Application type: Discharge of Conditions Request
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 May 2026
Consultation expiry: 11 July 2026
Consultation start: 22 May 2026
Consultation end: 12 June 2026
Last date for comments: 11 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Oxalis Planning Ltd
Agent address: Toll Bar House Landmere Lane Edwalton Nottinghamshire NG12 4DG United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 112 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 11 June 2026
Advertisement expiry: 11 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14936664
Comments: 0
Documents: 5

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 2: Medium 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.

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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.

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