Warren House, Silkstone House, Francis Lane House And Violet Pritchard House On Land Between Southgate And Horsefair Pontefract
Proposal
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 4NO. BLOCKS OF MID-RISE FLATS (WARREN HOUSE, SILKSTONE HOUSE, FRANCIS LANE HOUSE AND VIOLET PRITCHARD HOUSE) ON LAND BETWEEN SOUTHGATE AND HORSEFAIR, PONTEFRACT
- Received
- 10 December 2024
- Decided
- 28 March 2025 · Application Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 8
- Ward
- Pontefract North
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Dec
- ValidatedValidated10 Dec
- Consult.Consultation18 Mar
- TargetTarget Date4 Feb
- DecidedDecided28 Mar
Decided in 108 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Warren House, Silkstone House, Francis Lane House And Violet Pritchard House On Land Between Southgate And Horsefair Pontefract. Wakefield has handled 3,784 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 108 days, 7 weeks longer than Wakefield's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Pontefract North.
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Associated applications
- 202525 Jun
Variation of condition 6 (Hours of Demolition) of approved application ref. 24/02183/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/02183/S7301 - 202410 Dec
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 4NO. BLOCKS OF MID-RISE FLATS (WARREN HOUSE, SILKSTONE HOUSE…
This applicationApprovedFull24/02183/FUL
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Stringer's Garage, Slutwell Lane / Friarwood Lane, PontefractRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.
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