18 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Pending
26/00628/FUL
Description
Change of use from hairdresser's to form burger & ice cream cafe with replacement shopfront and roller shutter to front, and external flue to rear.
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
24 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Section 73 Application for the variation of condition 4 (hours of use) of 20/02475/FUL da…
2020
Approved
24 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Change of use from fish & chip shop with 2 no. flats to fish & chip shop with cafe and 1…
2019
Refused
51 Weeland Road Knottingley WF11 8BE
Removal of existing paper advertising billboard, and installation of replacement digital…
2017
Approved
The Foundry Business Centre Lamb Inn Road Knottingley WF11 8DW
Change of use to hand car wash (retrospective)
2017
Approved
24 Racca Green Knottingley WF11 8AT
Change of use of ground floor from Fish and Chip shop and flat to Fish and Chip shop and…
2016
Approved
49 Weeland Road Knottingley WF11 8BE
Change of use from A1 hairdresser shop to original use of C3 dwelling house
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#228 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Wakefield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #210 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Wakefield decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #89 of 292
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #117 of 292
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #210 of 292
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #257 of 292
87%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,086
Total decisions
87 refused in 2025