8B Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Pending
26/00794/ADV
Description
Non illuminated signage scheme
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Ymca Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Change of Use of the former YMCA/community hall (Class F.2) to part restaurant (Class E)…
2024
Withdrawn
Ymca Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Change of Use of the former YMCA/community hall (Class F.2) to part restaurant (Class E)…
2023
Approved
Hemsworth Outdoor Market Kirkby Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4AS
Proposed illuminated and non-illuminated signage scheme
2023
Approved
Hemsworth Outdoor Market Kirkby Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4AS
The erection of additional stand-alone drive-thru restaurant (Use Class E/Sui Generis) an…
2023
Approved
YMCA Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Residential development for the erection of 4no. dwellings (outline application with all…
2021
Withdrawn
33 Kirkby Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BA
Change of use to dessert sales (use class sui generis under the Town and Country Planning…
2021
Approved
13 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BD
Single storey extension to rear, with maximum projection of 4m, maximum height to eaves o…
2021
Approved
7 The Haverlands Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4DA
Dormers to front and rear, single storey extension to front
2021
Approved
13 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BD
Single storey extension to rear, with maximum projection of 4m, maximum height to eaves o…
2021
Approved
13 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BD
Single storey extension to rear, with maximum projection of 4m, maximum height to eaves o…
2021
Approved
11 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BD
Proposed fencing (retrospective)
2019
Approved
10 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BD
Convert 2 flats back to 1no dwelling.
2019
With conditions
Mercury House Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Discharge of condition 8 (Bin storage and waste management) from approved application 18/…
2018
Approved
Mercury House Adjacent 1 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Change of use from Use Class B1 (Offices, Research and Development, Light Industry) to Us…
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#228 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
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