Ravensknowle Farm Pontefract Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5AF
Pending
26/00776/AGR
Description
An agricultural building
Other new applications on this street
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Steel Framed Agricultural Building (Agricultural Machinery and Crop Storage).
2021
Approved
Single storey extension to main house with alterations and modifications.
2020
Approved
Agricultural Style Barn Building to be used as an events space, including creation of new…
2019
With conditions
Discharge of condition 4 (Underground cables) from approved application 18/01881/FUL.
2018
Approved
Installation of ground mounted solar pv array on grassland adjacent to Copley's farm shop.
2016
Approved
Erection of agricultural building for the purpose of the shelter of livestock, storage of…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Millicent Cottage Pontefract Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5AF
Proposed first floor extension to remove external balcony and replace with glazed gable…
2022
Withdrawn
Ravensknowle Farm, Farmer Copleys Farm Shop Pontefract Road Featherstone Pontefract Wakefield WF7 5AF
Erection of steel frame agricultural building
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