38 School Lane Castleford WF10 4DW
Pending
26/00945/FUL
Description
Raising of roof height for first floor accommodation, extension to side with dormer and new brickwork and render finish externally
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
2025
Approved
Doverston 39 School Lane Castleford WF10 4DN
Change of use from class C3 to C2.
2025
Withdrawn
Doverston 39 School Lane Castleford WF10 4DN
Change of use from C3 to C2
2022
Approved
5 Church Garth Castleford WF10 4BS
Single storey rear/side extension & new external steps & landing preceded by demolition o…
2022
34 School Lane Castleford WF10 4DW
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the demolition of the vacant s…
2021
Refused
Front Street Castleford WF10 4QD
Replacement of 2no. paper sheet billboard with 1no. digital display billboard
2017
Approved
2 Church Garth Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 4BS
Erection of timber fence to the north western side boundary and erection of raised patio…
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