Land Formerly Occupied By Chantry House Kirkgate Wakefield WF1 1JG

Awaiting decision 23/00422/NMC02
Council
Date received
27 Mar 2026
Date validated
27 Mar 2026
Postcode
WF1 1JG

Description

Non-material amendment to approved application 23/00422/FUL (Erection of 50 affordable residential units (C3 Use),, comprising individual dwellings and an apartment block, with associated drainage, access, parking and landscape works) to omit walk on balconies to plots 22-26 and replace these with Juliette balconies, update hard and soft landscaping around plots 22-26, and to create an additional parking space to the front of the apartment block for use by maintenance.

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. View full council performance
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