Former Castleford Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford
Awaiting decision
22/02475/SUB04
Description
Discharge of condition 3 (Temporary Surface Water Drainage) from approved application 22/02475/FUL.
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
Approved
Former Wmdc Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford WF10 5DN
Demolition of the existing swimming pool building, erection of 69 affordable dwellings wi…
2021
Approved
Wmdc Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford WF10 5DN
Non illuminated signage scheme
2020
Approved
Former WMDC Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford WF10 5DN
Erection of two advertisement boards
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