Former Coal Yard Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley Ferrybridge WF11 8RD

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

• 23/00100/SUB26 Decided

  Former Coal Yard Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley Ferrybridge WF11 8RD

  Application to Discharge Condition 18 (Biodiversity Retention and Enhancement Scheme (BRES) and Condition 19 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) for development Zone A of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301

  Decided 23 Sep 2026
• 23/00100/SUB14 Awaiting decision

  Former Coal Yard Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley Ferrybridge WF11 8RD

  Application to Discharge Conditions 30 (Energy) and 32 (Noise) for development zone A of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301

  Submitted 22 Dec 2025 Conditions

1. 7 Jul 2026

   Received by Wakefield

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Wakefield took a median of 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• Application: 23/00100/SUB28 (Awaiting decision)

This application is with Wakefield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wakefield's median decision took 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Land To The West Of The Former Coal Yard Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lan Ferrybridge Knottingley WF11 8RD

  24/01937/SUB02 Submitted 14 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec

  Application to Discharge Condition 3 ((Biodiversity CEMP), Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), Condition 10 (foul and surface water drainage scheme) and Condition 13 (hedge and the final boundary treatment) of Planning Permission 24/01937/FUL

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Ferrybridge Mfe Limited Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley WF11 8RD

  25/00469/S7301 Submitted 9 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~14 Dec

  Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (archaeology), 4 (biodiversity gain plan) and 5 (works adjacent the A1(M)) of Planning application 25/00469/FUL which granted full planning permission for the development of two switching substations (switchyards) and underground direct current (DC) cables and associated development at Ferrybridge 1 and Ferrybridge 2 Energy from Waste Plants, Fryston Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8DX, to change the design of the switchyards

  Awaiting decision 13 docs

• Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Knottingley WF11 8RD

  23/00100/SUB33 Submitted 28 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Application to Discharge Condition 39 (Earthworks Verification) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301

  Decided 4 docs

• Land At Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Wakefield WF11 8RD

  23/00100/NMC04 Submitted 22 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to application number 23/00100/REM01 Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to 23/00100/S7301 (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) at Development Zone A for development of a data centre campus with associated energy and electrical infrastructure, visitor reception buildings, security gatehouses and ancillary structures, plant, boundary enclosures, vehicle parking, hard and soft landscaping, and associated external works, to amend the wording of the approved plans condition (Condition 2) by making alterations to the layout and design of the substation.

  Decided 6 docs

• Former Coal Yard Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley Ferrybridge WF11 8RD

  23/00100/SUB26 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Application to Discharge Condition 18 (Biodiversity Retention and Enhancement Scheme (BRES) and Condition 19 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) for development Zone A of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301

  Decided 13 docs

• Land To The West Of The Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Knottingley WF11 8RD

  24/01937/SUB01 Submitted 25 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~20 Nov

  Application to Discharge Condition 6 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan (HMMP)), Condition 7 (Invasive Non-Native Species Protocol (Himalayan Balsam)), Condition 8 (Geotechnical Statement of Intent (A1(M) Interface)), Condition 9 (Temporary Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and Condition 11 (Biodiversity Lighting Design Strategy) of Planning Permission 24/01937/FUL

  Awaiting decision 8 docs