Planning application
Lilac Cottage 6 Waldenhowe Close Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6ED
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of dwelling house (C3) as a residential care home for two children (C2)
As published by the council, reference 25/01325/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01325/CPL
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Approved
- Received
- 8 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Featherstone
- Parish
- Featherstone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WF7 6ED
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2025
Received by Wakefield
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17 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Approved
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6 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wakefield granted permission on 30 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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