The Workhouse 8 - 8A Barnsley Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4PY

1. 28 Oct 2025

   Received by Wakefield

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 December 2025, 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Wakefield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wakefield decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 71 Westfield Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4PZ

  22/02575/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2022 94m away

  Proposed porch to front. Single storey extension to rear. Conversion of garage into habitable space. Internal alterations. Demolition of existing conservatory.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Barnsley Road Hemsworth Pontefract Wakefield WF9 4PU

  11/01615/FUL Submitted 9 Aug 2011 123m away

  Change of use to a gymnasium (D2 use class)

  Granted Full applications 3 docs

• 2 Mayfair Place Hemsworth

  02/99/63478/A Submitted 10 Sep 2002 151m away

  Pitched roof to existing extension

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 21 Market Street Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4JY

  24/01500/FUL Submitted 2 Sep 2024 182m away

  Partial change of use at ground floor from commercial (Use Class E) to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) and exterior alterations.

  Granted Full applications 23 docs

• 21 Market Street Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4JY

  24/01501/ADV Submitted 2 Sep 2024 182m away

  1No internally illuminated projecting sign and 1No internally illuminated window sign

  Granted Advertising Windows or glazing 12 docs

• 3 Rectory Garth Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4NB

  11/01160/FUL Submitted 8 Jun 2011 247m away

  Pitched roof to existing garage

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• 25/02201/FUL Awaiting decision

  Mildred Sylvester Way Normanton

  Erection of one new workshop and associated office, HGV sales, service areas and car parking (sui generis) and erection of one Unit comprising Use Class E (g) (ii) and E (g) (iii), B2/B8 workspace and ancillary service areas and car parking.

  25 Nov 2025 Full applications
• 26/01674/FUL Awaiting decision

  Driven Ambition Workspace Back Lane Wakefield WF2 9GB

  Proposed external cladding (retrospective)

  14 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/01670/FUL Awaiting decision

  Lr4 18 - 22 Laburnum Road Wakefield WF1 3QS

  Installation of room cooling air conditioning unit internally with external wall-mounted condenser. No change of use.

  14 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/01655/FUL Awaiting decision

  Lupset Hall Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 9RW

  Change of use to education use (Class F1), external alterations including removal of extension, erection of a replacement two-storey extension, revised access arrangements, new parking, a multi-use games area, new fencing, and landscaping.

  11 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/01651/FUL Awaiting decision

  1 Chiltern Drive Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7DW

  Demolition of existing conservatory to construct single storey extension.

  11 Sep 2026 Full applications