Planning application
Pontefract RFC Moor Lane Pontefract WF8 3RX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non material amendment to approved planning application 26/00049FUL, dated 11th March 2026 (Installation of 4 x lighting masts complete with LED lighting to light a rugby training pitch..) to add conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (approved plans), and 3 (lighting reports).
As published by the council, reference 26/00049/NMC01
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00049/NMC01
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Pontefract South
- Postcode
- WF8 3RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Wakefield
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8 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 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 97 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00049/FUL (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- 8 X 1200WATT LED FLOODLIGHTS WITH VISORS
- 16 X 1200WATT LED FLOODLIGHTS WITH VISORS
- BLOCK PLAN
- REDUCTION OF OBTRUSIVE LIGHT
- COLUMN DETAILS
- TECHNICAL REPORT
- PITCH DESIGN
- PITCH LIGHT SPILLAGE
- LOCATION PLAN
- FLOODLIGHT DETAILS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wakefield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wakefield's median decision took 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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