Planning application
21 Smawthorne Avenue Castleford WF10 5BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of dwelling as House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 26/00319/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00319/CPE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Castleford Central And Glasshoughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WF10 5BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Wakefield
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 17 June 2026, 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
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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