Planning application
Wmdc Transport Depot Leeds Road Wakefield WF1 2TU
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of an electric vehicle bus depot including maintenance depot, cleaning building, workshop, administration offices, parking and charging facilities, associated infrastructure and ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference 26/00521/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00521/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wakefield North
- Parish
- North Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF1 2TU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Wakefield
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 May 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
86 documents on file for this application
- WAKEFIELD COUNCIL ECOLOGIST
- LAND QUALITY WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
- BAT SURVEY REPORT
- WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICE
- GAS RISK ASSESSMENT
- WAKEFIELD COUNCIL DRAINAGE
- WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICE
- LAND QUALITY WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- FLOOD EXCEEDANCE LAYOUT
- DRAINAGE FEASIBILITY LAYOUT
- LEVELS FEASIBILITY LAYOUT
- SURFACE WATER CALCS
- ESTIMATED MINESHAFT LOCATIONS
- WAKEFIELD COUNCIL DRAINAGE
- PLANNING CONSULATION OFFICER NOISE
- THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- YORKSHIRE WATER
- WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE DOCO
- WAKEFIELD COUNCIL PUBLIC HEALTH
- WAKEFIELD COUNCIL URBAN DESIGNER
- WEST YOURHIRE FIRE SERVICE
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- SITE SECTIONS
- WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICE
- WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICE
- BNG METRIC
- TRAVEL PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY STRATEGY
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- BASIC SITE PLAN WITH BUSES
- BASIC SITE PLAN
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGY
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SERVICE LANE - FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- CYCLE PATH RAMP DESIGN
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS ·& VISIBILITY SPLAYS
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- 3D VISUALS FILE
- BNG METRIC
- NEW CONSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT REPORT
- DESK BASED ARCHAEOLOGY ·& HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PRE-ASSESSMENT SUMMARY REPORT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPENDIX E-T
- TREE PROTECTION ·& REMOVAL PLAN SHEET 1 OF 2
- TREE PROTECTION ·& REMOVAL PLAN SHEET 2 OF 2
- TREE VALUATION ·& CONDITION SURVEY
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN SHEET 1 OF 2
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN SHEET 2 OF 2
- SITE STUDY BROCHURE - PART 1
- SITE STUDY BROCHURE - PART 2
- SITE STUDY BROCHURE - PART 3
- ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGY
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING STATEMENT
- BASIC SITE PLAN
- SITE SECTIONS
- WORKSHOP - FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- BASIC SITE PLAN WITH BUSES
- LEVELS FEASIBILITY LAYOUT
- DRAINAGE FEASIBILITY LAYOUT
- DRAFT HEADS OF TERMS FOR SECTION 106 AGREEMENT
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT - PLANNING TOOL
- PLANNING SUPPORT STATEMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- COVERING LETTER REDACTED
- EIA SCREENING REDACTED
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REDACTED
- GEOENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL - PART 1 REDACTED
- GEOENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL - PART 2 REDACTED
- GROUND CONDITION LETTER REDACTED
- FLOOD RISK ·& DRAINAGE STRATEGY ASSESSMENT REDACTED
- PRE-ASSESSMENT REPORT REDACTED
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL ·& BNG REPORT REDACTED
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