Planning application
5 Market Place Pontefract WF8 1AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Sub-division and partial change of use of ground floor and basement level into 3no commercial units and 1no self-contained apartment.
As published by the council, reference 26/00523/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00523/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Pontefract North
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WF8 1AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wakefield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00524/LBC Granted
5 Market Place Pontefract WF8 1AD
Sub-division and partial change of use of ground floor and basement level into 3no commercial units and 1no self-contained apartment.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Wakefield
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00524/LBC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
TS ArchDesign Limited Agent, registered in Pudsey
Active · incorporated 2024 · Pudsey
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - GF APP
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - GF APP
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wakefield granted permission on 30 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.
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