17 Westfield Avenue Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4NN

1. 1 May 2026

   Received by Wakefield

2. 8 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Application Approved

4. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Wakefield granted permission on 15 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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• 12 Westfield Avenue Pontefract WF8 4NN

  26/00337/FUL Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Loft conversion with 2no dormers

  Withdrawn Full applications Loft or dormer 2 docs

• 4 Westfield Avenue Pontefract WF8 4NN

  22/02566/FUL Submitted 19 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Detached garage to rear

  Granted Full applications 2 docs

• 14 Castle Syke View Pontefract

  03/99/43563/A Submitted 27 Feb 2003 100 yards away

  Extension to side

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 26 Castle Syke View Pontefract

  02/99/38289/B Submitted 14 Nov 2002 100 yards away

  Single storey extension to front

  Granted Full applications Extension
  Small domestic

• 20 Highfield Road Pontefract WF8 4LJ

  26/01005/CPL Submitted 9 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Proposed erection of a single-storey detached outbuilding within residential curtilage for use as a home gym. Decking within garden for use as garden seating area.

  Decided Lawful development 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Highfield Road Pontefract

  03/99/46163/A Submitted 7 Apr 2003 100 yards away

  Conservatory to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 26/01612/FUL Decided

  Coach House New Road Old Snydale Pontefract WF7 6HD

  Kitchen extension

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/01023/FUL Decided

  61 Ruskin Avenue Wakefield WF1 2BG

  Proposed single storey wrap around extension

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 25/00821/FUL Decided

  132A Weeland Road Sharlston Common Wakefield WF4 1DD

  Subdivision of existing dwelling to form 2no. self-contained flats and external alterations.

  Received 28 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 23/02290/FUL Decided

  Crossley Street New Sharlston Wakefield WF4 1BG

  Change of use of land from builders yard to the storage and sale of motor vehicles including stationing of a portable office

  Received 4 Dec, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/01020/FUL Decided

  118 Wheldon Road Castleford WF10 2RT

  Partial demolition and external alteration of building and conversion to create two shops at ground floor and two apartments at first floor

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications