Planning application
20 Highfield Road Pontefract WF8 4LJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use/operation: Erection of a single-storey detached outbuilding within residential curtilage for use as a home gym with a flat roof and a maximum height of 2.45 meters, width of 4.6 meters, and a length of 6 meters (total footprint is 27.6 square meters in). Building to include, power, shower and toilet. Outbuilding to be built on existing garden area to the side of the main dwelling, not in front of the principle elevation. Erection of detached decking within garden for use as garden seating area with a maximum height of 0.25meters and total area of 30 square meters. Decking to be built to the side and rear of the main dwelling, not in front of the principle elevation.
As published by the council, reference 26/01005/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01005/CPL
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pontefract South
- Postcode
- WF8 4LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by Wakefield
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16 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 September 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED DECKING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED RIGHT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
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 decided lawful development applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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