Planning application
26/01030/CPE
Land Off Pontefract Road Plowes Way Knottingley
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that the laying of drainage pipes and the installation of manholes for plot 2 comprises the lawful commencement of the erection of 14 dwellings as approved under application ref 22/01242/S7301.
As published by the council, reference 26/01030/CPE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Wakefield
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Other lawful development applications
In Wakefield
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26/00968/CPL Granted
9 De Lacy Avenue Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AY
Loft conversion to create additional bedroom, including the formation of a rear dormer, new structural steelwork, and associated internal alterations including new staircase to second floor level
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26/00946/CPL Granted
26 Ackton Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AT
Loft conversion with dormer to rear and roof windows to front
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26/01251/CPL Awaiting decision
Low Field House Vale View Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7HQ
Fire damage to existing side extension, extension is to be demolished and rebuilt on same footprint
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26/00069/CPL Withdrawn
Brookside Farm Thorpe Lane Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AA
Erection of Garage/Annexe and Gym/Swimming Pool Buildings
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26/00624/CPE Granted
50 College Grove Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 3RL
Use of the site at as a 10 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)