Planning application
White Rose House West Parade Wakefield WF1 1LT
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use under prior notification Class MA from offices to 46 residential apartments.
As published by the council, reference 26/01314/COUMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01314/COUMA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wakefield North
- Parish
- North Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF1 1LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Wakefield
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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 97 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Wakefield for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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