Planning application
Unit 2 Plp Wakefield The Willfred Ossett Wakefield WF5 9EE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The solar PV system was installed by a previous owner approximately five years ago and has remained in continuous use since installation. The current owners are seeking to regularise and clarify the planning position, as the PV installation was not included within the scope of the relevant planning application relating to the property at that time. No alterations to the existing installation are proposed as part of this application.
As published by the council, reference 26/01409/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01409/CPE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- WF5 9EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
7 Aug 2026
Received by Wakefield
-
25 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 October 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.
What happens while it is decided
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.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Unit 1 Plp Wakefield The Willfred Ossett WF5 9EE
84% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
The solar PV system was installed by a previous owner approximately five years ago and has remained in continuous use since installation. The current owners are seeking to regularise and clarify the planning position, as the PV installation was not included within the scope of the relevant planning application relating to the property at that time. No alterations to the existing installation are proposed as part of this application.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs -
Driving Standard Agency Mothers Way Wakefield Ossett WF5 9TR
Erection of temporary portacabin and the installation of roof-mounted solar panels
Granted Full applications 14 docs -
Automation House Albert Drive Ossett Wakefield WF5 9TG
Discharge of Condition 5 (Lighting), Condition 6 (EVCP), Condition 7 (PV), Condition 12 (wheel wash) from approved application 24/00515/FUL
Decided Conditions 8 docs -
Unit 9 Fryersway Ossett Wakefield WF5 9TJ
Variation of Condition 8 (EVC) of planning application 22/00449/S7301 dated 21/07/2023 [which granted full planning permission for the construction of two new drive-through retail units with ancillary areas, alongside new access, landscaping and revised car parking arrangements] to enable the location of the evcp to change.
Granted Amendments 16 docs -
Land To North Of Wakefield Road Wakefield
89% historically approved · decision due ~12 Dec
Engineering operation to create earth plateau
Awaiting decision Full applications 52 docs -
Land Adj. To Flanshaw Way And Flanshaw Field Drive Wakefield WF2 9LP
89% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep
Change of use of the land for the siting of 93 no. shipping containers for use as self-storage together with parking and landscaping
Awaiting decision Full applications
Other lawful development applications
In Wakefield
-
26/01565/CPE Awaiting decision
2 Headlands Walk Ossett Wakefield WF5 8RA
Existing single-storey rear extension, side extension, and conversion of part of the attached garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the dwellinghouse.
-
26/01548/CPL Awaiting decision
44 The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6JU
Proposed detached garage
-
26/01539/CPE Awaiting decision
Glenmore House Cambridge Street Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 5BH
Existing use of the whole property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) within Use Class C4, providing accommodation for up to six unrelated occupants sharing communal facilities. The lawful use relates to the entirety of Glenmore House.
-
26/01532/CPL Awaiting decision
26 De Lacy Avenue Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AY
Single storey side extension
-
26/01524/CPL Awaiting decision
87 Bexhill Close Pontefract WF8 2LF
C2 Children's Home