Planning application
50 West Street South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3HZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a house in multiple occupation (use class C4) to a residential institution for looked after children (max 3 children) (use class C2)
As published by the council, reference 26/01489/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01489/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- South Elmsall And South Kirkby
- Parish
- South Kirkby
- Postcode
- WF9 3HZ
Comment by 14 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wakefield through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Wakefield
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Applicant on file, registered in Loughborough
1 application on PlanIndex
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING/PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- GOOD NEIGHBOUR POLICY
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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 full applications in a median of 107 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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