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87 Bexhill Close Pontefract WF8 2LF

Awaiting decision Wakefield 26/01524/CPL Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev

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Proposal

C2 Children's Home

As published by the council, reference 26/01524/CPL

Application record

Reference
26/01524/CPL
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use or Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Pontefract North
Parish
Pontefract
Postcode
WF8 2LF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Aug 2026

    Received by Wakefield

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 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 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What 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 56 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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