Planning application
Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for a golf simulator (TrackMan) practice bay ancillary to the existing driving range, constructed in 2024
As published by the council, reference 26/01558/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01558/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Crofton, Ryhill And Walton
- Parish
- Walton
- Postcode
- WF2 6QL
Comment by 13 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wakefield through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wakefield register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01559/FUL Awaiting decision
Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL
Siting of a temporary WC and shower/welfare unit (replacing two existing WC units) with associated non-mains foul drainage holding tank, for a temporary period of five years
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26/01501/TPO Awaiting decision
Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL
Fell Trees T1, T2 and T3
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26/00882/TPO Granted
Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL
T1 Mature Sycamore - Fell (5-day notice)
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24/01729/TPO Refused
Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL
Fell T1 Ash
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Wakefield
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Townscape Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Harrogate
Active · incorporated 2007 · Harrogate
238 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 93% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- RETROSPECTIVE TRACKMAN GOLF SIMULATOR BAY -
- TRACKMAN PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN EXISTING
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list 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 86 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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