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Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

Awaiting decision Wakefield 26/01558/FUL Full applications

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01501/TPO Awaiting decision

    Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

    Fell Trees T1, T2 and T3

    Submitted 19 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/00882/TPO Granted

    Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

    T1 Mature Sycamore - Fell (5-day notice)

    Decided 27 May 2026 Trees
  • 24/01729/TPO Refused

    Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

    Fell T1 Ash

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by Wakefield

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 record

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 27 Aug 2026
  • RETROSPECTIVE TRACKMAN GOLF SIMULATOR BAY - Design and Access Statement · 27 Aug 2026
  • TRACKMAN PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 27 Aug 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 27 Aug 2026
  • SITE PLAN EXISTING Drawing · 27 Aug 2026

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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 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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    51% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

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  • Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

    26/01559/FUL Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

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    Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs
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  • Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

    26/00882/TPO Submitted 21 May 2026 200 yards away

    T1 Mature Sycamore - Fell (5-day notice)

    Granted Trees 6 docs
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