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Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

Awaiting decision Wakefield 26/01683/CPL Lawful development

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Extension of existing Clinical Research and Innovation Building, including the associated plant enclosure and ductwork installation

As published by the council, reference 26/01683/CPL

Application record

Reference
26/01683/CPL
Category
Lawful development
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Wakefield East
Parish
North Wakefield
Postcode
WF1 4DG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wakefield register

This site has had 10 applications since 2011: 5 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01309/TPO Decided

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    G2 - Raise low canopy to 3m; G12 - Fell to ground level; T13 - Reduce faulted limbs/stems by 50%; T23 - Prune from buildings/structure/tree by 1.0m; T24 - Prune from buildings/structure/tree by 1.0m; T3 - Reduce to secondary growth points approximately 1-2m.

    Decided 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01276/TPO Decided

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    G4 Hazel-Prune back from path/structures. G6-Row of Poplar Raise canopy to 3m prune from buildings. G10-Group of Lime Raise canopy to 2m (road encroachment) G11-Red Oak-Raise low canopy to 2m. G14Group of Lime- Raise canopy to 2m. G15-Row Fell & remove stumps. G68-Group: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block). G76-Dead stems: Fell & replant (highway hazard). G111-Raise canopy to 3m. G113- Raise canopy to 3m G207: Raise canopy to 3m (parking block) G212 Ash: Fell & replant spaceG213: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block G214 Suspected 3rd-party: Raise to 2m at boundary over road G227 Row: Prune from buildings/structures/trees (over highway G250 Row: Prune from structures/trees (highway/security camera block) G253: Raise canopy to 3m (parking/access block) T8 Bird Cherry: Remove 1 twin stem, raise to 2m, reduce faulted limbs T16 Sycamore: Prune from structures/trees by 1m T26 Lime: Raise canopy to 2m (growing thru fence) T33 Sycamore: Fell & replant. Basal wound, brittle cinder fungi (road/car park) T34 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.5m (A-road/car park) T46 Sycamore: Pollard to 5m (large regrowth, decayed stem over A-road) T75 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 10m. Poor form, cracked V-union, leaning limb, flaking bark (A-road) T86 Horse Chestnut: Reduce faulted limbs 20%. V-union, cavity, decay column (parking) T97 Ash: Fell & replant. Advanced Ash Dieback, weak (car park/path) T98 Tree: Raise canopy to 2.5m (drought stress, dieback, low branch) T104 T:urkiye Oak: Raise canopy to 2.5mT105 Beech: Raise canopy to 2.5m (below head height) T116 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m. Tri-dominant, bark inclusion. Remove 3m from top T117 Horse Chestnut: Remove faulted branch/limbs T125 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.0m T162 English Elm: Fell to safe height (dead, over A-road) T178 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m (Reduce 20%). Basal cavity, 1.5m decay, Picus test T186 Ash: Fell to safe height (Dieback, cavities at 3m & 5m, leaning over parking) T189 Ash: Pollard to 20m (over 50% leaf loss, building

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 24/00630/SUB01 Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Discharge of condition 3 (LEMP) from approved application 24/00630/FUL

    Decided 16 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 24/01420/TPO Split decision

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Fell Trees G4, G15, T33, T74, T97, T155, T156, T198, T199 and T247. Prune Trees G3, G5, G6, G8, G9, G10, G14, G94, G133, G210, G213, G214, G227, G232, G241, T11, T18, T19, T23, T26, T34, T73, T75, T86, T92, T98, T116, T125, T128, T135, T159, T164, T165, T166, T170, T172, T200, T202, T203, T204, T218, T219, T235 and T242.

    Decided 10 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 24/00672/TPO Refused

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    T9 White Poplar (Populus alba) - Pollard the tree to achieve a standing habitat stem approximately 6metres in height.

    Decided 14 Jun 2024 Trees
  • 24/00630/FUL Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    A full application for a pond complex

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Full applications
  • 23/00349/TPO Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Refer to Submitted Tree Risk Assessment. T28 Sycamore: Fell. T30 Sycamore: Remove deadwood.

    Decided 13 Apr 2023 Trees
  • 21/00432/NMC01 Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Non-material amendment to approved application 21/00432/FUL dated 09 December 2021 (Application for reconfiguration of existing staff and patient/visitor car parks to provide additional spaces to seek minor changes to the approved scheme to create additional parking bays in visitor car park and amending proposed parking bay arrangement in staff car park to avoid relocation of CCTV installation and lighting column.

    Decided 17 Mar 2023 Amendments
  • 11/00989/FUL Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Removal of existing hospital boundary wall and replace with new boundary wall/railings to rear hospital boundary (approx. 130m in length & max. height 2.1m) (part retrospective)

    Decided 9 Aug 2011 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by Wakefield

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham

Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING SECTIONS Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED SECTIONS Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING SECTIONS Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED SECTIONS Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 15 Sep 2026
  • COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 15 Sep 2026
  • DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 15 Sep 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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    26/01276/TPO Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    G4 Hazel-Prune back from path/structures. G6-Row of Poplar Raise canopy to 3m prune from buildings. G10-Group of Lime Raise canopy to 2m (road encroachment) G11-Red Oak-Raise low canopy to 2m. G14Group of Lime- Raise canopy to 2m. G15-Row Fell & remove stumps. G68-Group: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block). G76-Dead stems: Fell & replant (highway hazard). G111-Raise canopy to 3m. G113- Raise canopy to 3m G207: Raise canopy to 3m (parking block) G212 Ash: Fell & replant spaceG213: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block G214 Suspected 3rd-party: Raise to 2m at boundary over road G227 Row: Prune from buildings/structures/trees (over highway G250 Row: Prune from structures/trees (highway/security camera block) G253: Raise canopy to 3m (parking/access block) T8 Bird Cherry: Remove 1 twin stem, raise to 2m, reduce faulted limbs T16 Sycamore: Prune from structures/trees by 1m T26 Lime: Raise canopy to 2m (growing thru fence) T33 Sycamore: Fell & replant. Basal wound, brittle cinder fungi (road/car park) T34 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.5m (A-road/car park) T46 Sycamore: Pollard to 5m (large regrowth, decayed stem over A-road) T75 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 10m. Poor form, cracked V-union, leaning limb, flaking bark (A-road) T86 Horse Chestnut: Reduce faulted limbs 20%. V-union, cavity, decay column (parking) T97 Ash: Fell & replant. Advanced Ash Dieback, weak (car park/path) T98 Tree: Raise canopy to 2.5m (drought stress, dieback, low branch) T104 T:urkiye Oak: Raise canopy to 2.5mT105 Beech: Raise canopy to 2.5m (below head height) T116 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m. Tri-dominant, bark inclusion. Remove 3m from top T117 Horse Chestnut: Remove faulted branch/limbs T125 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.0m T162 English Elm: Fell to safe height (dead, over A-road) T178 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m (Reduce 20%). Basal cavity, 1.5m decay, Picus test T186 Ash: Fell to safe height (Dieback, cavities at 3m & 5m, leaning over parking) T189 Ash: Pollard to 20m (over 50% leaf loss, building

    Decided Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    26/01309/TPO Submitted 22 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    G2 - Raise low canopy to 3m; G12 - Fell to ground level; T13 - Reduce faulted limbs/stems by 50%; T23 - Prune from buildings/structure/tree by 1.0m; T24 - Prune from buildings/structure/tree by 1.0m; T3 - Reduce to secondary growth points approximately 1-2m.

    Decided Trees 4 docs
  • Trust Headquarters And Medical Education Centre Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    26/01851/TPO Submitted 14 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    51% historically approved · decision due ~11 Dec

    T1 London Plane: Crown Reduce the opposite side of the tree by a matching 2.5 meters following previous stem failure.

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield

    02/99/12756/FV Submitted 16 Aug 2002 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey outpatients department

    Granted Full applications
    Small domestic
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    11/00989/FUL Submitted 24 Jun 2011 50 yards away

    Removal of existing hospital boundary wall and replace with new boundary wall/railings to rear hospital boundary (approx. 130m in length & max. height 2.1m) (part retrospective)

    Granted Full applications
    Small domestic
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    24/01420/TPO Submitted 17 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Fell Trees G4, G15, T33, T74, T97, T155, T156, T198, T199 and T247. Prune Trees G3, G5, G6, G8, G9, G10, G14, G94, G133, G210, G213, G214, G227, G232, G241, T11, T18, T19, T23, T26, T34, T73, T75, T86, T92, T98, T116, T125, T128, T135, T159, T164, T165, T166, T170, T172, T200, T202, T203, T204, T218, T219, T235 and T242.

    Split decision Trees 4 docs

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