Verder Ltd Unit 3, California Drive Freeway Park Castleford WF10 5QH

1. 30 Sep 2026

   Received by Wakefield

2. 5 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

This application is with Wakefield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wakefield's median decision took 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Wakefield's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• Unit 1 Freeway Business Park California Drive Normanton Wakefield WF10 5QH

  11/00286/SUB01 Submitted 18 Aug 2011 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (Parking) from application: 11/00286/FUL.

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Exelby Services Limited California Drive Castleford WF10 5QH

  26/01577/FUL Submitted 2 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~27 Nov

  Application to establish six new EV car charging bays, two new HGV charging bays, new substation and associated infrastructure at existing roadside services.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• Polymer Logistics California Drive Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 5QH

  14/00257/FUL Submitted 4 Feb 2014 50 yards away

  Creation of new means of access from California Drive

  Granted Full applications 3 docs

• The New Wheatsheaf Whitwood Lane Castleford WF10 5QB

  21/00061/FUL Submitted 11 Jan 2021 300 yards away

  Change of use from public house to children's nursery including external alterations (ground floor)

  Granted Full applications 32 docs

• Retail Consolidation Services Whitwood Common Lane Castleford WF10 5QL

  20/00321/SUB12 Submitted 7 Oct 2026 300 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~2 Dec

  Discharge of conditions 9 (EV Charging), 17 (Lighting) and 28 (Disabled Parking) from approved application 20/00321/S7302.

  Awaiting decision

• Retail Consolidation Services Whitwood Common Lane Castleford WF10 5QL

  20/00321/NMC01 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 300 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Non-material amendment to consent ref no. 20/00321/S7302 (dated 17.12.2024 and allowed at appeal) (for the demolition of the existing building and erection of a new commercial/warehousing unit (Use Class B8) with associated noise mitigation measures, access, parking, landscaping and works without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 20/00321/FUL dated 15th October 2020) to make changes to the site layout plan, boundary treatments, site levels, landscaping and to the elevations of the building.

  Awaiting decision Demolition 9 docs