Lyndhurst Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT

1. 19 Oct 2026

   Received by Wakefield

2. 27 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 December 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4HT

  26/01648/TPO Submitted 9 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  51% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

  Fell T1 Sycamore

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 1 Button Park Pontefract Wakefield WF8 4HT

  11/01260/TCA Submitted 24 Jun 2011 50 yards away

  T1 - Beech to fell. H2 - Hedge mix reduce. T3 - Laburnum to reduce. T4 - Laburnum to reduce

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT

  21/01455/TPO Submitted 3 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Felling of 1 Sycamore Tree due to Wall Displacement

  Split decision Trees 10 docs

• 25 Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HY

  26/01031/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Demolition of existing garage and partial removal of existing boundary treatment. Proposed boundary walling, driveway, new vehicle access, and entrance gates off Button Park. Proposed retaining wall, fenestration alterations, and internal layout changes.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition Windows or glazing 6 docs

• Churchill House Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HY

  21/01539/TCA Submitted 11 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Removal of lime tree for safety reasons.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 21A Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HR

  25/01029/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2025 100 yards away

  Retrospective demolition of outbuilding and construction of new outbuilding. Retrospective demolition (partial) and rebuilding of boundary wall. External alterations to building and associated land.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/01612/FUL Decided

  Coach House New Road Old Snydale Pontefract WF7 6HD

  Kitchen extension

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/01023/FUL Decided

  61 Ruskin Avenue Wakefield WF1 2BG

  Proposed single storey wrap around extension

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 25/00821/FUL Decided

  132A Weeland Road Sharlston Common Wakefield WF4 1DD

  Subdivision of existing dwelling to form 2no. self-contained flats and external alterations.

  Received 28 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 23/02290/FUL Decided

  Crossley Street New Sharlston Wakefield WF4 1BG

  Change of use of land from builders yard to the storage and sale of motor vehicles including stationing of a portable office

  Received 4 Dec, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/01020/FUL Decided

  118 Wheldon Road Castleford WF10 2RT

  Partial demolition and external alteration of building and conversion to create two shops at ground floor and two apartments at first floor

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications