Submitted Wakefield planning applications: Changes proposed for Theatre Royal

The following applications were received by Wakefield Council the week beginning Monday, October 19.

179 Bradford Road, Wakefield, WF1 2AS: Single storey rear and side extension

St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ: Redevelopment of school, including demolition of the majority of existing buildings and construction of a replacement part-two, part-three-storey building, as well as new and reconfigured parking and access arrangements, new and enhanced landscaping, reinstatement of hard outdoor PE space, SEND garden, installation of sub-station and switch room, and drainage works to existing playing fields

165 Lindale Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0RL: Proposed outbuilding

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Foxholes, Foxholes Lane, Normanton, WF6 2PE: Creation of new front canopy, rear extension, infill on first floor with new roof

Victoria Nurseries, Wakefield Road, Streethouse, WF7 6BS: Installation of photovoltaic solar panels to the roofs

Theatre Royal and Opera House, Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE: Refurbishment of the theatre, including partial demolition and the addition of a new second-floor extension to the West Wing to provide new back-of-house facilities, an accessible entrance, a new accessible lift and stairs, and a new accessible scene dock. Demolition of existing ancillary spaces at the north end of the site and the addition of an enlarged rooftop plant space. External alterations include the addition of smoke vents to the existing roof, new smoke vents to the northern elevation and window replacements. Partial demolition of internal walls and floors, a new bar area, increased WC provision, a new dressing room and a new studio. Alterations to the auditorium flooring rake, new seating, rearrangement of services and technical equipment, plaster repairs and redecoration of existing interior

30 Eskdale Road, Wakefield, WF2 9HF: Rear paved area (retrospective)

38 Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QJ: Rear single-storey extension

47 Mountbatten Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 6HE: Extension of the existing garage and replacement of the flat roof with a pitched roof

29 Jenkin Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6EZ: Redesign of existing roof, including raising of ridge and eaves to enable first-floor extension above existing bungalow and dormers to front and rear. Demolition of existing attached garage and fenestration alterations. Proposed two-storey extension to front and side, basement extension to rear with terrace above, detached garage and driveway landscaping to front. Application of render

3 Norwood Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4RE: Detached domestic garden outbuilding to rear with roof-mounted solar PV, replacement driveway and front boundary treatment

13 Cheapside, Wakefield, WF1 2SD: Change of use of existing building with associated internal and external alterations to form an apart-hotel facility

8 Rother Mews, South Elmsall, WF9 2AT: Retrospective construction of a linked mono-pitched canopy structure to the rear and side of the dwelling

190 Baghill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HE: Construction of a single-storey building to be used as a cafe

Longley Edge, Doncaster Road, Wragby, Wakefield, WF4 1QX: Addition of windows and doors to outbuilding (retrospective)

Water Lane Farm, Water Lane, Woolley, Wakefield, WF4 2JQ: Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and construction of a self-build dwelling and associated works

Units F and G (Aldi), Cathedral Retail Park, Charlesworth Way, Wakefield, WF2 9SE: Illuminated signage scheme

Timberland Sheds, Anderson Street, Pontefract, WF8 4DB: Temporary permission for a five-year period for the change of use of the site to provide an external display area for timber sheds and summerhouses, with landscaping behind the existing weld mesh boundary fence, and construction of an ancillary office shed building (part-retrospective)

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