Proposals

Wakefield Council officers have recommended the development at land off Womersley Road be given the go-ahead. Image: Edward Architecture

Plan to build 218 homes in Knottingley set for approval

Wakefield One, Wakefield Council's headquarters building.

Wakefield Council set to axe more than 200 jobs to save cash

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Submitted planning applications

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Latest submitted planning applications

Proposals by Avant Homes include a range of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties for the site off Lingwell Gate Lane, Lofthouse. Image: Avant Homes

Plans submitted for affordable housing scheme on farmland land in Lofthouse

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Latest decided planning applications

Tuition fees in England have remained at the same level since 2017, and haven't risen with inflation (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The cases for and against increasing university tuition fees

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Submitted planning applications

The former Grey Horse pub on Kirkgate

Plan submitted to convert former pub the Grey Horse into business units

The former Barclays bank branch in Hemsworth could be converted into a gym and physiotherapy centre. Image: Google Streetview

Former Barclays bank in Hemsworth set to be turned into gym

CGI representation of the new homes

Plans submitted for new homes in Wakefield

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust wants to locate a wetland complex in a field close to the helipad which serves Pinderfields Hospital.

Wildlife ponds plans near to hospital helipad

Wakefield Council has approved plans to convert Stanley Methodist Church into a five-bedroom home.

Stanley Methodist Church to be converted into five-bedroom home

Wakefield Council has given the go-ahead to demolish Elite Gym, in South Elmsall, to build six apartments.

South Elmsall gym to be demolished to build apartments

Sugary drink refills could be banned in proposals put forward by the Welsh government (Photo by Adobe Stock)

'Pointless': Diners slam plans to ban free sugary drink refills

Dyson was founded by Sir James Dyson in 1991

Dyson to cut up to 1,000 jobs in the UK as part of global restructure
Up to 1,000 Dyson workers in the UK are set to lose their jobs after the engineering giant announced plans for a global restructure.
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The scheme involves providing decarbonised heating to public buildings including Wakefield Town Hall and Wakefield One.

Funding secured for Wakefield and Knottingley heat network study

Plans to demolish a hair salon to build a takeaway and an extension to the Mad Ox bar, on Ropergate End, Pontefract, have been refused.

Takeaway and bar extension plan refused

Cyclists could face tougher sentences under new proposals

Watch: Cyclists could face tougher sentences under new proposals

Langthwaite Business Park, near South Kirkby could become home to a £51m national centre for creative industries.

Plan for major extension to Langthwaite Business Park set to be approved

The scheme includes turning the prominent building on Lower York Street into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) for six people.

Plan to convert former funeral directors into HMO

Developers also wanted to build a gym, offices and spa with a rooftop jacuzzi next to the listed building in Horbury.

Plan to convert WW2 gas decontamination chamber into cafe-bar rejected

Plans have been submitted to demolish haulage business to build houses close to a historic 18th century former mill off Huddersfield Road, West Bretton.

Plan to demolish haulage firm to build houses next to historic mill

Councillors in Wakefield are being asked to vote for a maximum council tax rise of 4.99% and a package of cost savings worth £21m.

Maximum council tax rise and £21m savings plan to go to vote

The party says the UK is facing a ‘generational challenge’ after analysis shows over 200,000 children nationwide are set to miss half their time at school.

More than 1,300 Wakefield school children set to miss half their lessons by 2026

Plans have been submitted to Wakefield to convert the listed building on South Parade from office to a private home.

Plan to transform listed building with links to celebrated Wakefield singer

Plans to build industrial units on derelict land next to Newton Hill roundabout have been given the go-ahead.

Former Wakefield petrol station site to be turned into industrial units
Plans to build industrial units on derelict land next to Newton Hill roundabout in Wakefield have been given the go-ahead.
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Wakefield’s historic Double Two clothing firm has submitted plans to open a new shop at its base in the city.

Double Two: City’s famous shirt maker plans new retail outlet

Plans for a Burger King drive-thru in Hemsworth have been approved despite concerns raised by a council's healthy places officer.

Town near Wakefield set to get a new Burger King drive-thru

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Latest planning applications

The major development on council-owned land at City Fields was given the go-head despite a plea to reject the scheme.

Plans passed for 250 more houses at City Fields

Councillors in Wakefield are being asked to approve a second phase of major housing development on local authority land at City Fields.

City Fields: Developer must pay almost £1m to fund extra school places

Virgin Media O2 will cut up to 2,000 jobs

Virgin Media O2 to cut more than a tenth of UK workforce

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PLANNING: Proposals submitted for tyre recycling plant

Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus the contraceptive pill and more blood pressure checks, directly from pharmacies under new plans to tackle the GP crisis in the UK.

Pharmacies to offer prescriptions for 7 new conditions amid GP crisis

Pope Francis allows women to vote in bishops’ meeting for first time

landlords may soon be given more power to deal with anti-social tenants

Landlords to be given extra powers to evict ‘anti-social’ tenants

129 Cineworld venues face risk of closure

The 129 Cineworld cinemas at risk as chain struggles to find buyer

Full list of places that will see a council tax increase in April 2023

The Yorkshire-based firm says the shop on Dale Street is currently being “under-utilised”.

Plan to close Ossett's 90-year-old Carl Stuart tailors and convert it into flats

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

The figure is revealed as Wakefield Council looks to appoint two companies to carry out debt collection and bailiff services on behalf of the local authority.

Debt enforcement agents collect £1.2m of unpaid Wakefield council tax a year

A scheme to convert a former Poundstretcher store into a training centre with accommodation for vulnerable people has attracted 140 objections.

Plan to turn former Castleford Poundstretcher into home for vulnerable people

Leading UK vet calls for outright ban on owning dogs with cropped ears

Senior councillors this week approved proposals which include a maximum hike in council tax and putting a stop to free parking.

Have your say on council’s ‘challenging’ budget plans to bridge £24m funding gap

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

HMO proposal is refused

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

The No1 Club remains empty.

Martial arts takeover of social club withdrawn

Market traders’ concerns: Paul Wilson, Wendy Evans and Waseem Nasir have all voiced concerns about the market’s potential move.

'Leave our city’s market where it is' Proposals to relocate Wakefield market met...

Wakefield Bus Station.

Bus fare cap of £2 welcomed by Wakefield Council

Council officers have recommended the scheme be approved.

New development in South Elmsall could be approved next week

The property on College Grove Road.

'The area is becoming a slum': Residents hit out at HMO plan for Wakefield home

The property on Birkhill.

'Cramped' back-garden block of flats rejected

Drive-thrus are generally associated with sugary and fatty foods, the council's Public Health team says

Public Health concerns over plans for Castleford drive-thru