Wakefield
- Land size
- 0.09 acres
Key Features
- Full planning permission granted for conversion to 25 residential apartments
- City centre location within Wakefield, close to amenities and transport links
- Comprising a mix of studios, 1 and 2-bedroom apartments
- Cycle storage and bin storage incorporated within the scheme
- Freehold
- Vacant
- Buyer’s fees apply. Please ask Allen Heritage for details
Description
A residential development opportunity comprising the conversion and extension of the former Queen Street Hall to deliver 25 self-contained apartments.
The scheme benefits from full planning permission for change of use, including a three-storey upward extension, creating a well-located city centre development with strong rental and investment potential.
The Current Site:
The site comprises a substantial former hall building arranged over multiple levels and previously used for a mix of commercial uses including a dance hall and light industrial space.
Positioned within Wakefield city centre, the building retains an attractive traditional façade, which is to be preserved as part of the redevelopment. The surrounding area comprises a mix of residential apartments, commercial premises and city centre uses, making the site well suited for conversion.
Total Site Area: Approximately 348 sq m(0.035 hectares)
Location:
The site is situated within Wakefield city centre, a well-connected and established West Yorkshire location benefiting from strong transport links and a wide range of amenities.
Train Station: Wakefield benefits from direct rail connections to Leeds, Sheffield and London
Bus & Road: Excellent access to the M1 motorway and regional road network
Shopping: City centre retail offering including Trinity Walk and local high street amenities
Eating & Drinking: A wide range of restaurants, cafés and bars within walking distance
Viewings: Strictly by appointment
Information Available Upon Request:
Brochure
Approval & Conditions
Design & Access Statement
Local Comparable’s On GDV
Legal and technical information can be provided upon request via the land team
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 83% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School722 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 437
- Type
- Community school
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School825 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 255
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School909 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 306
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 251
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 359
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Trinity Academy Cathedral1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,028
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Outwood Academy City Fields1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 928
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 762
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Outwood Grange Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,900
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Kettlethorpe High School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,616
- Type
- Community school
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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