Auction: Thursday 19 November 2026 at 3pm
George Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7
Key Features
- Exciting residential development opportunity
- Planning approval for four self-contained flats
- Existing garage to be demolished
- Proposed car parking provision
- Ideal opportunity for developers and investors
- Scope to create modern residential accommodation
- Planning permission under application number 25/02382/FUL
Description
AVAILABLE IN OUR AUCTION ON THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2026 AT 3PM - LOT 5
An exciting opportunity to acquire a residential building site which has approval under application number 25/02382/FUL. The approval allows for the demolition of existing garage and erection of 4 no. flats (Use Class C3), car parking and all associated works.
Solicitors
McCormicks, Scottsdale House, Springfield Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2HR. Tel: . FAO: Lauren Duxbury.
The site is situated off George Street in Featherstone, Pontefract.
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Mains services are understood to be available in the road, and it is believed that the property was previously connected. Any existing connections may have been disconnected due to non-use, and prospective purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries with the relevant utility providers to verify availability and connection status.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-15
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
- Parking Available
- 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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School15 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 314
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Featherstone Purston Infant School347 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Community school
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School393 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Academy converter
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 338
- Type
- Community school
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 227
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Featherstone Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 556
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy1.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,470
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Ark the King's School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,041
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ark Carleton High School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,026
- Type
- Academy converter
- Outwood Academy Freeston2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 993
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 2.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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