Planning permission granted for warehouse on land earmarked for Wakefield community stadium

Councillors have voted in favour of building a warehouse on land once earmarked for the Wakefield community stadium.
Councillors have voted in favour of building a warehouse on land once earmarked for the Wakefield community stadium.Councillors have voted in favour of building a warehouse on land once earmarked for the Wakefield community stadium.
Councillors have voted in favour of building a warehouse on land once earmarked for the Wakefield community stadium.

Wakefield Council's planning committee this morning voted on an application to build a controversial Kitwave development on the land off Newmarket Lane in Stanley, four months after councillors first voted to reject the plans.

A reporter from the Express, who attended the meeting this morning, tweeted that 10 councillors had voted in favour of the application. Two voted against, and one abstained from the vote.

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Members of the public shouted "shame on you" as the decision was made.

Wakefield Council have said the new warehouse is expected to create 130 jobs.

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