Proposed Bus Depot at Newton Bar, Wakefield

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Please note that this engagement has now closed. The information below and comment form on Spawforths website was available from 16 January to 9 February 2026. Further information about the feedback received and planning application submission will be posted here when it is available.

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority will soon submit a full planning application to Wakefield Council for a new bus depot at Newton Bar, Leeds Road, Wakefield. In advance of submitting a planning application, we are asking for views from the local community.

We are working alongside Wakefield Council to deliver the depot and have appointed Spawforths as our Planning Consultant partner to lead this process. You can submit comments using the comment form on Spawforths webpage.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Overview of the proposed development

The planning application will seek permission to demolish some of the buildings on the Council Highway Depot site and build a new modern bus depot. The proposed development includes:

  • A two storey main building providing office space for administrative functions and a workshop for essential maintenance
  • A separate building for bus cleaning
  • Parking and charging areas for up to 125 buses
  • Staff car parking and secure cycle parking
  • Landscaping around the site to help screen the development and to reduce noise
  • An acoustic fence along some boundaries to reduce noise for nearby residential properties on Bradford Road, White Hall Grange, and Lancaster Avenue
  • The depot will operate for most of a 24hour period. Buses will typically leave between 04:00 and 07:00 and return between 19:00 and 01:00, based on service needs. The cleaning of buses will take place once they are back at the depot. The servicing and maintenance of buses will take place during the day and at night-time, again based on operational needs
  • Office staff will work during normal daytime hours

More detail on the proposals can be found on the Spawforths web page.

Timeline

  • Comment box open for local residents to submit comments – 16 January-9 February 2026 
  • Planning application submission – February 2026
  • Planning application decision – Summer 2026
  • Start on site – Summer 2026 (for early works)
  • Depot operational – Summer 2028

(Please note these dates are indicative. Some of the dates are subject to planning approval)

Have your say

Please share your comments by Monday 09 February 2026 using the form on the Spawforths web page.

On this page, you can read more about the proposals and submit your feedback.

You can:

Please note that this engagement has now closed. The information below and comment form on Spawforths website was available from 16 January to 9 February 2026. Further information about the feedback received and planning application submission will be posted here when it is available.

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority will soon submit a full planning application to Wakefield Council for a new bus depot at Newton Bar, Leeds Road, Wakefield. In advance of submitting a planning application, we are asking for views from the local community.

We are working alongside Wakefield Council to deliver the depot and have appointed Spawforths as our Planning Consultant partner to lead this process. You can submit comments using the comment form on Spawforths webpage.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Overview of the proposed development

The planning application will seek permission to demolish some of the buildings on the Council Highway Depot site and build a new modern bus depot. The proposed development includes:

  • A two storey main building providing office space for administrative functions and a workshop for essential maintenance
  • A separate building for bus cleaning
  • Parking and charging areas for up to 125 buses
  • Staff car parking and secure cycle parking
  • Landscaping around the site to help screen the development and to reduce noise
  • An acoustic fence along some boundaries to reduce noise for nearby residential properties on Bradford Road, White Hall Grange, and Lancaster Avenue
  • The depot will operate for most of a 24hour period. Buses will typically leave between 04:00 and 07:00 and return between 19:00 and 01:00, based on service needs. The cleaning of buses will take place once they are back at the depot. The servicing and maintenance of buses will take place during the day and at night-time, again based on operational needs
  • Office staff will work during normal daytime hours

More detail on the proposals can be found on the Spawforths web page.

Timeline

  • Comment box open for local residents to submit comments – 16 January-9 February 2026 
  • Planning application submission – February 2026
  • Planning application decision – Summer 2026
  • Start on site – Summer 2026 (for early works)
  • Depot operational – Summer 2028

(Please note these dates are indicative. Some of the dates are subject to planning approval)

Have your say

Please share your comments by Monday 09 February 2026 using the form on the Spawforths web page.

On this page, you can read more about the proposals and submit your feedback.

You can:

Page last updated: 10 Feb 2026, 10:06 AM