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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,589Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 3,183 approved or refused records
300Refused applications

2,883 approved · 300 refused · 141 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2006 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided19/02223/FUL

    Application for a minor material amendment to vary Condition 2 and 3 of planning approval 19/00092/FUL dated 06.08.2019 (Change of use from public house to retail unit, single storey front extension, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, partial demolition and external alterations - part retrospective) to incorporate a new steel external staircase, render to the rear extension and additional glazing to the front elevation.

    118 Kendal Drive Castleford WF10 3NJ

    Received 2 Oct 2019
  2. Decided19/02226/FUL

    Two-storey side extension; and part two-storey, part single storey rear extension; including roof lights to front; demolition of existing single-storey rear attached outbuilding; and associated works

    89 Mountbatten Crescent Outwood Wakefield WF1 3EG

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  3. Decided19/02228/FUL

    Two storey extension to side, single storey extensions to front and rear

    40 Manorfields Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SZ

    Received 1 Oct 2019
  4. Decided19/02230/LBC

    To fit a top/over head jamb door stop to room 123 mounted/screwed into the door frame

    County Hall Bond Street Wakefield WF1 2QW

    Received 30 Sept 2019
  5. Decided19/02264/ADV

    Signage scheme associated with commercial premises (retrospective)

    45 High Street Normanton Wakefield WF6 2AF

    Received 9 Oct 2019
  6. Decided19/02294/LBC

    Application for Listed Building Consent for works of restoration, conversion and development to the Mansion House, Stables and Coach House, Camellia House, curtilage and associated buildings within the Bretton Hall Estate and related works of demolition, new construction, car parking infrastructure and landscaping for hotel, conferencing exhibition uses, offices, non-residential institutions and associated uses

    Bretton Hall Park Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG

    Received 8 Oct 2019
  7. Decided16/01095/S7301

    Variation of condition 2 of approved application 16/016095/FUL dated 16th May 2017 (relating to approved application 12/01524/HYB dated 18th April 2013) (part detailed, part outline application for the re-development of former Bretton Hall campus. Detailed application: the conversion of the Mansion House to form a 120 bed hotel with ancillary restaurants, bar, spa, conference, wedding facilities and temporary marquee locations (C1) including erection of 3-storey extensions to the north and east wings and the partial demolition of later addition extensions to the Mansion and full demolition of Ezra Taylor, Alec Clegg, Victor Pasmore (including Music School and Dance Studio) buildings, Refectory, Student Services bungalow and hostel/ancillary buildings; conversion of the Camellia House to ancillary hotel use; conversion of the Stables, Coach House, Theatre, Gym, Library and link block to 7 office units (E(c)/E(g)(i)) and/or non-residential institutions (F1(a) F1(b)); erection of two 2-3 storey office pavilions (E(c)/E(g)(i) and/or non-residential institutions (F1(a) F1(b); and associated new access roads, car parking infrastructure and landscape works. Outline application: Erection of six 2 storey office pavilions (E(c)/E(g)(i) and/or non-residential institutions (F1(a) F1(b)). Application to amend some of the detailed drawings to which the application and approval relates

    Bretton Hall Park Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG

    Received 8 Oct 2019
  8. Decided20/00991/FUL

    Change of use of Alec Clegg, Library, Stable Block, Coach House, Theatre and Victor Pasmore buildings to hotel, conferencing, exhibition, performance and associated uses, and associated physical alterations

    Bretton Hall Park Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG

    Received 8 Oct 2019
  9. Decided19/02302/FUL

    Proposed extension to existing garage to form automotive leisure area.

    30 Teall Street Ossett Wakefield WF5 0NY

    Received 11 Oct 2019
  10. Decided19/02303/FUL

    Part two part single storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear

    11 Beechwood Grove Horbury Wakefield WF4 5JQ

    Received 11 Oct 2019
  11. Decided19/02307/FUL

    New Scout Hut

    Camphill Wakefield Wood Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JL

    Received 11 Oct 2019
  12. Decided19/02325/FUL

    Erection of boundary fence (retospective)

    23 Cambridge Crescent Crofton Wakefield WF4 1RZ

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  13. Decided19/02336/FUL

    Change of use of part of the ground floor of the property to form day nursery for children between 1 month to 11 years of age.

    The Old Auction House Illingworth Street Ossett Wakefield WF5 8AL

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  14. Decided19/02339/ADV

    non illuminated signage scheme

    Library And Community Centre Station Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5BB

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  15. Decided19/02342/FUL

    Single storey extension to front, side and rear

    399 Barnsley Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 6BG

    Received 17 Oct 2019
  16. Unknown19/02345/TPO

    Pollard tree as per submitted photograph

    3 The Chestnuts Pontefract WF8 2QH

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  17. Decided19/01304/SUB01

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Yorkshire Water) from approved application 19/01304/FUL

    West Bretton Junior And Infant School Bretton Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LB

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  18. Decided19/02352/GPD

    Single storey extension to rear with maximum projection of 4m, maximum height of 3.6m and maximum height of eaves 2.5m

    59 Barnes Avenue Wakefield WF1 2BJ

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  19. Decided19/02359/FUL

    Provision of roof mounted solar panels to the pitched roofs and air source heat pump units to external walls

    Bretton Lane/Maltkiln Drive Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LB

    Received 18 Oct 2019
  20. Decided19/02364/FUL

    Single storey side and part rear extension

    1 Hayfield Close Normanton WF6 1BT

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  21. Decided19/02368/FUL

    Two storey side extension and erection of double garage with loft storage

    122 High Street Crofton Wakefield WF4 1HU

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  22. Decided19/02372/NMC

    Non material amendment to approved application 17/03159/FUL dated 21.2.2019 (Full application for 130 dwellings and associated works) to permit alterations to Geneva house type, provision of bollard and 3m gates with dropped kerb to POS, alterations to drive length plot 130, change to name of house type Graz and Pareti to AHB and AH10, removal of chimneys on Livorno house type, and repositioning of substation.

    Land To Rear Of Pontefract Road Pontefract WF8 2PR

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  23. Decided19/02377/NMC

    Non material amendment to previously approved application 18/01867/FUL (dated 13 December 2018) relating to alterations to boundary treatment at plot 281 and removal of post and rail fence to rear of plots 284-289

    Land Off Seals Drive Ackworth Wakefield WF7 7FE

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  24. Decided19/02382/FUL

    Raise the existing eaves level & re-design the existing roof form

    2 Church Close Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4SJ

    Received 18 Oct 2019

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