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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

4,593Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,187 approved or refused records

300Refused applications

2,887 approved · 300 refused · 141 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2006 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Council contacts

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Planning enquiries01924305260 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

Decided19/02433/FUL
Residential development for 1no detached dormer bungalow, including attached garage and associated works
Homefield House 42 High Street South Hiendley Barnsley S72 9AH
Received 25 Oct 2019
Decided19/02434/FUL
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of proposed single storey extension to north and west elevation
Holly Cottage 1 Church Road Normanton WF6 2NN
Received 25 Oct 2019
Decided19/02436/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to front/side and proposed single storey extension to rear
14 Greatfield Drive Ossett WF5 0SA
Received 25 Oct 2019
Decided19/02437/FUL
Two storey side extension loft conversion with rear dormer, boundary wall and gate to front and alterations to driveway
183 Queens Drive Ossett WF5 0NP
Received 26 Oct 2019
Decided19/02438/FUL
Proposed rear dormer, front dormer and side porch
5 Cliff Drive Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3EN
Received 26 Oct 2019
Decided19/02439/FUL
Single storey extension to link the house with the garage and an extension to the main entrance to form a larger entrance hall.
The Larches Marlborough Street Ossett WF5 8JW
Received 27 Oct 2019
Decided19/02440/TPO
T1 Beech, Crownlift to 3 meters & 2 meters over neighbours property to north. Remove deadwood over 50mm diameter. Reduce canopy on house side (NE) by 2 meters through lower & mid canopy. Cosmetically reshape in adjacent areas by pruning branches up to 20mm as necessary to achieve balanced shape. Work intended to reduce impact of tree over driveway and near house.
Beechtrees Main Street Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AF
Received 27 Oct 2019
Decided19/02441/LBC
1. LBC for the Install of air conditioning units to the beer store2. LBC for the install of an external notice board on the stone pillar3. LBC for the install of window frosting to 5 external windows of the ground floor of the town hall4. LBC for the installation of an external logo projector to the side of the Town hall and additional pillar sign
Town Hall Market Place Ossett WF5 8BE
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02443/COUQ
Notification for prior approval for a proposed change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling house (use class C3)and associated development.
Seven Oaks Woolley Low Moor Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LP
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02444/FUL
Ground floor extension to the south side of the property and first floor extension to the west side of the property with balcony.
32 Chevet Lane Wakefield WF2 6HR
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02445/FUL
Proposed External lift enclosure to side elevation & associated works
15 Allerton Road Wakefield WF2 7FD
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02447/CPL
Extension to rear of house made from matching materials.
20 Hastings Court Normanton WF6 2SH
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided18/02447/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 5 (Gas Protection Measures Verification) from approved application 18/02447/FUL
50 Low Moor Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LJ
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/01051/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Finished floor levels), 4 (Materials), 7 (Boundaries), 8 (Foul and surface water drainage), 9 (Crime) and 10 (Archaeology) from approved application 19/01051/FUL.
Friarwood Lane Pontefract WF8 1DX
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02448/FUL
Single Storey Rear Extension (Retrospective)
45 Ilberts Way Pontefract WF8 4SQ
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02449/FUL
Erection of 1no. five bedroom detached dwelling
4B Dixon Street Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6LT
Received 28 Oct 2019
Unknown19/02450/TCA
T1 to T5 Poplar Removal T6 Sycamore removal Due to recent failures. Proximity to building that requires roof work completing. Poor specimens in decline dropping branches on existing roof. Will replant with more appropriate species. T6 Sycamore removal due to poor specimen. self set poor form.
Hall Farm Barn Main Street Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AJ
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decided19/02451/FUL
Partial demolition of garage, erection of single storey front and side extension, additional window opening to front elevation and other external alterations
2 Churchill Grove Wakefield WF2 6RG
Received 29 Oct 2019
Decided14/00940/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 11 (Levels Plots 89-94) from approved application 14/00940/S7301
Land Off Wakefield Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7BE
Received 29 Oct 2019
Decided19/02454/FUL
Alterations to roof to form room in roof space, extension to dormers and single storey extension to side
Fold House Estcourt Road Darrington Pontefract WF8 3AW
Received 29 Oct 2019
Decided19/02457/FUL
SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
1 Rae Court Stanley Wakefield WF3 4PN
Received 29 Oct 2019
Decided19/02459/NMC
Non-material amendment to approved planning application 16/02503/FUL dated 2 November 2017 (for the demolition of the former car hire/garage building and the erection of a SPAR convenience store with ATM machine, car parking, landscaping and associated works) to omit reference to the retailer 'SPAR' from the description of development.
Wentworth Street Garage Wentworth Street Wakefield WF1 2RD
Received 29 Oct 2019
Decided19/02460/FUL
Single storey side extension
34 Merewood Road Castleford WF10 1QL
Received 30 Oct 2019
Decided19/00356/S7301
Variation of condition 2 of approved application 19/00356/FUL dated 19.06.2019 (construction of No.1 x 2 bedroom and No.1 x 1 bedroom apartment scheme, parking and landscaping) to supersede drawing reference: Proposed Plans P100 with Proposed Plans P100 REV A to accommodate 3 no. x 1 bedroom apartments.
Land Adjacent To 84 Friarwood Lane 84 Friarwood Lane Pontefract Pontefract WF8 1DX
Received 30 Oct 2019

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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