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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

4,725Searchable applications

584Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 3,286 approved or refused records

314Refused applications

2,972 approved · 314 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Local plan Planning policy Conservation areas Conservation areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevcontrol@wakefield.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries03458506506 Council source
Planning enquiries01924305260 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decided19/01695/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Finished floor levels) 4 (Measures to prevent mud on highway), 5 (Contractor parking), 6 (Measures to reduce noise from trains), 7 (Materials), 8 (Boundaries), 9 (Crime reduction measures) from approved application 19/01695/FUL.
Land Off Malthouse Mews Pontefract WF8 2YH
Received 29 Jan 2020
Decided20/00213/FUL
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear
29 Stopford Avenue Wakefield WF2 6RH
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00214/TPO
T1 Horse Chestnut - remove lowest limb plus draw back limbs over shed and greenhouse
7 Woodthorpe Drive Wakefield WF2 6HT
Received 28 Jan 2020
Decided20/00215/TPO
T65 Ash - removal due to cavity and associated decay fungus (Innonotus hispidus)
Holy Trinity Church Church Street Ossett Wakefield WF5 9DW
Received 28 Jan 2020
Decided20/00216/FUL
Garage conversion and single storey extension to front
17 Teall Street Ossett WF5 0PA
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00217/FUL
Bay window to front, revised porch and roof to front elevation and single storey rear extension
21 Second Avenue Horbury Wakefield WF4 6HB
Received 28 Jan 2020
Decided20/00218/FUL
Single storey conservatory to rear
29 Marsden Avenue Ossett Wakefield WF5 0AW
Received 29 Jan 2020
Decided18/01920/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 9 (Construction Method Statement) from approved application 18/01920/FUL
Land To The West Of Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DL
Received 29 Jan 2020
Decided20/00224/FUL
Single storey extension to rear and dropped kerb
41 Westfield Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 6HS
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00225/FUL
Single storey rear extension and extension to existing rear dormer
85 Fishponds Drive Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3PB
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided16/02066/SUB03
Discharge of conditions 17 (Finished floor levels), 19 (Landscaping), 20 (Boundaries) & 21 (Materials) from approved application 16/02066/FUL.
Vets 4 Pets Wakefield Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4AB
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00227/FUL
Proposed revised scheme for loft conversion with ridge raise, rear dormer windows and velux roof lights to front
47 Meadow Vale Outwood Wakefield WF1 3TD
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decided20/00228/NMC
Non-material amendment to approved application 19/01875/FUL dated 17/10/2019 [for the demolition of existing conservatory and extension to the rear, conversion of garage to habitable space, single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, first floor rear extension and associated roof alterations] to permit the removal of a window to the side of the ground floor rear extension and to replace with matching brickwork.
14 High Ash Close Notton Wakefield WF4 2PF
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00229/FUL
First floor extension and single storey extension to the rear
50A Hollin Drive Durkar Wakefield WF4 3PR
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00230/FUL
Two storey side and rear extensions
1 Thornleigh Avenue Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 7RJ
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided19/02449/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Boundaries), 5 (Landscaping) & 6 (Finished floor levels) from approved application 19/02449/FUL.
4B Dixon Street Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6LT
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decided11/01451/SUB02
Discharge of conditions 3 (Artificial lighting), 4 (Travel plan) and 9 (Sprinkler tank detail) from approved application 11/01451/FUL
Next Distribution Ltd Elmsall Way South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2XT
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decided20/00232/FUL
Porch extension to front, new pitched roof over attached garage and new juliet balcony to side
Gardeners Cottage Lee Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7LX
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decided20/00233/OUT
Erection of 1.5 storey detached dwelling and creation of new access and hardstanding to front of existing dwelling (outline application with all other matters reserved except for access)
180 Spittal Hardwick Lane Pontefract WF8 1RZ
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decided20/00234/ADV
Internal and external illuminated signage scheme
Black Bull Public House Bar Lane Midgley Wakefield WF4 4JJ
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decided20/00235/FUL
Single storey rear extension with flat roof and roof lantern (part-retrospective)
7 Thornesgate Gardens Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 8ZB
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decided20/00236/FUL
Two storey side extension, increased dropped kerb width to front and relocation of garage
2 Kingsley Avenue Knottingley WF11 8PY
Received 3 Feb 2020
Unknown20/00237/FUL
Two storey extension to side and first floor extension to rear
5 Carr Gate Crescent Carr Gate Wakefield WF2 0QR
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decided20/00238/FUL
Fence and gates to front (retrospective)
78 Churchbalk Lane Pontefract WF8 2QW
Received 1 Feb 2020

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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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