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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
4,895Searchable applications
585Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 3,425 approved or refused records
319Refused applications

3,106 approved · 319 refused · 152 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Unknown20/00714/CPL

    Proposed alterations

    Woodhouse Back Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JT

    Received 31 Mar 2020
  2. Decided20/00715/FUL

    Demolition of existing filling shed and erection of new filling shed. Removal of existing Chemical Storage tanks and erection of three new tanks

    Unit 48 Lidgate Crescent Langthwaite Grange Business Park South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3NR

    Received 24 Mar 2020
  3. Decided20/00716/FUL

    Proposed loft conversion including front and rear dormers

    24 Lincoln Street Wakefield WF2 0EB

    Received 31 Mar 2020
  4. Decided20/00717/FUL

    Garage conversion, with change of the the garage door to cavity wall and bay window.

    74 Lennox Drive Wakefield WF2 8LH

    Received 31 Mar 2020
  5. Decided19/00584/SUB02

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (Tree Protection pre-commencement), Condition 7 (Drainage pre-commencement) and 8 (Site Investigation pre-commencement) from approved application 19/00584/FUL

    Beech Farm High Street Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JZ

    Received 1 Apr 2020
  6. Decided20/00723/FUL

    Demolition of existing farmhouse and construction of new dwelling and construction of new stables including associated works.

    Stoneleigh Farm Wintersett Lane Wintersett Wakefield WF4 2EB

    Received 2 Apr 2020
  7. Decided20/00725/CPL

    Loft conversion to the existing bungalow with box dormer to the rear and rooflights to the front. The existing rear bedroom window changed to patio doors.

    5 Greatfield Road Ossett WF5 0RX

    Received 2 Apr 2020
  8. Decided20/00726/HAZ

    Hazardous substances consent application seeking to increase to increase storage of category E1 substances hazardous to the aquatic environment from 100 tons by an additional 189 tons and decrease storage of category E2 substances hazardous to the aquatic environment from 41.4 tons to 25 tons.

    Unit 48 Lidgate Crescent Langthwaite Grange Business Park South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3NR

    Received 2 Apr 2020
  9. Decided19/00196/S7302

    Variation of Condition 13 (on/off cycle carriageway road markings) for timing of when details are to be submitted and agreed and 39 (Opening Hours) to extend the opening hours for Unit G (public house) to between 05:00 and 00:30 on any day; of application Reference Number: 19/00196/s7301 dated 28/10/2020 (District Centre)

    District Centre, City Fields

    Received 2 Apr 2020
  10. Decided20/00728/FUL

    Provision of Roof Mounted Solar Panels to the pitched roofs and Air Source Heat Pump units to external walls

    Hastings Walk Castleford WF10 3EJ

    Received 2 Apr 2020
  11. Decided20/00729/FUL

    Part single and part 2 storey front extension

    10 Attlee Crescent Wakefield WF2 6RF

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  12. Decided20/00730/FUL

    Residential development for 1 no. dwelling

    158 Potovens Lane Outwood Wakefield WF1 2LF

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  13. Decided20/00731/FUL

    Single storey extension to side

    7 Beechfield Wakefield WF2 6AW

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  14. Unknown20/00732/COUO

    Change of use from offices to residential

    8 The Arcade Hill Top Knottingley WF11 8EA

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  15. Decided20/00733/FUL

    Change of use of ground floor from bank (A2) to shop (A1) including subdividing into 2 no units and forming new entrance door

    8 The Arcade Hill Top Knottingley WF11 8EA

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  16. Decided20/00734/FUL

    Removal of existing bay window and replaced with bi-fold doors

    1 Hardwick House Hardwick Court Pontefract WF8 3PB

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  17. Decided20/00735/FUL

    Single storey side extension, alterations to porch, erection of new boundary wall/fence/gates and demolition of existing garage/store

    281 Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 8JL

    Received 4 Apr 2020
  18. Unknown20/00737/TPO

    Sycamore (T1) - fell due to proximity to household, visual evidence of historic under mining and soil erosion due to location on embankment. I propose a replant with 1x Quercus Robur or a similar native species, within two meters of the existing sycamore.

    57 Queens Square Pontefract WF8 4EZ

    Received 6 Apr 2020
  19. Unknown20/00738/FUL

    Detached garage wth storage space in roof

    116 Old Road Overton Wakefield WF4 4RB

    Received 3 Apr 2020
  20. Decided20/00739/FUL

    Proposed dormer, bridge link & alterations to detached garage

    May Cottage 6 Hill Top Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 6QB

    Received 5 Apr 2020
  21. Decided20/00741/FUL

    Erection of 1.8m high boundary treatment to front and side

    1 Houndhill Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5AH

    Received 6 Apr 2020
  22. Decided20/00742/FUL

    Single storey extension to front

    3 Towers Close Crofton Wakefield WF4 1JB

    Received 6 Apr 2020
  23. Decided20/00743/FUL

    Change of use from B8 (Storage and Distribution) and B1(a) (Ancillary Office Space) to B1(a), B2, B8 and other associated uses including associated works

    Phoenix 66 Phoenix Avenue Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6EP

    Received 6 Apr 2020
  24. Decided20/00744/OUT

    Outline planning permission for a detached dwelling including access. All other matters reserved.

    24 Snydale Road Normanton WF6 1NY

    Received 6 Apr 2020

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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.

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