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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

4,906Searchable applications

585Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,433 approved or refused records

319Refused applications

3,114 approved · 319 refused · 152 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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More application records

Decided20/00745/FUL
Demolition of existing kitchen for construction of new single storey rear extension
234 Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 8RE
Received 6 Apr 2020
Decided20/00746/FUL
Change of use from dwelling to a House in Multiple Occupation providing 9.no bedrooms
77 Pontefract Road Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 4BG
Received 6 Apr 2020
Decided20/00747/CPL
Single storey extension to rear
6 Elm Park Pontefract WF8 4LG
Received 6 Apr 2020
Decided20/00748/FUL
Fitment of raised decking to the rear of the property (part retrospective)
3 Churchfield Lane Castleford WF10 4BP
Received 6 Apr 2020
Decided20/00749/FUL
Part single part two storey extension to side
16 Kirkcaldy Fold Normanton WF6 1WP
Received 3 Apr 2020
Decided20/00750/FUL
Partial demolition of a building containing a lecture theatre and stores and erection of single storey conference hall, recladding of existing building, extension to form entrance and additional car parking to front
Education House Spawd Bone Lane Knottingley WF11 0EP
Received 6 Apr 2020
Decided20/00751/FUL
Conversion of public house into 1 no.studio apartment, 2 no. 1 bedroom flats and 4no. 2 bedroom flats
The Healdfield Social Club Healdfield Road Castleford WF10 4LJ
Received 3 Apr 2020
Decided20/00752/CPL
Single storey rear extension and rear extension to existing garage
32 Durkar Rise Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3QB
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00753/FUL
Single storey rear extension
32 Durkar Rise Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3QB
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00038/NMC01
Non Material Amendment to approved application 20/00038/FUL (dated 4th March 2020) relating to alterations to window style, introduction of additional ground floor window and amendments to external features
9A Ackton Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AP
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00756/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, maximum overall height of 4.0m and maximum height to eaves of 2.8m
76 Swithenbank Avenue Ossett Wakefield WF5 9RS
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00757/FUL
Proposed change of use of public house to form 2 no 4 bedroom dwellings, including partial demolition and front extension, creation of parking area and associated landscaping.
253 Batley Road Wakefield WF2 0AH
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided18/02893/NMC01
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref. 18/02893/FUL, dated 06/09/2019, 'Residential development of 140 dwellings', comprising the insertion of revised plans showing alterations to the approved access onto Station Road - radius of 6m to the site entrance altered to the new radius of 9m.
West Close (Land Adjacent ) Station Road Normanton WF6 2NB
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00760/FUL
Change of use of land for residential use associated with the dwelling and construction of a two storey detached outbuilding
32 Grantley Street Wakefield WF1 4LA
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00761/GPD
Single storey rear extension with maximum projection of 5.51m, maximum height of 3.40m and maximum height of eaves 2.50
32 Eastbourne Terrace Pontefract WF8 2HF
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided19/01238/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Employment & Skills), 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), (Condition 5 (Wheel washing), Condition 6 (Temporary Drainage), Condition 7 (Oil Interceptor), Condition 8 (Remediation) and condition 23 (Materials) from approved application 19/01238/FUL.
Land At Trinity Farm Grovehall Lane Knottingley, Wakefield WF11 0AB
Received 7 Apr 2020
Unknown17/02995/SUB03
Discharge of Condition 20 (Flood Defences) from approved application 17/02995/S7301
Rutland Mills Tootal Street Wakefield WF1 5RH
Received 7 Apr 2020
Decided20/00766/FUL
Loft conversion with increased ridge, side dormer and external alterations
16 Elmwood Avenue Walton Wakefield WF2 6LS
Received 8 Apr 2020
Decided18/01802/SUB11
Discharge of Condition 24 (Gas and Radon Protection) for Phase 3A of approved application 18/01802/S7301
City Fields Phase 3
Received 8 Apr 2020
Decided19/02322/SUB01
Discharge of condition 5 (Finished floor levels) from approved application 19/02322/FUL.
Jodine Church Road Normanton WF6 2NU
Received 8 Apr 2020
Decided20/00769/FUL
Single storey extension to side
9 Fairfax Avenue Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AU
Received 8 Apr 2020
Decided20/00770/TPO
Fell Ash tree due to poor condition
1 Norwood Carleton Pontefract WF8 3SD
Received 8 Apr 2020
Decided20/00771/FUL
Extension of existing farm anaerobic digestion site to accommodate widened yard area and extension of lagoon including change of use of land to renewable energy site.
Lanes Farm Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF7 7DX
Received 8 Apr 2020
Unknown20/00772/FUL
Dropped kerb to front and removal of front garden wall, installation of a gate
135 Stanley Road Wakefield WF1 4LH
Received 9 Apr 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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