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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

4,633Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,217 approved or refused records

305Refused applications

2,912 approved · 305 refused · 142 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decided18/02338/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 6 (Bin store detail), 7 (Cycle storage), 9 Crime reduction measures) from approved application 18/02338/SUB01
2 Wesley Street Castleford WF10 1AE
Received 26 Nov 2019
Decided19/02650/FUL
Single storey restaurant extension
Hark To Mopsey Inn Wakefield Road Normanton WF6 1BB
Received 26 Nov 2019
Decided19/02651/FUL
Conversion to form 2no flats
11 Balne Avenue Wakefield WF2 9AT
Received 26 Nov 2019
Decided19/02652/FUL
Dormer extensions and increase in roof height
1 Plumpton Street Wakefield WF2 9RA
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided19/02654/FUL
Two storey side extension and part single storey/part two storey rear extension
15 Shelley Court Horbury Wakefield WF4 5QD
Received 26 Nov 2019
Decided19/02655/FUL
Single storey extension to front and side, canopy to front and tile hanging to front (Resubmission)
39 Hardwick Road Pontefract WF8 3QY
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided19/02656/FUL
Single storey extension to side
1 Lynwood Crescent Pontefract WF8 3QT
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided16/00992/SUB04
Discharge of Condition 11 (Verification Report) from approved application 16/00992/FUL
Whitwood Lane (Land Off) Whitwood Castleford WF10 5PX
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided19/02658/FUL
Proposed Residential Development of 3 Detached Dwellings with Integral Garages.
45 Brandy Carr Road Kirkhamgate Wakefield WF2 0RR
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided19/02659/FUL
Installation of new plant equipment
Aldi Stores Limited South Baileygate Pontefract WF8 2LN
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided19/02660/FUL
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of 2no. Three bedroom semi-detached two storey dwellings and associated works
201 Wakefield Road Normanton WF6 1BP
Received 27 Nov 2019
Decided18/02193/SUB02
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Soils Verification) and 9 (Verification of Radon Measures) from approved application 18/02193/FUL
Land Adjacent 503 503 Denby Dale Road West Calder Grove Wakefield WF4 3AA
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02662/LBC
Erection of free-standing external sign board supported on timber posts (Retrospective)
Eden Place Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02663/FUL
Single storey rear extension
5 The Bramblings Castleford WF10 5ER
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02664/FUL
Hipped roof and flat roof dormer window extension over existing garage to side and conversion of garage to habitable space; including balcony to rear and associated external alterations
132A Barnsley Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4PG
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided18/02124/SUB02
Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) from approved application 18/02124/FUL.
Day Centre Holywell Lane Castleford WF10 3HH
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02666/FUL
Single Storey Extension to Rear
23 Plumpton Place Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 9QZ
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02667/FUL
Sub-division of property into no.2 retail units, external alterations and the construction of a separate access ramp.
Centre Buildings, Units 1 And 2 Market Place Normanton WF6 2AT
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02668/LBC
Installation of stone blocking wall at the entrance to the first culvert at Cascade Bridge, Bretton Park.
Bretton Country Park Park Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02669/ADV
Free-standing sign (Retrospective)
Eden Place Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE
Received 29 Nov 2019
Unknown19/02670/FUL
Single storey rear extension and demolition of existing conservatory
110 Church View South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3QG
Received 29 Nov 2019
Decided19/02671/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to granny flat
92 Ferrybridge Road Castleford WF10 4JR
Received 28 Nov 2019
Decided19/02673/FUL
Construction of a tank wash facility and plant
Whitwood Truck Stop California Drive Castleford WF10 5QH
Received 29 Nov 2019
Decided19/02674/ADV
Internally and externally illuminated signage scheme
Technal Albert Drive Ossett WF5 9TG
Received 29 Nov 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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