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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

4,654Searchable applications

583Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 3,231 approved or refused records

307Refused applications

2,924 approved · 307 refused · 143 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided19/02761/FUL
Single storey extension to front and rear and two storey extension to side.
8 Hirstlands Drive Ossett WF5 8EJ
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/01806/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Window detail) and 4 (Door detail) from approved application 19/01806/LBC
The Walled Garden, Potting Shed East The Nostell Estate Yard Nostell Wakefield WF4 1AB
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/01808/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Window detail) and 4 (Door detail) from approved application 19/01808/FUL.
The Walled Garden, Potting Shed East The Nostell Estate Yard Nostell Wakefield WF4 1AB
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/02764/FUL
Change of use from A2 Use Class to A3 Use Class and division into two separate units including new shop fronts to both Cross Street and Northgate and extraction vent to the rear.
33-37 Northgate / 3 Cross Street Wakefield WF1 3XA
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided17/02995/SUB01
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Phasing), 6 (parts e and j) (Building 7), 7 (parts e and j) (Building 9), 8 (parts e and j) (Building 10), 9 (parts e and j) (Building 11), 10 (parts e and j) (Building 12), 20 (Employment), 21 (Flood Defence - Construction), 24 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage), 30 (Road Condition Survey), 37 (Bats), 39 (Otters), 40 (Soft Landscaping) and 49 (Site Investigations and Remediation) from approved application 17/02995/FUL in respect of Phase 1A - Demolition Works
Rutland Mills Tootal Street Wakefield WF1 5RH
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/02766/CPL
Single storey extension to rear
9 Carr Beck Drive Castleford WF10 5TH
Received 11 Dec 2019
Unknown19/02767/FUL
Two storey extension to side incorporating Juliet balcony window and single storey extension to rear
23 Coronation Street Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF2 0HT
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02768/FUL
Construction of single storey detached outbuilding
73 Barnsley Road Wakefield WF1 5LE
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02769/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum rear projection of 6m, maximum height of 4m and maximum height at the eaves of 2.5m
63 Swift Way Wakefield WF2 6SR
Received 10 Dec 2019
Unknown19/02770/FUL
Erection of 8 no. floodlights; 1no. Spectator shelter; 2 no. 'dugout' team shelters and extension to car park including surfacing works
Sandygate Football Facility Sandygate Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4NQ
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02771/FUL
Single storey extension to side to provide 3no. public toilets and extension to car park including surfacing works
WMDC Pavillion Cemetery Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4QF
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02773/CPL
Convert 2 flats back to 1no dwelling.
10 Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BD
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/02774/ADV
Internally illuminated signage scheme
Mcdonalds Restaurant Dewsbury Road Wakefield WF2 9BL
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02775/ADV
Internally illuminated signage scheme
Mcdonalds Cathedral Retail Park Charlesworth Way Wakefield WF2 9SE
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02776/FUL
Single storey rear extension & new roof scape to existing single storey side extensions and rear
45 Stannard Well Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 6BL
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/02777/CPL
Single storey rear extension
21 Holmfield Avenue Wakefield WF2 7AF
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/02778/NMC
Application for amendments to approved application 17/02626/FUL for 'Extension to east elevation of existing facility in order to relocate and update key support facilities. Further works to eastern elevation including provision of new secure access stairs, new forklift ramp and associated works'.
Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Kenmore Road Wakefield WF2 0XE
Received 10 Dec 2019
Decided19/02779/FUL
Single storey rear extension (Retrospective)
51 Teall Court Ossett Wakefield WF5 0PG
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02780/FUL
Conversion of stable to 2no dwellings and demolition of existing equestrian building and replacement with 2no apartments
Common Side Farm New Road Old Snydale Pontefract WF7 6HE
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02781/FUL
Single storey extension to side and rear
69 Hemsby Road Castleford WF10 5ED
Received 12 Dec 2019
Decided19/02782/TPO
Crown raising and sympathetic draw back branches overhanging over garden (and removal of T5 - wind-damaged Lime tree)
141 High Street (Land Adjacent) Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3EF
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decided19/02783/ADV
Illuminated and non illuminated signage scheme (4x Illuminated and 18x non illuminated).
Arnold Clark Wakefield Motorstore Calder Island Way Wakefield WF2 7BL
Received 12 Dec 2019
Decided19/02784/FUL
Two storey side extension
26 Stannard Well Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 6BW
Received 12 Dec 2019
Decided19/02787/FUL
Installation of new partial replacement shopfront.
127-129 Carlton Street Castleford WF10 1EF
Received 12 Dec 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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