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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

4,661Searchable applications

583Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 3,235 approved or refused records

308Refused applications

2,927 approved · 308 refused · 145 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided19/02814/FUL
Single storey side extension
150 Church Road Normanton WF6 2QY
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02815/FUL
First floor extension and loft conversion including dormer window extension to rear; roof light to front and rear; and window to side
10 Hooton Crescent Ryhill Wakefield WF4 2BL
Received 16 Dec 2019
Decided19/02816/OUT
Erection of 2 detached dwellings (outline planning application including access, appearance, layout and scale) (resubmission of application 19/00377/OUT)
Land Adjacent 2 Chiltern Drive Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7DW
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided13/03026/SUB03
Discharge of conditions 6 (Archaeology) and 11 (Verification report) as described on the decision notice of approved application 13/03026/FUL.
Pontefract Castle Castle Chain Pontefract WF8 1QH
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02818/FUL
The replacement of an existing 25.0m lattice mast with a 30.0m high lattice mast supporting 6 no antenna apertures, 4 no. dishes, together with internal works to existing equipment house and ancillary development thereto
Hutchison 3G Site Ref Wf0015 Prospect Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 9HL
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02819/CPL
Single storey extension to rear
14 Merlin Close South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2WF
Received 17 Dec 2019
Unknown19/02820/FUL
Plot substitution of Grantham house type to Malvern house type for plots 82-87 (pursuant to Phase 2 City Fields application no: 17/02079/REM)
Redrow City Fields Wakefield WF1 4AL
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02821/FUL
Single storey rear extension and raised decking area
10 Highfield Crescent Overton Wakefield WF4 4QZ
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02822/FUL
Two storey extension to side
1 The Delph Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5AX
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/01735/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 5 (Relocation of speed humps) and 6 (Dropped Kerb detail) from approved application 19/01735/FUL.
Monkhill Avenue, Drive, Lane, Mount & Skinner Lane Pontefract WF8 1JE
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02825/FUL
Change of use of a dwelling to 8 no. flats including single storey extension to side and associated works
74 Lumley Street Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 5LD
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02827/FUL
Residential development for 4no dwellings including demolition of the existing building
Bradley Avenue (Former Maestro Club) Castleford
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02828/FUL
Raised decking to the rear of property, vehicular access with kerb drop to the rear and a part brick, part timber boundary wall to the rear with a maximum height of 2m (retrospective)
24 Beaumont Street Stanley Wakefield WF3 4HG
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decided19/02829/FUL
Erection of single and two storey rear, side and front extensions, installation of roof lights and formation of roof terrace
37 Broomhall Avenue Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 2AZ
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02830/FUL
Erection of building to form office (B1(a)) (retrospective)
First Floor Flat 8 Wakefield Road Pontefract WF8 4HN
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02831/GPD
Single Storey extension to rear maximum overall projection of 4.0M, maximum overall height 2.8M and maximum height to the eaves 2.8M
10 The Bungalows Hardakers Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7JX
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02832/FUL
Hip to gable roof extension, with flat roofed dormer to the rear & single storey side/rear extension
19 Karon Drive Horbury Wakefield WF4 5BP
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02833/CPL
Hip to gable extension and rear dormer.
19 Karon Drive Horbury Wakefield WF4 5BP
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02834/FUL
Residential development of 4no. dwellings including demolition of existing buildings, cessation of commercial use and removal of associated infrastructure
Walton Driving Range Common Lane Walton Wakefield WF2 6PS
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02835/FUL
First floor extension to side
14 Broad View Ossett WF5 0QH
Received 18 Dec 2019
Decided19/02158/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Boundaries) and 4 (Crime) from approved application 19/02158/FUL.
Vulcan Club Carleton Close Pontefract WF8 3ND
Received 19 Dec 2019
Decided19/02837/FUL
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear and front
40 Beechwood Grove Horbury Wakefield WF4 5JQ
Received 19 Dec 2019
Unknown19/02838/COUM
prior approval for a change of use from A2 (office) to C3 (residential).
528 Leeds Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 2DX
Received 19 Dec 2019
Decided19/02839/GPD
Single storey extension to rear, maximum projection 8M, maximum overall height 2.8m and maximum height to eaves 2.8m
37 Broomhall Avenue Wakefield WF1 2AZ
Received 18 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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