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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
5,002Searchable applications
586Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 3,511 approved or refused records
326Refused applications

3,185 approved · 326 refused · 158 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 PlanningLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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

  1. Decided20/01005/LBC

    Replacement of failing staircase

    Priest's House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN

    Received 26 May 2020
  2. Decided20/01006/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    7 Hollingthorpe Avenue Hall Green Wakefield WF4 3NN

    Received 27 May 2020
  3. Decided20/01007/FUL

    Change of use of part of ground floor from Post Office (A1 use) to Residential (C3 use) incorporated into existing dwellinghouse

    57 Weeland Road Sharlston Common Wakefield WF4 1DA

    Received 27 May 2020
  4. Decided20/01008/FUL

    Change of use of part of all floors of Unity House from Sui Generis/A3/A4/B1a to temporary educational use (use class D1)

    79-83 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1EP

    Received 27 May 2020
  5. Decided20/01009/LBC

    Change of use of part of all floors of Unity House from Sui Generis/A3/A4/B1a to temporary educational use (use class D1)

    79 - 83 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1EP

    Received 27 May 2020
  6. Decided20/01010/FUL

    Change of use from Sui Generis (nightclub) to temporary educational use (use class D1) Monday to Friday only, reverting back to the nightclub use at the weekend

    Club Nocturno 84 -86 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1XQ

    Received 27 May 2020
  7. Decided20/01011/FUL

    Amendment to first floor approved application reference 20/00520/COUPA to include an additional bedroom

    18 Wilson Street Castleford WF10 1JY

    Received 27 May 2020
  8. Decided20/01012/FUL

    Proposed first floor extension to rear

    23 Queens Crescent Ossett Wakefield WF5 8AU

    Received 27 May 2020
  9. Decided20/01013/FUL

    Two storey extension to side, single storey extension to rear

    36 Johns Avenue Lofthouse Wakefield WF3 3LU

    Received 27 May 2020
  10. Decided20/01014/FUL

    The installation of a through the wall ATM cash machine with full disabled access and 24 hour accessibility / usage for the local area.

    9-13 Cherry Tree Drive Walton Wakefield WF2 6LG

    Received 27 May 2020
  11. Decided20/01015/ADV

    Illuminated Fascia sign

    9-13 Cherry Tree Drive Walton Wakefield WF2 6LG

    Received 27 May 2020
  12. Decided19/01950/SUB01

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Wheel Washing), 4 (Tree Protection), 5, (Temporary Surface Water Drainage), 6 (Development Flows), 7 (Foul and Surface Water), 8 (Levels), 9 (Coal), 10 (Landscaping), 11 (Right Lane Turn), 12 (Telegraph Pole Relocation), 17 (EV Charging) and 19 (CMS) from approved application 19/01950/FUL

    254 Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 8RE

    Received 26 May 2020
  13. Decided20/01017/FUL

    Change of use of existing buildings from offices (class B1) to form 14 no. flats including removal of existing internal walls and formation of 1no. new window openings and blocking up of existing door way and demolition of single storey side link extension and construction of bin storage area.

    5 And 5A South Parade Wakefield WF1 1LR

    Received 26 May 2020
  14. Decided20/01018/LBC

    Change of use of existing buildings from offices (class B1) to form 14 no. flats including removal of existing internal walls and formation of 1no. new window openings and blocking up of existing door way and demolition of single storey side link extension and construction of bin storage area

    5 And 5A South Parade Wakefield WF1 1LR

    Received 26 May 2020
  15. Decided17/00801/REM01

    Reserved matters for 140 dwellings (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline approval 17/00801/OUT

    Land At Flanshaw Way Wakefield WF2 9LP

    Received 27 May 2020
  16. Decided20/01021/FUL

    New plant room building and new external supply pipework with associated support streel/bridges and valve stations

    Unit 18 To 20, The Ice Co Limited Langthwaite Road Langthwaite Grange Ind Est South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3AP

    Received 27 May 2020
  17. Decided20/01022/FUL

    Construction of a new horse arena.

    2 Sandy Lane Middlestown Wakefield WF4 4PW

    Received 27 May 2020
  18. Decided14/02231/SUB49

    Discharge of Requirements 7 (Provision of landscaping) and 17 (Biodiversity) from approved application 14/02231/DCO.

    Ferrybridge C Power Station Stranglands Lane Knottingley WF11 8SQ

    Received 27 May 2020
  19. Decided20/01024/FUL

    Erection of front porch and new boundary wall to the front/side (Retrospective)

    41 Victoria Avenue Wakefield WF2 9QL

    Received 28 May 2020
  20. Decided20/01025/FUL

    Erection of a dwelling-house and the creation of a vehicular access

    28 Weetworth Park Castleford WF10 4DP

    Received 28 May 2020
  21. Decided18/02089/SUB01

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials), 6 (Boundary Treatment) and 7 (Landscaping) from approved application 18/02089/FUL

    78 Highfield Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4EA

    Received 28 May 2020
  22. Decided20/01027/FUL

    Proposed two storey and single storey extensions

    4 The Green Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JG

    Received 28 May 2020
  23. Decided20/01028/LBC

    Alterations to roof coverings of hipped roof to rear of building and installation of conservation roof lights, and installation of a roof light on modern link flat roof

    Flat 2 13 St Johns Square Wakefield WF1 2RA

    Received 28 May 2020
  24. Decided20/01029/FUL

    Retrospective siting of a metal storage container (6m by 2.4m) for storage of bikes and PPE in connection with a tandem club for visually impaired adults.

    Thornes Park Nursery Thornes Road Wakefield WF2 8QE

    Received 28 May 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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