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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

5,097Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,591 approved or refused records

328Refused applications

3,263 approved · 328 refused · 164 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2006 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

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More application records

Decided20/01422/FUL
Construction of detached garage and workshop and alterations to driveway.
94 Cotham Drive Wakefield WF2 7BS
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01423/FUL
Change of use of out building to a nail and beauty salon.
College Grove Nursery School 9 Eastmoor Road Wakefield WF1 3RZ
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01425/FUL
Conservatory to rear
19 St Andrews Close Wakefield WF1 4JN
Received 16 Jul 2020
Decided20/01426/OUT
Removal of existing dwelling and proposed Erection of 4 No. Detached Dwellings (Outline application for access and layout)
21 Park Lane Pontefract WF8 4QQ
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01427/FUL
Two storey side and part two storey, part single storey rear extension
10 Grosvenor Avenue Pontefract WF8 4QU
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01428/OUT
Outline application for a pair of semi-detached 3 bedroom townhouses with associated parking and amenity space (outline application for access, appearance, layout and scale)
9 Carleton Road Pontefract WF8 3NA
Received 20 Jul 2020
Unknown17/02995/SUB09
Discharge of Condition 29 (Road Condition Survey) from approved application 17/02995/S7301
Rutland Mills Tootal Street Wakefield WF1 5JN
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01430/TPO
T1 Oak -Crown lift to 4m, 10% thin and removal of dead wood and stubs.
252 Bradford Road Wakefield WF1 2BA
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01431/FUL
Glazed rear extension
650 Barnsley Road Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 6QQ
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01433/FUL
Detached garage/gym and boundary fence to front (part retrospective)
24 Keren Grove Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF2 0NR
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01434/FUL
Two storey extension to side
29 Henson Grove Castleford WF10 3JF
Received 15 Jul 2020
Unknown20/01435/FUL
Installation of extraction system (retrospective)
225 Bridge Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 5QA
Received 20 Jul 2020
Unknown20/01438/LBC
Detached single garage
23/25 Finkin Lane Stanley Wakefield WF3 4NJ
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01439/TCA
T1 Ash - remove tree
35 Station Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7LU
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01440/TPO
T1 Beech - Remove; T2 Sycamore, T3 Beech, T4 Oak and T5 Oak - remove dead wood, crown lift to 5.2m and 5% crown thin
Fairacre Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EU
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01441/TPO
T1 Yew - crown lift and shape
4C Broomhall Avenue Wakefield WF1 2BB
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/00233/REM01
Approval of Reserved Matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline approval 20/00233/OUT for the erection of a 1.5 storey detached dwelling and creation of new access and hardstanding to front of existing dwelling; and discharge of conditions 5 (Materials), 7 (Finished Floor Levels) and 8 (Ground Gas) from approved application 20/00233/OUT
180 Spittal Hardwick Lane Pontefract WF8 1RZ
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01444/TPO
T13 removal
Thornhill Street Burial Ground Wakefield WF1 1PL
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01445/FUL
Single storey rear extension
The New School House Kings View Pontefract WF8 4EU
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided19/00421/SUB01
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Intrusive Investigation pre-commencement), 4 (Phase 1 Remediation pre-commencement), 5 (Verification Report) and 7 (Basic Radon Protection Measures) from approved application 19/00421/S7301
Waterworks Cottages 1 Pildacre Lane Ossett WF5 8HN
Received 20 Jul 2020
Unknown20/01448/FUL
Two storey extension to front
54 Foxholes Lane Normanton WF6 2PD
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided18/02367/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 17 (Verification Report) in respect of Sections B, C (Plots 4-13), H and I (Plots 38-44) from approved application 18/02367/FUL
Springfield Grange Flanshaw Wakefield WF2 9QA
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01452/TCA
Remove T1 (twin-stemmed) Ash in rear garden
10 Crab Lane Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 7SU
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided20/01453/TPO
Remove T1 Ash tree in rear garden
3 Weetworth Park Castleford WF10 4DP
Received 17 Jul 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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