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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

5,105Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,596 approved or refused records

328Refused applications

3,268 approved · 328 refused · 166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided20/01454/TPO
G1 Crown raise to 5.2m; T1 Ash - draw back from neighbouring property; G2 - crown raise to 3m, draw back from neighbouring property; T2 Beech - crown raise to 3m, draw back from neighbouring; T3 and T4 Sycamore - crown raise to 3m, draw back from neighbouring property
The Kings High School Mill Hill Lane Pontefract WF8 4JF
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided19/01735/S7301
Variation to condition no.2 (Approved Plans) of permission 19/01735/FUL (Environmental improvement works to 143 existing residential properties) dated 15th November 2019 to create a new access to no.11 Monkhill Drive.
11 Monkhill Drive Pontefract WF8 1JA
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided20/01457/FUL
Single storey side extension and first floor dormer extension to front
2 Springhill Grove Crofton Wakefield WF4 1EY
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided13/02183/SUB04
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Archaeology), 26 (Surface Water Outfall), 27 (Separate Foul and Surface Water Systems), and 28 (Foul Water Drainage), in respect of Phase 2 only, from approved application 13/02183/OUT
Pontefract Road (Land At) Knottingley WF11 0DD
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided20/01459/ADV
Branding of petrol canopy and totem
United Cooperative Services Limited 323 Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 8JN
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided20/01460/FUL
Proposed rear extension and associated internal alterations to existing dwelling
18 Poppy Fields Avenue Pontefract WF8 4FN
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01461/FUL
Infilling of existing roofed porch area and replacement windows & doors of existing dwelling. New garage, kennel and areas of hardstanding
Willow Bank Farm Causeway Garth Lane Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3HD
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01462/FUL
Two storey extension to side/rear
29 Reid Park Avenue Horbury Wakefield WF4 5PA
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01463/FUL
Change of use from attached garage of a C3 Dwellinghouse to create a small D1 Health Clinic.
22 Walton Station Lane Wakefield WF2 6HP
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01464/FUL
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear
19 Hartley Park Avenue Pontefract WF8 4AW
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01465/TPO
Removal of 7 no. Poplar trees (in G7) due to invasive roots affecting the garden and land to front of the property.
Dunelm Royd Moor Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LR
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01466/TCA
Highway clearance of tree as indicated on submitted plan
4 New Road Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JH
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01467/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
14 Royal Troon Mews Wakefield WF1 4JL
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01468/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
16 Briary Close Wakefield WF1 5TS
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided20/01469/FUL
Alterations to existing conservatory to front
15 Royal Birkdale Way Normanton WF6 1WH
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided20/01471/FUL
Single storey side extension
47 Duke Street Fitzwilliam Pontefract WF9 5FH
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01472/FUL
Pitched roof over garage and extended main roof to form bedroom. Extension to form porch and canopy. Render (part) to North/South and West elevations
Northfield Bungalow Northfield Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 5HS
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided20/01474/ADV
Signage scheme (partially illuminated) (retrospective)
225 Bridge Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 5QA
Received 22 Jul 2020
Unknown20/01476/FUL
Detailed application for construction of farmhouse.
Newlands Hall Estate Birkwood Road Wakefield Altofts
Received 22 Jul 2020
Unknown20/01478/TPO
O1= Oak species. Crown thinning (25%) draw back branches up to 2-3m on the southwestern side of the tree (on the left hand side of the tree as you are facing number 75). Remove the epicormic growth from the lower canopy, Crown lift 5.2m over the highway and reduce/remove any branches touching the BT wires.
79 Ferrybridge Road Pontefract WF8 2PQ
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01480/FUL
1no. semi detached bungalow (Use class C3(b)) (Plot 60 of approval 19/00319/FUL)
Plot 60 The Grove Walton Wakefield WF2 6LD
Received 23 Jul 2020
Decided20/01481/GPD
Proposed single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, maximum height of 3.90m and maximum eaves height of 2.90m
97 Queen Elizabeth Road Wakefield WF1 4QU
Received 20 Jul 2020
Unknown20/01483/FUL
Application for the demolition of 103 - 105 Northgate with proposed replacement boundary treatment and use of the land as additional parking provision.
103-105 Northgate Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 3DG
Received 23 Jul 2020
Decided20/01484/FUL
Two storey side extension and demolition of existing conservatory
8 Millstone Close Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7QA
Received 23 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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