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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
5,108Searchable applications
586Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 3,598 approved or refused records
329Refused applications

3,269 approved · 329 refused · 166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decided20/01485/FUL

    Proposed single storey extension to rear

    13 Belle Isle Avenue Wakefield WF1 5JY

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  2. Decided20/01486/FUL

    Detached double garage

    Stocksmoor Grange Bungalow Stocksmoor Road Midgley Wakefield WF4 4JQ

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  3. Unknown20/01487/TPO

    Fell 4no. Lime (T1-T4), 1no. Horse Chestnut (T5) and 1no. Blossom (T6) and replant with new trees of the same species

    4 Lime Tree Court Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4HJ

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  4. Unknown20/01489/TPO

    Fell T1, T2, T3 and T4 Lime trees

    4 Lime Tree Court Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4HJ

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  5. Decided20/01490/FUL

    Detailed application for construction of agricultural storage building.

    Newlands Hall Estate Birkwood Road Altofts Wakefield WF6 2JE

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  6. Decided20/01491/FUL

    Detailed application for construction of livestock building.

    Newlands Hall Estate Birkwood Road Wakefield Altofts WF6 2NJ

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  7. Decided20/01492/FUL

    Detailed application for agricultural storage building.

    Newlands Hall Estate Birkwood Road Wakefield Altofts WF6 2NJ

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  8. Decided20/01494/FUL

    Erection of front porch

    61 Lumley Gardens Castleford WF10 5GS

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  9. Awaiting decision20/01495/FUL

    Temporary retention of welfare building (pending construction of farmhouse).

    Newlands Hall Estate Birkwood Road Wakefield Altofts WF6 2NJ

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  10. Decided20/01496/GPD

    Proposed single storey extension to the rear with a maximum projection of 3.60m, maximum height of 3.50m and maximum height to the eaves of 2.80m

    32 Ingfield Avenue Ossett Wakefield WF5 9HD

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  11. Decided20/01497/GPD

    Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 4.50m, maximum height of 3.50m and maximum eaves height of 2.40m

    3 Harwood Close Wakefield WF2 6QY

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  12. Decided20/01498/FUL

    Conversion of existing first & second floor to residential use inclusive of new access and external alterations

    19 Beastfair Pontefract WF8 1AL

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  13. Decided20/01499/TPO

    [As amended 19.10.2020] T4 Horse Chestnut - crown lift up to 5m (secondary branches), 10% thinning and draw back of up to 2.5m of branches over no.5 High Farm Meadow (up to a maximum wound size of 45mm)

    3 High Farm Meadow Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1PB

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  14. Decided20/01500/TPO

    Poplar trees T1 and T2 - fell or reduce in height because they being badly affected by the wind which is causing large branches to break off into adjacent properties. Neighbours have raised concerns about the falling branches because of children playing in the garden. The house at 60 Woolgreaves Drive WF2 6DR are getting the main impact and their fence and garden are regularly damaged by large falling branches.

    485 Barnsley Road Wakefield WF2 6BP

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  15. Decided20/01503/FUL

    Removal of gates, formation of walls with extension of existing roof over storage area.

    Livorno 3 Orchard Head Lane Pontefract WF8 2LY

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  16. Decided20/01504/FUL

    Proposed temporary modular units to provide socially distanced storage solution for employee belongings during shifts

    International Procurement And Logistics Foxbridge Way Normanton WF6 1TN

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  17. Decided20/01505/FUL

    New farming and forestry enterprise, associated storage building, and access track

    Hare Park Lane Crofton Wakefield WF4 1HT

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  18. Decided20/01506/CPL

    Proposed Single Storey Extension to Rear

    11 Snydale Court Normanton WF6 1SZ

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  19. Decided20/01507/NMC

    Non material amendments to approved application 20/00454/REM (dated 11 July 2020) Alterations to house types A, B and D relating to reduction in roof height, external alterations; amendments to boundary layout of overall site

    Rustic Villa Leeds Road Cutsyke Castleford WF10 5ET

    Received 24 Jul 2020
  20. Decided20/01508/FUL

    Single storey rear and side extension, First floor extension over existing garage, new first floor landing window to north west elevation.

    6 Howcroft Gardens Wakefield WF2 6TW

    Received 27 Jul 2020
  21. Decided20/01509/LBC

    Alteration to electrical cabling route approved under application 19/02441/LBC for the installation of an external logo projector to the side of the Town Hall

    Town Hall Market Place Ossett WF5 8BE

    Received 26 Jul 2020
  22. Decided20/01510/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings on site and proposed erection of six dwellings

    Top House Farm Common Lane Upton Pontefract WF9 1DE

    Received 26 Jul 2020
  23. Decided17/03159/S7301

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of application Reference Number: 17/03159/FUL dated 21/02/2019 (130 dwellings with associated public open space, landscaping and car parking) to vary the approved site layout, to remove through route to adjacent development, provision of a 2.4m high timber fence to the rear of plots 1-5 and minor variations to parking and boundary treatments

    Land To Rear Of Pontefract Road Pontefract WP8 2PR

    Received 27 Jul 2020
  24. Decided20/01513/FUL

    Single storey rear and front extensions and conversion of garage to habitable room

    23 Birchtree Close Wakefield WF1 4TF

    Received 27 Jul 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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