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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

5,117Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,605 approved or refused records

329Refused applications

3,276 approved · 329 refused · 167 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided20/01516/FUL
Proposed rear sunlounge
16A Park Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JT
Received 24 Jul 2020
Decided18/01488/SUB01
Discharge of condition 5 (Remediation) from approved application 18/01488/FUL.
3 Weir View (Land Adjacent) Castleford WF10 2SF
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decided20/01517/TCA
Blue Cedar (T1) - section dismantle to ground level. Starting to cause shading issues in the garden and outgrowing its surroundings.Cedar (T2) - section dismantle to ground level. Starting to cause shading issues in the garden and outgrowing its surroundings.Spruce (T3) - section dismantle to ground level. Starting to cause shading issues in the garden and outgrowing its surroundings.
21 Huddersfield Road Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JP
Received 27 Jul 2020
Decided20/01518/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
47 Cleveland Grove Wakefield WF2 8LB
Received 27 Jul 2020
Decided20/01520/FUL
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room
25 Rochester Drive Horbury Wakefield WF4 5QP
Received 27 Jul 2020
Decided20/01521/TEL
Installation of a 20m high monopole with 6no. antennas with a wrapround equipment cabinet base, installation of 3no. equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works
Land At Fryston Road Castleford WF10 3LP
Received 27 Jul 2020
Decided20/01527/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
4 The Granary Sunny Dairy Farm New Road Old Snydale Pontefract WF7 6HB
Received 28 Jul 2020
Decided20/01532/FUL
Residential development for 13 units at land to the east of Martin Frobisher Drive
Land To The East Martin Frobisher Drive Altofts Wakefield
Received 28 Jul 2020
Decided20/01533/FUL
Demolition of the existing conservatory and the construction of a single storey rear extension
137 Pollards Fields Knottingley WF11 8TB
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01535/FUL
Residential development for 2no. dwellings
St Quentin Wood Lane Castleford WF10 5PL
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01536/FUL
Detailed application for 1no dwelling following demolition of existing stables
Land At Smithy Lane Overton Wakefield WF4 4RW
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided18/02707/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Foul and surface water drainage), 7 (Surface water flow rate), 8 (Surface water outflow), 13 (Land stability), 14 (Boundaries) & 15 (Finished floor levels) from approved application 18/02707/FUL.
Land To Rear Of Thistle Hill Drive Streethouse WF7 6GA
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01538/FUL
Replacement garden wall
Birchwood House Purston Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EQ
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01539/FUL
Proposed garage extension and rebuild
21 Bowling Avenue Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF1 2BP
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01540/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
4 Shay Court Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SL
Received 27 Jul 2020
Decided20/01541/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 2 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access and layout
Land At Gawthorpe Lane Kirkhamgate Wakefield
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01542/FUL
Proposed removal of lean to timber store encasing the Halls south east portico; a timber and shingle roof overhang; a timber and shingle covered storeroom; a small glass lobby and wooden pergola and erection of a glazed extension to house a restaurant.
Walton Hall The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6PW
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01544/FUL
Proposed loft conversion including changing hipped roof to a gable with dormer windows to the rear and canopy to the front, and external alterations
3 Croft Avenue Normanton WF6 2HH
Received 28 Jul 2020
Decided20/01545/FUL
Replacement of existing building
Owlet Hall Farm Went Lane Wragby Wakefield WF4 1RE
Received 30 Jul 2020
Decided20/01547/TPO
Remove tree due to damage to property
Belle Vue Stadium (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) Doncaster Road Wakefield WF1 5EY
Received 28 Jul 2020
Decided19/01440/NMC01
Non material amendment to approved planning application 19/01440/FUL dated 5 November 2019 (for the Erection of Boundary Treatment) relating to the introduction of brick piers within the previously fully fenced top half of the boundary treatment, loss of the steps in height, entrance gate reorientated.
Adjacent Addingford Hill Shepstye Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 5BE
Received 30 Jul 2020
Decided20/01549/FUL
Single storey extension to side
2 Stretton Close Ackton Pontefract WF7 6HT
Received 30 Jul 2020
Decided20/01550/FUL
Single storey side and rear extensions with single storey infill extension to the front elevation
34 Crest Drive Pontefract WF8 2RA
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided20/01552/FUL
Conversion of first floor store to bedroom with staircase for access. Including raising the roof to provide adequate height
10 Peel Mills Peel Street Horbury Wakefield WF4 5AU
Received 31 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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