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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

5,130Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,616 approved or refused records

330Refused applications

3,286 approved · 330 refused · 167 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided20/01628/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and the construction of single storey rear extension
41 Gentian Court Wakefield WF2 0FE
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01629/FUL
Two storey extension to side and demolition of existing garages
377 Aberford Road Stanley Wakefield WF3 4HE
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01630/FUL
PROPOSED 2NO COMMERCIAL UNITS (B1(C) USE CLASS) AND ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF PART OF AN EXISTING BUILDING
Back Of Grantley Street Wakefield WF1 4LG
Received 9 Aug 2020
Decided20/01632/FUL
First floor extension to front
6 Snow Hill Rise Wakefield WF1 2UA
Received 9 Aug 2020
Decided20/01634/COUO
Change of use from offices to 1 no. dwellinghouse (C3)
Calder House Healey Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 8LN
Received 7 Aug 2020
Decided20/01636/TCA
Removal of Yew tree blocking field of vision of traffic coming from the right on Pontefract road
Snaith Villa Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7ED
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01637/FUL
First floor extension to side of house over garage and utility room
55 Girnhill Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5NF
Received 9 Aug 2020
Decided20/01639/FUL
Use of outbuilding/garage for ancillary accommodation including associated internal and external alterations
9 Carr Bridge Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7ND
Received 7 Aug 2020
Decided20/01640/FUL
Proposed two storey extension to rear & single storey extensions to the northern front and eastern side elevations
86 Ashdene Drive Crofton Wakefield WF4 1PG
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01641/FUL
Garage conversion & front porch extension
16 Princes Drive Pontefract WF8 4SP
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01642/FUL
two storey extension
5 The Croft Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LH
Received 10 Aug 2020
Unknown20/01643/FUL
Change of use from Sui Generis use consisting of storage of commercial vehicles to Sui Generis Use consisting of land used for the siting of skips, recycling, and storage with ancillary office. (retrospective)
19 Tadman Street Wakefield WF1 5RG
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01644/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension
5 Beckett Court Horbury Wakefield WF4 5FB
Received 7 Aug 2020
Decided20/01645/FUL
Garage & loft conversion with new pitched roof.
5 Edward Mews Pontefract WF8 4SR
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/00146/NMC
Non-material amendment to approved application 20/00146/FUL dated 23/04/2020 [for the construction of a detached single storey dwelling with associated works and detached garage] to relocate the tree protective fencing on the site plan and to reword Condition 3 (Tree Protective Fencing) relating to the location of the tree protective fencing
43 Castle Road Sandal Wakefield WF2 7LX
Received 5 Aug 2020
Decided20/01646/ADV
Installation of signage scheme in connection with commercial premises
W M Morrisons Supermarket Plc Albion Street Castleford WF10 1QX
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01647/FUL
Part two storey part single storey extension to side and rear and extended dropped kerb to front
6 Parker Avenue Normanton Wakefield WF6 2NS
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided18/01901/SUB01
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Basic Radon) and 7 (Cycle Parking) from approved application 18/01901/FUL
The Sycamores Care Home Norton Road Wakefield WF1 3PB
Received 10 Aug 2020
Unknown20/01649/FUL
Conservatory to front
2 Tanyard Fold Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JW
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01650/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to rear
7 Madison Walk Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7ER
Received 10 Aug 2020
Decided20/01651/FUL
Drop kerb to front
79 Cliff Road Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3EH
Received 11 Aug 2020
Decided20/01652/FUL
Fenestration alterations and installation of an external A/C Condensate Unit and associated works
Featherstone Sports Centre Pontefract Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5AJ
Received 11 Aug 2020
Decided20/01653/FUL
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
23 Whitley Spring Crescent Ossett WF5 0RE
Received 11 Aug 2020
Decided20/01654/CPL
Single storey rear extension
2 Willow Mount Wakefield WF2 9TF
Received 11 Aug 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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