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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

5,211Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,683 approved or refused records

341Refused applications

3,342 approved · 341 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decision22/02456/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Landscaping), Condition 4 (Drainage), Condition 5 (Solar Panels), Condition 6 (CEMP), Condition 7 (desk top study), Condition 8 (Drainage), Condition 9 (Crime), Condition 10 (FFL), Condition 11 (Radon), Condition 12 (EVCP), Condition 13 (Cycle Store) Condition 16 (Contaminated Land), condition 17 - (Wheel Cleaning) from approved application 22/02456/S7301
Mosque Park Hill Lane Wakefield WF1 4NJ
Received 23 Dec 2024
Decided25/00002/FUL
External alterations to the block of flats and construction of external sprinkler tank housing building.
1 - 87 Gillsike House Thornbury Road Wakefield WF2 8BN
Received 2 Jan 2025
Decided25/00008/FUL
External alterations to the block of flats and construction of external sprinkler tank housing building.
1 - 103 St Michaels House Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 8TP
Received 2 Jan 2025
Decided25/00009/FUL
Redevelopment of existing roadside services (Sui-generis) to provide an enhanced roadside service with a replacement ancillary retail unit, erection of a drive-thru pod alongside Electric Vehicle Charging (ECV) points, jet wash with associated landscaping.
Redbeck Filling Station Doncaster Road Crofton Wakefield WF4 1RR
Received 2 Jan 2025
Decided25/00010/FUL
External alterations to the block of flats and construction of external sprinkler tank housing building and cleaners storeroom building
1 - 66 Carr House George Street Wakefield WF1 1LH
Received 2 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00024/FUL
Extension of existing bungalow including loft conversion and detached garage
51A School Hill Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 7SP
Received 7 Jan 2025
Decided25/00032/FUL
Change of use from recruitment services (Use Class E(c)) to 4-bedroom small HMO (Use Class C4); and external alterations to include new windows, new door, new Soil Vent Pipe and extension of existing Soil Vent Pipe
Sykes Recruitment 1-3 Sykes Street Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 1AT
Received 9 Jan 2025
Decided22/02491/S7301
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application 22/02491/FUL dated 16/05/2023 [which granted full planning permission for the change of use from former restaurant and shop to create 12 apartments with bin store, cycle store and landscaped area. Erection of rear dormers and fenestration alterations] to replace existing timber windows along the North and East elevations with black uPVC windows, to reduce the size of dormers, to introduce new openings to the building and to make changes to the internal layout.
Monarch House George Street Wakefield WF1 1NE
Received 9 Jan 2025
Decided23/02306/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 5 (EVCP), Condition 7 (Floor Beam), Condition 8 (Render Removal), Condition 9 (Door, lintels and rainwater details) and Condition 10 (Materials) from approved application 23/02306/FUL
4 School Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 5LN
Received 13 Jan 2025
Decided25/00051/FUL
Change of use from a building merchants' yard to a small independent valeting and vehicle repair garage (retrospective).
84 Lower York Street Wakefield WF1 3NA
Received 13 Jan 2025
Decided23/02292/SUB07
Discharge of condition 14 (Road safety Audit) from approved application 23/02292/FUL.
Land Off Park Dale Road Fryston
Received 14 Jan 2025
Decided22/02237/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Wrap Method Statement) and Condition 4 (Wrap Design) from approved application 22/02237/FUL
Clayton Hospital Northgate Wakefield
Received 14 Jan 2025
Decided25/00076/FUL
New vehicular access from Aberford Road.
Wakefield Hospice Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4TS
Received 16 Jan 2025
Decided25/00084/FUL
Extensions to two newly built starter industrial units
Pildacre Farm Pildacre Lane Ossett Wakefield WF5 8HN
Received 17 Jan 2025
Decided25/00108/FUL
Front & side extensions
Safe 'N' Sound Nursery Featherstone Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6LS
Received 21 Jan 2025
Decided25/00142/FUL
Extension of existing stable block to form 2no stables and construction of equestrian storage building.
Land At Back Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JT
Received 24 Jan 2025
Decided25/00144/FUL
Construction of single storey rear extension with roof terrace at first floor
48 Pendennis Avenue South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2PJ
Received 24 Jan 2025
Decided25/00154/FUL
Single storey extension to rear, introduction of rendered finish, increased dropped kerb and provision of vehicle parking to front
51 Mountbatten Avenue Wakefield WF2 6HE
Received 27 Jan 2025
Unknown25/00166/ENFAPP
Appeal against enforcement notice
87 Chevet Lane Wakefield WF2 6JE
Received 28 Jan 2025
Decided23/01734/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (FFL), Condition 4 (Materials) and Condition 9 (Landscaping) from approved application 23/01734/FUL
54 Durkar Low Lane Durkar Wakefield WF4 3BQ
Received 27 Jan 2025
Decided23/00422/SUB06
Discharge of Condition 7 (Foul And Surface Water Drainage) from approved application 23/00422/FUL
Chantry House (land Formerly Owned By) 123 Kirkgate Wakefield WF1 1JG
Received 29 Jan 2025
Decided23/02090/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 6 (Construction Methodology) and Condition 7 (Noise) from approved application 23/02090/FUL
104 Cliff Park Avenue Wakefield WF1 2DW
Received 30 Jan 2025
Decided25/00190/FUL
Conversion of first and second floors including erection of dormer extension and window to rear to create 1no. one bedroom flat and installation of replacement extraction flue
104 Carlton Street Castleford WF10 1EE
Received 30 Jan 2025
Decided21/02590/SUB16
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Construction Environmental Management Plan - Biodiversity) and 16 (Waste Management Plan) for Phase 2 Enabling Works only of approved application 21/02590/OUT
Waterside Park Business Hub Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 30 Jan 2025

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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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