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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

5,406Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,839 approved or refused records

348Refused applications

3,491 approved · 348 refused · 175 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decided25/01068/FUL
Construction of 1no. self-build dwelling and associated works
57 Ledger Lane Wakefield WF1 2PQ
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decided25/01070/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to rear
Christevelyn 12 West View Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7AJ
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decided25/00426/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) from approved application 25/00426/FUL
1 Ingswell Drive Notton Wakefield WF4 2NF
Received 4 Jun 2025
Awaiting decision25/01076/FUL
Change of use from retail (Class E use) to public house with beer garden to rear (Sui Generis use)
Albert Lees 13 Ropergate Pontefract WF8 1LL
Received 5 Jun 2025
Decided24/00231/SUB09
Discharge of conditions 7 (Foul and surface water drainage) and 9 (Flood route) from approved application 24/00231/FUL.
Land Rear Of Park Balk Farm Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DQ
Received 5 Jun 2025
Decided24/00231/SUB08
Discharge of condition 29 (Construction site noise) from approved application 24/00231/FUL.
Land Rear Of Park Balk Farm Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DQ
Received 5 Jun 2025
Decided23/01849/SUB13
Discharge of condition 18 (External Lighting) from approved application 23/01849/FUL.
Wharfedale Drive Normanton WF6 2RA
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decided25/00150/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 7 (Arboricultural Report) from approved planning application 25/00150/FUL
19 Beech Crescent Darrington Pontefract WF8 3AE
Received 6 Jun 2025
Awaiting decision21/01979/S7302
Proposed demolition of workshop and erection of 2 no bungalows
33 High Street South Hiendley Barnsley S72 9AE
Received 9 Jun 2025
Awaiting decision25/01110/FUL
Demolition of outbuildings and erection of 4no. dwellings including creation of internal circulation road
Station Road (Land At) Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LN
Received 9 Jun 2025
Awaiting decision21/02590/SUB31
Discharge of Condition 44 (Railway Method Statement) for Phase 6 only of approved application 21/02590/OUT
Waterside Park Business Hub Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 9 Jun 2025
Decided20/01536/NMC01
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/01536/S7301 (dated 21.02.2022) (Detailed application for 1no dwelling following demolition of existing stables) to permit the addition of 2 rooflights, alterations to window and door openings with stone surrounds, window colour and roof material changed.
Smithy House Smithy Lane Overton Wakefield WF4 4RW
Received 11 Jun 2025
Decided25/01132/FUL
Erection of extension to existing building
Ficep Uk Limited Gilcar Way Wakefield Europort Castleford WF10 5QS
Received 11 Jun 2025
Decided25/01135/FUL
Change of use of garden room (residential) to wellbeing and holistic therapy business.
46 Pontefract Road Ferrybridge Knottingley WF11 8PW
Received 12 Jun 2025
Decided25/01136/FUL
Single storey extension to front
62 Little Lane South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2NX
Received 12 Jun 2025
Decided25/01140/FUL
Retrospective application for the use of existing buildings and land for equestrian purposes
White Rose Equestrian Centre Denby Dale Road Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JN
Received 12 Jun 2025
Decided25/01147/FUL
Remove single storey porch extension and replace with single storey porch extension with wc to front (South) elevation.
Rose Cottage Intake Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LQ
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided25/01150/FUL
Conversion of garage to habitable space with extension and raised roof.
25 Hallgarth Road Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3EU
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided25/01151/FUL
Outbuilding and its mixed use within Use Class Order C3 and business
Ackworth Park House Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7ET
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided25/01152/FUL
Garage conversion to bar with internal alterations and timber gates and fence
King's Arms Heath Wakefield WF1 5SL
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided25/01153/LBC
Garage conversion to bar with internal alterations and timber gates and fence
King's Arms Heath Wakefield WF1 5SL
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided24/01614/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (Demolition Environmnetal Management Plan), 4 (Biodiversity Demolition Environmental Management Plan) and 5 (Archaeology) from approved application 24/01614/FUL.
Crimea Tavern Savile Road Castleford WF10 1PB
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided23/00695/SUB03
Discharge of Condition 7 (Verification), Condition 8 (EVCP), Condition 9 (Signed Statement), Condition 10 (Bin Store), Condition 11 (Bike Store), Condition 12 (Lighting), Condition 13 (CCTV), Condition 14 (Landscaping) and Condition 15 (Boundary Treatments) from approved application 23/00695/FUL
104 Leeds Road Wakefield WF1 2QD
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decided25/01159/CPL
Single storey extension to rear (following removal of existing conservatory)
7 Hazel Grove Pontefract WF8 2WE
Received 16 Jun 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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