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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates5,439Searchable applications
586Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 3,867 approved or refused records
348Refused applications
3,519 approved · 348 refused · 176 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevcontrol@wakefield.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries03458506506Council source
- Planning enquiries01924305260Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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
- Decided25/01203/FUL
First floor extension over single storey to rear, dormer to rear and rendering of rear elevation
7 Beech Crescent Darrington Pontefract WF8 3AD
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided24/00231/SUB10
Discharge of condition 11 (Stage 1 Road Safety Audit) from approved application 24/00231/FUL.
Land Rear Of Park Balk Farm Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DQ
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01209/ADV
NEW EXTERNAL SIGNAGE
75A - 79 Carlton Street Castleford WF10 1JE
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided24/01056/NMC01
Non-material change to approved application ref: 24/01056/FUL dated 15/08/2024 (Single storey rear extensions, fenestration alterations to side elevation, replacement detached garage, demolition of detached sun room, new timber gazebo to rear garden, new fencing to side boundary.) to reduce dimensions and alter appearance of the detached garage
14 Jerry Clay Lane Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF2 0NF
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01211/TPO
Fell 1 Sycamore Tree
2 Stretton Close Ackton Featherstone WF7 6HT
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided24/01261/S7301
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) of approved application 24/01261/FUL dated 14th October 2024 [Single storey extension to side and rear , new porch extension to front with loft conversion with dormers and roof lights to front and rear. New raised deck area to rear] to permit changes to external materials with the introduction of UPVC cladding
241 Batley Road Kirkhamgate Wakefield WF2 0RZ
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01214/TPO
Sycamore (T2 on submitted plan) - Fell
7 The Chestnuts Pontefract WF8 2QH
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01215/FUL
Erection of detached garden room
43 Philip Garth Outwood Wakefield WF1 2LS
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01218/FUL
Proposed garage conversion to form lounge area and additional utility/storage area
69 Park Hill Way Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 5FS
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01219/FUL
Proposed part demolition of existing garage block and creation of self build dwelling and associated works
3 Chevet Croft Wakefield WF2 6QR
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01220/AGR
An agricultural dry store for hay, crop and associated machinery storage.
Church Farm Church Street Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JU
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided23/00100/NMC01
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/00100/S7301 dated 14.01.2025 (Variation of Conditions 1 (description of works), 7 (Approved Plans), 8 (floorspace limitations), 9 (plans and particulars of the RMAs), 10 (permitted uses) and 35 (FRA for Development Zone C) of Hybrid Planning Permission 23/00100/HYB for full planning permission for site infrastructure works including alterations to existing rail infrastructure, construction of an estate road, highways improvements to Kirkhaw Lane, the Kirkhaw Lane/B6136 junction, works to the Old Great North Road/B6136/A162 north-bound slip road junction, and a new all-movement traffic light junction on the A162, with associated landscaping, drainage, infrastructure and engineering works, and the demolition of existing buildings. Outline permission for the development of general industrial (B2 use class) and storage and distribution (B8 use class) employment floorspace with ancillary offices, access and parking arrangements from the estate road, service yard areas, landscaping, drainage, and associated infrastructure and engineering works) to make alterations to the layout of the permission which have full planning permission
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Knottingley
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided22/01265/SUB10
Discharge of conditions 2 (Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit) and 3 (Details of Junctions) from approved application 22/01265/S7301.
Land Off Hardwick Road, Pontefract
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01224/FUL
Conservatory to rear
7 Bedford Court Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5LB
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01225/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, a maximum height of 4.0m and a maximum eaves height of 2.9m
18 Cliff Park Avenue Wakefield WF1 2DW
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00750/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 4 (EVCP) from approved application 25/00750/FUL
Eum Pentacostal Church School Lane Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF2 0JL
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01228/FUL
Construction of a new porch to the front and side elevations
24 Huntwick Crescent Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5JG
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01229/FUL
Domestic outbuilding to rear
1 St Marks Street Wakefield WF1 3PN
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00244/NMC01
Non-material amendment to planning application 25/00244/FUL (dated 04/04/2025) to alter the parking layout for the application site.
57 Ledger Lane Wakefield WF1 2PQ
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01232/FUL
Change of use of computer shop at no. 29a Queen Street to form extension of existing microbar/drinking establishment at no. 29 Queen Street (Sui Generis)
29 Queen Street Horbury Wakefield WF4 6LP
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01233/COUMA
Change from office use to 11no residential apartments
40 Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2HB
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01234/FUL
Proposed two storey extension to accommodate additional storage and enhanced employee facilities
Zeina Foods Zeina House Milner Way Ossett Wakefield WF5 9JE
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01235/FUL
Replacement of existing detached office building with a permanent detached food-to-go building (Greggs Pod) and other associated minor site alterations
Welcome Break Great North Road Darrington Pontefract WF8 3HU
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/01236/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 5.5m, a maximum height of 3.0m and a maximum eaves height of 2.7m
102 Swithenbank Avenue Ossett Wakefield WF5 9RS
Received 25 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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