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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

5,477Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,900 approved or refused records

349Refused applications

3,551 approved · 349 refused · 178 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided22/00586/SUB15
Discharge of condition 11 (Remediation Verification) pursuant to 22/00586/FUL
Land At Ackton Pasture Castleford
Received 3 Jul 2025
Awaiting decision25/01308/FUL
Construction and operation of a green hydrogen production and distribution facility, including electrolyser building, compressor building, control room and workshop, along with supporting plant and equipment, together with supporting infrastructure including hydrogen offtake pipeline, utility corridor for laydown of water and wastewater connections, and laydown area for construction works, on site of former Ferrybridge C Power Station, Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire.
Ferrybridge C Power Station Stranglands Lane Knottingley WF11 8RA
Received 4 Jul 2025
Decided25/00139/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials), Condition 4 (Full Services) and Condition 5 (Written Scheme of Investigations) from approved application 25/00139/FUL
Chevet Grange Chevet Lane Wakefield WF2 6PT
Received 4 Jul 2025
Decided22/02492/SUB05
Discharge of Condition 14 (Road and Footways Completion Plan) from approved application 22/02492/FUL
Land At Tombridge Crescent Kinsley Pontefract WF9 5ER
Received 7 Jul 2025
Awaiting decision21/02590/SUB38
Discharge of Condition 29 (Renewables) for Phases 1, 2C, 3 and 7 only of approved application 21/02590/OUT
Waterside Park Business Hub Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 7 Jul 2025
Decided23/01849/SUB14
Discharge of Condition 21 (Footpaths) from approved application 23/01849/FUL
Wharfedale Drive Normanton WF6 2RA
Received 7 Jul 2025
Decided22/02407/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (radon) from approved application 22/02407/FUL
Land At Balk Lane Netherton Wakefield WF4 4HD
Received 7 Jul 2025
Decided24/01213/NMC02
Non-material change to approved application 24/01213/FUL to include a slight height increase to the single storey rear extension roof.
16 Hillcroft Close Darrington Pontefract WF8 3BD
Received 8 Jul 2025
Decided25/01324/FUL
Change of use application from a recreational park to form a new secure dog retreat park with temporary pergola structure
Townville Recreation Sports And Social Club Poplar Avenue Castleford WF10 3QF
Received 8 Jul 2025
Decided15/01120/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 2 (Pollution), Condition 3 (Bin Storage) and Condition 4 (Security) from approved application 15/01120/FUL
Ashby House Grantley Way Wakefield WF1 4PY
Received 8 Jul 2025
Awaiting decision25/01333/FUL
Erection of the kennel building and change of use of land for dog training and day care facility
Springfield Farm Ryhill Pits Lane Cold Hiendley Wakefield WF4 2DU
Received 9 Jul 2025
Decided25/01336/FUL
Construction of two semi-detached dwellings
172 Rooks Nest Road (Land To The Rear Of) Stanley Wakefield WF3 4DW
Received 9 Jul 2025
Decided23/01881/S7301
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans); and removal of Conditions 3 (Collection/Drop-off) and Condition 4 (Crime Measures) of application 23/01881/FUL dated 28.5.24 [which granted permission for Change of use - beauty salon (sui generis) to vehicle hire with driver and booking office (sui generis)] to permit the office to be used as a customer waiting area, and also to allow customer collections and drop-offs from the loading bay to the front of the site
5 Ropergate Pontefract WF8 1LL
Received 9 Jul 2025
Decided20/00599/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 5 (Soil Verification) and Condition 6 (Unexpected Contamination) from approved application 20/00599/FUL
Land Adjacent 7 Edward Street Normanton WF6 2QU
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided21/02856/SUB06
Discharge of condition 20 (boundary treatment) from approved application 21/02856/FUL.
Bell Street (Land At) Upton Pontefract WF9 1LE
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/01355/OUT
Outline application for 8 no. Dwellings, including 2 no. Lifetime M4 (3) 2B dwellings (access only with all other matters reserved).
Nevile Drive (Land To West Of) Walton Wakefield
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided23/00923/SUB05
Discharge of condition 21 (Landscaping) from approved application 23/00923/S7301
Wakefield Road (Land South Of) Pontefract WF8 4HW
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided25/00646/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) from approved application 25/00646/FUL
The Sidings Shay Lane Wakefield Crofton WF4 3FL
Received 10 Jul 2025
Decided23/00100/SUB09
Discharge of conditions 25 (Occupier Travel Plan) and 34 (Operational Management Plan) in relation to Unit 2 (Zone C) from approved application 23/00100/S7301
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Stationn Ferrybridge Kirkshaw Lane Knottingley
Received 11 Jul 2025
Decided23/00314/REM01
Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to 23/00314/S7301 (appearance, landscaping and scale) for residential development of 4no. dwellings
Mill Lane Garage Mill Lane Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NW
Received 11 Jul 2025
Decided25/01367/FUL
Erection of extension of unit 4c, subdivision of buildings to create 15no. units, external alterations to buildings, service yard and vehicle parking alterations, landscaping works and other associated works
Unit 4 Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate Langthwaite Road South Kirkby WF9 3AP
Received 14 Jul 2025
Decided25/01371/FUL
Erection of replacement school building and associated works
Sharlston Community School Hammer Lane Sharlston Common Wakefield WF4 1DH
Received 14 Jul 2025
Decided25/01378/FUL
Change of use of offices and salon to form 8no. new dwellings (part retrospective); with external bin and bike stores
Vincent House 136 Westgate Wakefield WF2 9SR
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided25/01379/LBC
Change of use of offices and salon to form 8no. new dwellings (part retrospective); with external bin and bike stores
Vincent House 136 Westgate Wakefield WF2 9SR
Received 16 Jul 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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