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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

5,490Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 3,911 approved or refused records

351Refused applications

3,560 approved · 351 refused · 179 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided23/00100/SUB10
Application to Partially Discharge Condition 23 (Drainage) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301 For Zone C And The Estate Road
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkshaw Lane Knottingley
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided24/00776/SUB04
Discharge of Condition 13 (Car park layout), Condition 14 (odour) from approved application 24/00776/FUL
Bridge Street Car Park Bridge Street Castleford WF10 1JP
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided25/01385/FUL
Proposed porch to front under existing canopy, part two storey, part single storey to rear and side and loft conversion with dormer
31 Silcoates Lane Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF2 0NX
Received 17 Jul 2025
Decided23/00652/SUB13
Discharge of condition 30 (noise) from approved application 23/00652/S7302.
Whistler Drive (Land To The South Of And The East Of A6539) Castleford
Received 17 Jul 2025
Decided23/00652/SUB14
Discharge of conditions 14 (Radon) and 15 (verification) from approved application 23/00652/S7302.
Whistler Drive (land To The South Of And The East Of A6539) Castleford
Received 17 Jul 2025
Decided23/00652/SUB15
Discharge of conditions 13 (crime) from approved application 23/00652/S7302.
Whistler Drive (land To The South Of And The East Of A6539) Castleford
Received 17 Jul 2025
Awaiting decision21/02590/SUB39
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Construction Environmental Management Plan - Biodiversity), 13 (Biodiversity Retention and Enhancement Scheme) and 14 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) for Phase 7 only of approved application 21/02590/OUT
Waterside Park Business Hub Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 18 Jul 2025
Decided25/01397/FUL
Placement of 24no. shipping containers for use as self-storage. Additional Palisade fencing to site boundary.
Land At Railway Avenue/Colonels Walk, Pontefract
Received 18 Jul 2025
Decided22/00867/S7301
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application 22/00867/FUL [which granted full planning permission for the demolition of existing house, garages and outbuilding and alterations to existing site entrance and driveway. Erect a detached four storey house with integral garage and alterations to the ground level] to vary the approved plans to make changes to the external appearance and internal layout of the dwelling, which includes changes to the external materials, to alter the size and position of windows, to remove front and rear projections and a dormer and to construct a wall along the front boundary.
12 Carr Lane Wakefield WF2 6HJ
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided25/00714/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 4 (Radon) & Condition 5 (Finished Floor Levels) from approved application 25/00714/FUL.
St Wilfrids Catholic High School Cutsyke Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6BD
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided25/01409/FUL
Installation of 2no. substations and 1no. communications cabinet and associated works to support electric vehicle charging facilities
Moto Service Station Great North Road Knottingley WF11 0AF
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided22/00345/SUB16
Discharge of condition 6 (cycle storage) and condition 7 (waste storage) from approved application 22/00345/FUL
Common Lane (Land South Of) Knottingley WF11 8BN
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided23/00100/SUB11
Application to Discharge Condition 11 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition 12 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 21 (Temporary Drainage) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley
Received 21 Jul 2025
Unknown25/01413/CPE
Certificate of Existing Lawful Use of a Static Caravan as an Independent Dwellinghouse.
The Beeches Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Received 21 Jul 2025
Awaiting decision24/01586/S7301
Variation of Conditions 1 (Time Limit) and 2 (Plans) of planning permission 24/01586/ful, dated 11/12/2024 (which granted permission for a Proposed outbuilding (retrospective)) to regularise alterations already carried out, specifically the changes to the roof and introduction of glazed doors to the existing outbuilding.
Foulby Farm Doncaster Road Foulby Wakefield WF4 1PY
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided25/00084/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (BRES) and condition 4 (BNG) from approved application 25/00084/FUL
Pildacre Farm Pildacre Lane Ossett Wakefield WF5 8HN
Received 21 Jul 2025
Decided25/01416/FUL
Proposed change of use at groundfloor level to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis), including external alterations comprising enlarged front window and installation of rear extraction duct
90 - 90B Mill Lane Ryhill Wakefield WF4 2DR
Received 22 Jul 2025
Unknown25/01422/ENFAPP
Enforcement appeal on ground c and f
61 Lee Moor Lane Stanley Wakefield WF3 4ES
Received 23 Jul 2025
Decided19/01136/SUB13
Discharge of Condition 21 (Verification Report) from approved application 19/01136/S7301
Heathlands West City Fields Land At Neil Fox Way Wakefield
Received 23 Jul 2025
Decided21/00770/SUB04
Discharge of Condition 19 (Verification Report) from approved application 21/00770/FUL
City Fields Phase 4B Wakefield
Received 23 Jul 2025
Decided23/00369/SUB01
Discharge of condition 16 (remediation strategy) from approved application 23/00369/OUT
Willsdene Wakefield Road Pontefract WF7 7JL
Received 24 Jul 2025
Decided25/01435/OUT
Residential development for 2no. self-build dwellings (outline application with all matters reserved)
86 Mill Lane Ryhill Wakefield WF4 2AA
Received 24 Jul 2025
Decided25/01437/FUL
Demolition of existing stables building and construction of one dwelling
Land Off Smithy Lane Overton Wakefield WF4 4RW
Received 24 Jul 2025
Awaiting decision21/02590/SUB40
Discharge of Condition 27 (Employment and Skills) for Phases 1, 2C, 3, 6 and 7 of approved application 21/02590/OUT
Waterside Park Business Hub Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 25 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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