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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

5,749Searchable applications

588Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,121 approved or refused records

365Refused applications

3,756 approved · 365 refused · 188 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2006 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Planning enquiries01924305260 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

Awaiting decision25/01991/FUL
Installation of new sewage treatment plant with associated drainage pipework, and discharge outlet with headwall to river
Land To The West Of 5 Old Hall Courtyard Heath Wakefield WF1 5ST
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01992/FUL
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Demolition of existing garage
36 Holme Leas Drive Ossett Wakefield WF5 8DS
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided25/01993/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 3.5m, a maximum height of 3.6m and a maximum eaves height of 2.7m
5 Riverdale Crescent Stanley Wakefield West Yorkshire WF3 4JZ
Received 22 Oct 2025
Decided25/01994/TPO
Replacement of the foul water drain within the RPA of protected trees in accordance with the submitted AMS, with possible root pruning no greater than 25mm in diameter to facilitate the works, with all works - excavation and root pruning - carried out under the supervision of the applicants designated onsite Arboricultural Consultant.
26 And 28 Darrington Road East Hardwick Pontefract WF8 3DS
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided23/01849/SUB16
Discharge of Condition 6 (Construction Method Statement) from approved application 23/01849/FUL
Wharfdale Drive Normanton WF6 2RA
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided23/00422/NMC01
Non-material amendment to approved application 23/00422/FUL (Erection of 50 affordable residential units (C3 Use), comprising individual dwellings and an apartment block, with associated drainage, access, parking and landscape works) to make external and internal alterations to plots 1-26 and alter brickwork detailing on the apartment block.
Land Formerly Occupied By Chantry House Kirkgate Wakefield WF1 1JG
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided24/01980/NMC01
Non-material change to approved application 24/01980/FUL dated 14.02.2025 (Alteration of the upper ground elevation that fronts onto the main mall to create four glazed shop fronts. Replacement of the fire escape doors to the right hand side with glazed shop front.) to alter the shop frontage and add a new double-leaf fire escape door.
Unit Msu1 Trinity Walk Wakefield WF1 1QU
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided23/01161/NMC01
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/01161/S7301 (dated 18.03.2025) relating to alterations to access
Pineapple Inn 320 Wakefield Road Warmfield Wakefield WF1 5TR
Received 24 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision23/00861/REM
Approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance and Landscaping) pursuant to outline permission 23/00861/OUT (dated 11th July 2025)
Land Off Broad Cut Road Calder Grove Wakefield WF4 3DS
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided25/02001/FUL
Proposed screen fence
198 Alverthorpe Road Wakefield WF2 9PX
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided25/00176/S7301
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of approved application ref. 25/00176/FUL for "Single storey rear & side extensions, first floor front extension, front porch, single storey side garage extension & rear roof terrace extension with changes to external materials" (Approved 22/04/2025) to allow a change to the design of the single storey rear extension and rear roof terrace/balcony.
Wrangham Philips Lane Darrington Pontefract WF8 3BH
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided21/02981/SUB01
Discharge of condition 11 (Road Safety Audit) from approved application 21/02981/OUT
Parkside Hotel Public House (Former) Park Road Pontefract WF8 4QD
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided25/02004/SPN
Installation of solar PV system on roof
Carshop Wakefield Calder Island Way Wakefield WF2 7AW
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided22/02128/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), condition 6 (ecology), condition 8 (CMS), 10 (drainage), 11 (land quality), 13 (landscape) and 14 (boundary treatments) from approved application 22/02128/FUL
62 Wakefield Road Pontefract
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided24/01673/SUB01
Discharge of conditions, 5 (Road Safety Audit), 6 (Demolition/Construction Environmental Management Plan), 7 (Flood Wall Details), 8 (Flood Defence), 9 (Archaeology), 10 (Surface Water Drainage), 11 (Public Water Infrastructure), 16 (Remediation) and 18 (Discharge of Surface Water) of approved application 24/01673/FUL
Land At Savile Road Bridge St And Aire St Castleford
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided25/00168/NMC01
Non-material change to approved application 25/00168/FUL dated 18.03.2025 (Single storey extension to side and new pitched roof over existing flat roof) for an additional window to front and reduction of window widths to side and rear.
37 Fair View Pontefract WF8 3NT
Received 27 Oct 2025
Decided25/02009/FUL
First floor front extension
89 Ashdene Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1LY
Received 27 Oct 2025
Decided25/02010/FUL
First floor extension to rear
6 Rhyl Street Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6JZ
Received 27 Oct 2025
Decided24/00231/SUB14
Discharge of condition 12 (Estate Roads) from approved application 24/00231/FUL.
Land Rear of Park Balk Farm Womersley Road Knottingley WF11 0DQ
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/02014/FUL
Rear covered amenity area
4 Towers Close Crofton Wakefield WF4 1JB
Received 28 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision23/00551/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (Levels), 4 (Radon Gas Protection) and 5 (Boundary Treatments) from approved application 23/00551/FUL
1 Hill Estate Upton Pontefract WF9 1HT
Received 28 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision25/02015/FUL
Partial change of use to dwelling at first floor level.
The Workhouse 8 - 8A Barnsley Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4PY
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/02016/TCA
Crown Lift by 4metres 2 Silver Birch and 1 Spruce Tree
7 Hall Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JE
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/02018/FUL
Demolition of existing shop and erection of attached two storey building comprising 4no. flats
33 Orchard Head Lane Pontefract WF8 2LY
Received 28 Oct 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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