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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

5,758Searchable applications

588Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,127 approved or refused records

365Refused applications

3,762 approved · 365 refused · 188 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided25/02043/TCA
Maple (T1, T2) - to crown reduce by 1.5m the entire canopy with pruning wounds up to 50mm and crown clean to remove any dead, broken or crossing branches within the canopy.Sycamore (T3) - to crown reduce by 1.5m the entire canopy with pruning wounds up to 50mm and crown clean to remove any dead, broken or crossing branches within the canopy. Sycamore (T4, T5, T6) - to crown lift to give 4m ground clearance with pruning wounds up to 100mm.
23 Old Mount Farm Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LD
Received 31 Oct 2025
Decided25/02044/ADV
New internally illuminated fascia signage, projecting sign, and new digital media screen totem
Unit G43 Teall Way Wakefield WF1 1QS
Received 31 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision21/00755/REM01
Approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) for 19 multifunctional business unit spaces within use classes E(c)(iii) and Class E (g)(i)(ii) (iii) (phase 3 commercial units) with associated parking facilities and service yards pursuant to 21/022755/HYB
Chantry Waters Fall Ings Waterside Way Wakefield WF1 5ED
Received 1 Nov 2025
Awaiting decision25/02047/FUL
Change of use from Youth Centre (Use Class F2) to 3no. Commercial Units (Use Class E), including access ramp and creating of car parking area to rear
Upton Youth Club Waggon Lane Upton Pontefract WF9 1HX
Received 1 Nov 2025
Decided25/02049/FUL
Prefabricated detached domestic outbuilding.
40 Stanley Road Wakefield WF1 4LZ
Received 31 Oct 2025
Decided25/02050/FUL
Two-storey front extension; additional storey above garage; and single storey rear extension
127 Thornes Road Wakefield WF2 8QD
Received 3 Nov 2025
Awaiting decision23/00871/S7301
Variation of conditions 5 (Shop - Hours) of approved application ref. 23/00871/FUL dated 6th September 2023 to extend business opening hours.
2 Wakefield Road Fitzwilliam Pontefract WF9 5AP
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided22/00345/SUB20
Discharge of conditions 41 (Footpath Access) and 42 (Provision of pedestrian and cycle pathways) from approved application 22/00345/FUL.
Common Lane (Land South Of) Knottingley WF11 8BN
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/02052/FUL
Proposed first floor extension above existing garage
Hollydene Back Lane Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AG
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/02053/FUL
Construction of detached garage (originally approved under application ref: 12/00028/FUL) with attached sun room/home office space to the side. Insertion of two first floor windows within the north-eastern elevation of dwelling
109 Coxley View Netherton Wakefield WF4 4NE
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/02054/OUT
Outline permission for the construction of 1no. dwelling on land adjacent to Stonecote, Carleton Road (all matters reserved)
Stonecote Carleton Road Pontefract WF8 3NP
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided25/02059/FUL
Detached leisure building to rear
1 Hawthorn Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1NS
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided25/02060/FUL
Installation of a ground mounted solar PV array
Wentbridge Hotel Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JJ
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided25/02062/FUL
Construction of first floor extensions, single storey front and side extensions and external alterations (including render and timber cladding)
1A Sandal Avenue Wakefield WF2 7LP
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/02063/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Crown Reduce tree on building side to achieve a maximum clearance of 2metres between the branch tips and the adjacent structure with no pruning wounds greater than 30mm in dimeter being generated as a result of the works. Crown Clean. Remove Deadwood. Remove broken storm damaged branches.
24 Wood Mount Overton Wakefield WF4 4SB
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided24/01921/SUB01
Discharge of condition 7 (Flood Route) from approved application 24/01921/FUL.
Side Garden Of 2A Beacon View South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3DA
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/02065/FUL
Conversion of former piggery to 1no dwelling and associated works.
Sunnydale Bungalow Doncaster Road Thorpe Audlin Pontefract WF8 3EL
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/02066/FUL
Removal of existing garage and sun room. Two-storey side extension, single storey front extension, single storey rear extension and bay window to front. Render to existing front, rear and side elevation
34 Standbridge Lane Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 7DY
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/02067/FUL
Change of Use of first floor from Office space to 2.No residential flats and the replacement of windows with double glazed aluminium to match adjacent.
8 Cathedral Walk The Ridings Centre Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 1YD
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/01017/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Radon), Condition 4 (Wildlife Enhancement), Condition 5 (FFL), Condition 6 (TPP), Condition 7 (Materials), Condition 9 (Landscaping), Condition 14 (Cycle Storage) and 19 (Drainage) from approved application 25/01017/FUL
85 Almshouse Lane Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 7ST
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided24/00231/SUB15
Discharge of conditions 6 (Lighting (Ecology) & 45 (Lighting and fencing (Network Rail) from approved application 24/00231/FUL.
Land to rear of Park Balk Farm Womersley Road Knottingley
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/02070/FUL
Removal of flat roof above main entrance and construction of gable pitched roof. External alterations including the installation of cladding to main dwelling and dormer. Reduction in height of front boundary wall
19 Carr Lane Middlestown Wakefield WF4 4QJ
Received 6 Nov 2025
Decided24/00231/SUB16
Discharge of condition 38 (Accessible and adaptable house types) from approved application 24/00231/FUL.
Land to rear of Park Balk Farm Womersley Road Knottingley
Received 6 Nov 2025
Decided25/02072/ADV
Internally illuminated signage scheme (retrospective)
Tanvis Indian Cuisine 65 Northgate Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 3BP
Received 6 Nov 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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