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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

5,771Searchable applications

588Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,137 approved or refused records

365Refused applications

3,772 approved · 365 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided21/02981/SUB02
Discharge of condition 22 (Flood Route) from approved application 21/02981/OUT.
Parkside Hotel Public House (Former) Park Road Pontefract WF8 4QD
Received 11 Nov 2025
Decided23/00652/SUB17
Discharge of condition 24 (coal mining) from approved application 23/00652/S7302
Land To The South Of Whistler Drive And The East Of A6539
Received 11 Nov 2025
Decided25/02112/FUL
Single-storey rear extension and changes to window to side elevation
7 Kenton Drive Durkar Wakefield WF4 3PN
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided25/02113/FUL
First floor side extension and garage conversion
9 Rosedale Close Normanton WF6 1UQ
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided25/02114/COUMA
Conversion of existing 2 storey office building to 8no 1 bedroom flats
Prosper House Upper Warrengate Wakefield WF1 4JZ
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided25/02115/FUL
Amendments to windows and doors
Nether Croft Elm Grove Horbury Wakefield WF4 5EP
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided22/01948/SUB04
Discharge of Condition 21 (Renewables) from approved application 22/01948/S7301
Land To The South West Of Neil Fox Way And East Of Dent Drive City Fields Wakefield
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided20/00730/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 3 (Levels) and Condition 4 (Materials) from approved application 20/00730/FUL
158A Potovens Lane Outwood Wakefield WF1 2LF
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided25/02117/ADV
Non illuminated signage scheme (retrospective)
Wrenthorpe Barbers 153 Wrenthorpe Road Wakefield WF2 0JN
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided25/02120/TPO
Crown Reduce 2 Sycamore trees to achieve a maximum clearance of 2metres between the branch tips and the adjacent building structure. No pruning wounds greater than 80mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the works. Resubmission of Application No. 20/01100/TPO.
2 Karon Drive Horbury Wakefield WF4 5BP
Received 13 Nov 2025
Decided25/02121/FUL
Change of use from Class C3(b) to Class C2. Rear extension to form two en-suite bedrooms and an increase in parking spaces from 6 to 10.
Stonelodge Tom Wood Ash Lane Upton Pontefract WF9 1HB
Received 13 Nov 2025
Decided21/02521/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) from approved application 21/02521/S7301
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 13 Nov 2025
Decided25/02124/FUL
Conversion of offices to 7 one bed flats with the insertion of 3 new windows, new basement flat entrance and bin storage.
20 - 22 Cheapside Wakefield WF1 2TF
Received 14 Nov 2025
Decided24/00663/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 4 (External Materials) from approved application 24/00663/S7301
92 George Lane Notton Wakefield WF4 2ND
Received 14 Nov 2025
Decided25/02126/FUL
Shed to front of property
67 Irwin Crescent Wakefield WF1 4QX
Received 14 Nov 2025
Decided25/02127/FUL
Two storey extension to side, single storey extension and canopy to front.
19 Tintagel Court Normanton WF6 2ER
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/02128/FUL
Single storey extension to side and front
48 Jenkin Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 6DT
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/02129/FUL
Change of use of flats/shop to a single dwelling with dormer to rear and external alterations
159A - 161A Pontefract Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5AA
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided24/00773/S7301
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to approved planning application 24/00773/FUL (dated 12.03.25) which granted planning permission for erection of extensions, including raising the height of the existing front gable and the creation of a front and rear dormer) to permit changes to increase the ridge height of the dwelling.
8 The Crimbles Durkar Durkar Wakefield WF4 3EX
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/02132/FUL
Installation of 17 solar panels onto the roof of the south elevation.
Corner Cottage Back Lane Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AG
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/02133/CPL
Erection of two, ancillary outbuildings
Crofton Junior School Slack Lane Crofton Wakefield WF4 1HJ
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/00779/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 24 (Methodology for treatment of the windows, ceilings, partitions and internal walls) from approved application 25/00779/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/00779/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 23 (Methodology for treatment of the windows, chimney breast and existing finishes to internal walls of proposed refuse room) from approved application 25/00779/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided25/00779/SUB03
Discharge of Condition 12 (Balcony in Court Room 1) from approved application 25/00779/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 17 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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