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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

5,710Searchable applications

588Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,086 approved or refused records

363Refused applications

3,723 approved · 363 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

Decided25/01845/TPO
T2648: Remove deadwood and provide 1m clearance to overhead utility cables. T2649: Draw away from building giving 2m clearance. Clear utility lines to provide maximum 1m clearance, with pruning wounds no greater than 5cm. T2650: Remove deadwood and draw back easterly extending crown by maximum 2-3m. T2651: Fell. G2652: Crown lift outer edge trees that border paddock to provide maximum 3.7m clearance for horse riders. T2653: Fell. T2656: Fell. T2656i: Fell. T2657: Fell. T2658: Remove Deadwood. T2660: Reduce stem overhanging garage by 3m. T2661: Reduce lowest limb overhanging garden by 3m. T2663: Fell. G2667: Crown reduce easterly extending laterals to provide 2m clearance to gable of 16 Dearden Street. Clear epicormic growth from 3 Sycamores. T2671: Remove Deadwood. T2672: Fell. T2673: Fell. T2674: Fell. T2675: Fell. T2678i: Remove Deadwood. T2679: Remove defective limb over highway and crown lift to provide 5.2m clearance between highway and northerly extending lower crown. T2680: Crown lift easterly extending growth above the roofline of the dwelling to provide 2m clearance to the fabric of the building. Remove deadwood. G2681: Crown lift outer edge trees to provide maximum 3.7m clearance for horse riders. T2683: Crown lift edge trees bordering paddock to provide maximum 3.7m clearance for horse riders.
Edward Clay And Son Limited Wesley Street Ossett Wakefield WF5 8EX
Received 30 Sept 2025
Decided25/01846/CPE
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm lawful commencement of application 21/03073/FUL
Land South Of Field Lane (Plot E4) South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2SX
Received 30 Sept 2025
Decided25/01847/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
9 Willow Garth Durkar Wakefield WF4 3BX
Received 30 Sept 2025
Unknown25/01848/TPO
Crown Reduce 1 Pine tree beneath the branch failure points as identified within the submitted photos. Crown Reduce 2 Silver Birch trees by 3metres in height and Crown Reduce the lower left branch on the front tree by 3metres as identified within the submitted photos. Crown Reduce the entire canopy of 1 Oak tree by 2.5metres.
22 Andrews Grove Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NU
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/01849/CPL
Dormer to rear and alterations to existing dwellinghouse
2 Priory Close Normanton WF6 2PS
Received 1 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01850/FUL
Construction of Multi Use Game Area within existing park
Agbrigg Road Play Area Agbrigg Road Wakefield WF1 5AS
Received 1 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01851/TPO
1 Ash Tree - Crown Reduce southern side a maximum of 2metres. Crown Thin the same section by approximately 10-15%. Crown Lift to achieve 4metre clearance from ground level. Remove major deadwood.
18 Hatfeild View Wakefield WF1 3SN
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided23/01849/SUB15
Discharge of Condition 20 (Materials) from approved application 23/01849/FUL
Wharfdale Drive Normanton WF6 2RA
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/01854/CPL
Proposed boundary treatments and creation of driveways
Mulberry Place/Mulberry Avenue Cow Lane Ryhill WF4 2AX
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/01855/TPO
Fell 2 Trees as identified on the submitted plan accompanying the tree work application.
7 Pugneys Avenue Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3FT
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided24/02178/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 2 (Fixing) and Condition 3 (Cabling) from approved application 24/02178/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/01857/FUL
Conversion of dwelling house into House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) with associated external works including dormer to north facing roof slope.
8 Barnes Road Castleford WF10 5AB
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/01858/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to front
21 Hollingthorpe Avenue Hall Green Wakefield WF4 3NN
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01859/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 4.5m, a maximum height of 3.9 m and a maximum eaves height of 2.7m
12 Ashdown Road Wakefield WF1 5LU
Received 1 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision25/01860/OUT
Outline planning application for demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of a residential development of up to 8no. dwellings with all matters reserved
Cartwheel Cottage Carr Lane South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3DB
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided24/02078/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) from approved application 24/02078/FUL
Fairview Great North Road Knottingley WF11 0AB
Received 2 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01862/TPO
T1 - Maple, T5 - Sorbus, T6 - Maple, T7 - Sorbus & T8 - Sorbus. All historically topped at 4-5m. Repollard to historic topping points. All arisings will be removed from site. Re-pollard trees T1 - Maple, T5 - Sorbus, T6 - Maple, T7 - Sorbus and T8 - Sorbus. Fell trees T2 - Maple, T3 - Maple and T4 - Sorbus.
Wickes Albion Mills Retail Park Ings Road Wakefield WF2 9SA
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01863/TPO
Crown Reduce T1 Horse Chestnut - upper canopy, southwest side, by 10%
5 High Farm Meadow Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1PB
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01864/CPL
Mixed use as dwellinghouse and dog day care services (including boarding and walking services)
111 Station Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 0AB
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01865/FUL
Detached domestic garage within garden
The Bothy Heath Wakefield WF1 5SL
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01866/LBC
Detached domestic garage within garden
The Bothy Wakefield Heath WF1 5SL
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided22/00345/SUB18
Discharge of condition 33 (Renewable Energy Generation and Low Carbon Technology) from approved application 22/00345/FUL.
Common Lane (Land South Of) Knottingley WF11 8BN
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided22/00345/SUB19
Discharge of condition 16 (Landscaping, Planting, Management and Maintenance) and condition 31 (Local Equipped Area for Play) from approved application 22/00345/FUL.
Common Lane (Land South Of) Knottingley WF11 8BN
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/01872/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, a maximum height of 4,0m and a maximum eaves height of 2.5m
20 First Avenue Horbury Wakefield WF4 6AL
Received 3 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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