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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

5,725Searchable applications

588Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,097 approved or refused records

363Refused applications

3,734 approved · 363 refused · 188 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided09/02103/SUB44
Re-discharge of Condition 11 (design, appearance and access) of application 09/02103/OHL which granted deemed consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a 108MW Multifuel Generating Station
Ferrybridge 1 Energy From Waste Plant Fryston Lane Knottingley WF11 8SQ
Received 8 Oct 2025
Decided25/01902/LBC
Change of use of existing commercial premises to mixed commercial (Class E) and residential (Class C3) use with 4no. flats to the upper floors, retention of ground floor shop and annex for commercial use; and external alterations
24 Market Place Pontefract WF8 1AT
Received 8 Oct 2025
Decided25/01903/FUL
Erection of part single-storey and part two-storey rear extension, and detached outbuilding (garden store) to rear
16 Ashfield Drive Normanton WF6 2GD
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided22/02149/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Radon) from approved application 22/02149/FUL
1 Kimberley Street Wakefield WF1 5PX
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided25/01906/CPL
Single storey rear extension and alterations to existing dwelling house
9 Ashbourne Drive Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 3QZ
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided23/00020/SUB11
Discharge of Condition 16 (Site Safety & Stability) from approved application 23/00020/S7301
Land At Whistler Drive Castleford
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided25/01908/TCA
Tree A - Lime: Fell. Tree B - Cherry: Crown Lift branches over the driveway access to achieve a maximum clearance of 3metres between the branch tips and the driveway access road only. No pruning wounds greater than 25mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the works. Tree C - Walnut: Crown Lift branches over the driveway access to achieve a maximum clearance of 3metres between the branch tips and the driveway access road only. No pruning wounds greater than 25mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the works.
Heath Hall Stables Heath Wakefield WF1 5SL
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decided25/01909/FUL
Single storey rear extension
14 Kings Close Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7AQ
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decided25/01910/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 5.9m, a maximum height of 2.9m and a maximum eaves height of 2.9m
88A Pontefract Road Ferrybridge Knottingley WF11 8PS
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided23/00100/REM04
Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to 23/00100/S7301 (Internal Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, and Scale) at Development Zone B for the erection of one B8 (Storage and Distribution Unit) (Unit 3A) with associated ancillary structures, plant, boundary enclosures, vehicle parking, hard and soft landscaping, and associated external works.
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley Ferrybridge
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided23/00100/REM05
Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to 23/00100/S7301 (Internal Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, and Scale) at Development Zone B for the erection of three B2 (general industrial)/B8 (Storage and Distribution) Units (Units 3, 4 and 5) with associated ancillary structures, plant, boundary enclosures, vehicle parking, hard and soft landscaping, and associated external works.
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley Ferrybridge
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided25/01913/OUT
Outline Application for the Residential Development (up to 29 dwellings) including Demolition of Existing Structures (outline application to include access with all other matters reserved)
Land Off Honeysuckle Walk South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2FS
Received 9 Oct 2025
Decided25/01915/FUL
Raising of the roof line to correspond with 109 Featherstone Lane roof line in order to create a 2nd floor bedroom including a rear elevation dormer
107 Featherstone Lane North Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AB
Received 7 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01917/TPO
T1 Silver Birch - Remove Broken Limb. T2 Beech - Crown Lift to 4.5metres and Remove Deadwood.
2 Elm Grove Horbury Wakefield WF4 5EP
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01920/TPO
Remove 2 dead Holly trees from G14. Removal of c. 30 Ash trees from W1 and G11. Remove 1 dead Cherry tree from G6. Remove 1 dead Horse Chestnut tree from G8. Crown Lift Hornbeam and Whitebeam trees within G7 and remove self-seeded trees.
Silcoates School Silcoates Lane Wrenthorpe Wakefield WF2 0PD
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01921/CPE
Certificate of lawfulness for use of No. 5 Cross Keys Mews as a dwelling, in breach of Conditions 2-7 (inclusive) of planning permission 13/01066/FUL, dated. 26th June 2013, which granted consent for 'Alteration of former public house to create 5 dwellings and associated parking'
5 Cross Keys Mews Halfpenny Lane Pontefract WF8 4AY
Received 10 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision24/01807/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 2 (Schedule of works to be undertaken), Condition 3 (Schedule of all new internal openings), Condition 4 (Sealing shut of doors) and Condition 5 (Communications and information technology services) from approved application 24/01807/LBC
Springstone House Dewsbury Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 9LR
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01923/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 4.0m, a maximum height of 3.2m and a maximum eaves height of 3.2m
10 Ledgard Drive Durkar Wakefield WF4 3BT
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01924/ADV
Advertisement comprising 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign, aluminium / opaque letters on a contrasting aluminium backing
Unit Msu1 Trinity Walk Wakefield WF1 1QU
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01925/FUL
Extension of existing (former Debenhams) plant deck to the south east comer of the roof, of steel frame construction supporting open steel mesh grating panels; with 2.4m-high Paladin style mesh fencing around the perimeter with lockable access gate
Unit Msu1 Trinity Walk Wakefield WF1 1QU
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01926/FUL
Installation of detached garden room
Methodist Junior And Infant School Field Lane Wakefield WF2 7RU
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01927/FUL
Proposed first floor side extension and proposed single storey rear extension
9 Mountbatten Avenue Outwood Wakefield WF1 3EP
Received 10 Oct 2025
Decided25/01928/TPO
Fell 1 Horse Chestnut Tree
7 Edelshain Grove Wakefield WF2 6HG
Received 12 Oct 2025
Decided25/01929/TPO
Fell Ash Tree T20 within TPO WMDC 85.
Quarry House Wakefield Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7AA
Received 12 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.

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