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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

5,985Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,314 approved or refused records

373Refused applications

3,941 approved · 373 refused · 199 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decided26/00275/FUL
Single storey rear extension
28 Park Avenue Wakefield WF2 8DS
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decided26/00276/FUL
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones.
47 - 49 Kirkgate (Pavement Opposite) Wakefield WF1 1HX
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00277/ADV
Internally illuminated BT street hub
Pavement Opposite 47-49 Kirkgate Wakefield WF1 1HX
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00278/FUL
Single storey extension to rear & porch to front
Carleton Cottage Carleton Road Pontefract WF8 3RN
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00279/TPO
T1 - Reduce entire canopy by approx. 4metres. G2 (3 trees) - Reduce entire canopies by approx. 4metres.
High Street Hightown, Cutsyke Wakefield Castleford WF10 5JU
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00280/FUL
Two storey rear extension & domestic outbuilding
93 Manor Haigh Road Wakefield WF2 8SB
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00282/TPO
T1 Flowering Cherry - Crown Reduce the canopy to achieve a maximum clearance of 2 metres from branch tips to adjacent structure and provide clearance to overhead cables. Crown Thin to 30%. T2 & T3 Lime - Crown Reduce the canopies to achieve a maximum clearance of 2 metres from branch tips to adjacent structure and provide clearance to overhead cables. Crown Thin to 30%. Crown Lift to 5.2metres over the public highway and 2.5metres over the public footpath. T4 Holly - Fell. T5 Elder - Fell. T6 Sycamore (CA) - Crown Reduce and Crown Thin to 30%.
3 The Old Surgery Hall Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JJ
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00283/TPO
5 Day Notice - Fell 1 Poplar Tree
24 Stockingate South Kirkby Pontefract WF9 3RD
Received 17 Feb 2026
Awaiting decision26/00285/ART4
This Article 4(1) Direction applies to land at 24 Zetland Street, Wakefield and prohibits any development consisting of the demolition of the building at 24 Zetland Street, Wakefield as edged red on the plan, pursuant to Schedule 2 Part 11(Heritage and Demolition) Classes B and C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended
24 Zetland Street Wakefield WF1 1QT
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00286/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
7 Seaton Crescent Knottingley Wakefield WF11 0HU
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00287/TPO
T1 - Crown Lift over the highway to achieve a maximum clearance of 5.2metres over highway surface. T2 - Crown Lift over the highway to achieve a maximum clearance of 5.2metres over highway surface. T3 - Crown Lift over the highway to achieve a maximum clearance of 5.2metres over highway surface. G4 - Crown Lift over the highway to achieve a maximum clearance of 5.2metres over highway surface. G5 - Crown Lift over the highway to achieve a maximum clearance of 5.2metres over highway surface. T6 - Remove deadwood over 50mm diameter. T7 - Remove branch affected by Inonotus Hispidus bracket to South at 10m. Remove deadwood over 50mm. T8 (dead) - Remove upper branches at 8m where stem bifurcates to leave a standing stem. Remove moderate branch to South. T9 - Remove dead branches over 50mm diameter. Crown Lift over the highway to achieve a maximum clearance of 5.2metres over highway surface. T11 - Prune back to provide vehicle clearance of 5.2m height.
Willow Garth Copse Durkar Wakefield
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00291/TCA
Crown Lift 1 London Plane tree to 5metres over the public highway and 2.6metres over the public footpath.
122 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1XP
Received 18 Feb 2026
Awaiting decision26/00292/FUL
Residential development of 17no. dwellings including access, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Parcel B Land South Of De Lacy Way Pontefract, WF8 1JP
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00294/FUL
Demolition and rebuild of existing garage and further attached triple garage
Willowdene Westfield Ossett Wakefield WF5 8JH
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00296/FUL
Single storey front extension
2 Snydale Court Normanton WF6 1SZ
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided22/02475/SUB01
Discharge of condition 5 (Bat survey) from approved application 22/02475/FUL.
Former Wmdc Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford WF10 5DN
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided22/02475/SUB02
Discharge of condition 7 (Tree protection Plan) from approved application 22/02475/FUL.
Former Wmdc Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford WF10 5DN
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00299/LBC
Erection of glazed canopy
Cross Hills Farm Goosehill Lane Warmfield Wakefield WF6 2JB
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00300/FUL
Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM
12 High Street Normanton WF6 2AB
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00301/ADV
Retrospective application for the installation of 1 illuminated top sign and 1 illuminated logo panel and 1 illuminated bottom sign
12 High Street Normanton WF6 2AB
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00302/FUL
Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM and associated signage
Angling Club Grove Road Pontefract WF8 1EE
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00303/ADV
Retrospective application for the installation of 1no. illuminated surround sign and 1no. illuminated logo panel
Angling Club Grove Road Pontefract WF8 1EE
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00304/FUL
Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM and associated signage
1 Peterson Road Wakefield WF1 4DP
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00305/ADV
Retrospective application for the installation of 1 illuminated top sign and 1 illuminated logo panel
1 Peterson Road Wakefield WF1 4DP
Received 19 Feb 2026

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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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