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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

6,005Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 4,329 approved or refused records

373Refused applications

3,956 approved · 373 refused · 199 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided26/00333/FUL
Single storey extension to side and conversion of integral garage to habitable room
331 Spittal Hardwick Lane Castleford WF10 3HX
Received 24 Feb 2026
Decided26/00334/FUL
Internal and external alterations comprising additional internal office space and new openings to front elevation
Milestone House Bondgate Industrial Estate Bondgate Pontefract WF8 2JJ
Received 24 Feb 2026
Decided26/00335/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to rear
West End Farm 2 The Green Sharlston Common Wakefield WF4 1EL
Received 24 Feb 2026
Decided26/00336/FUL
Refurbishment of two sports buildings and four covered walkways including replacement cladding, roof and openings
Delacy Academy Middle Lane Knottingley WF11 0BZ
Received 24 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00337/FUL
Loft conversion with 2no dormers
12 Westfield Avenue Pontefract WF8 4NN
Received 23 Feb 2026
Decided26/00338/FUL
Take down existing rear conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension, existing brickwork on house on all elevations to be finished with a tereleane coat on cement render, coloured cream
2 Flounders Hill Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7HT
Received 24 Feb 2026
Decided26/00339/FUL
Two storey side extension
90 Lower York Street Wakefield WF1 3NA
Received 25 Feb 2026
Decided26/00340/FUL
First floor side extension
10 Regina Crescent Havercroft Wakefield WF4 2ES
Received 25 Feb 2026
Decided26/00341/FUL
Change of use of grazing land to an all-weather horse pen
Hague Hall Farm Water Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4DH
Received 25 Feb 2026
Decided26/00342/FUL
Proposed stable block
New Road (Land At) Middlestown Wakefield
Received 25 Feb 2026
Decided26/00344/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle of 1no. single dwelling
Sandy Lane (Land Off) Middlestown Wakefield West Yorkshire WF4 4PN
Received 25 Feb 2026
Decided26/00345/FUL
Dormer extension to side & timber cladding to front gable
167 Lindale Lane Wakefield WF2 0RL
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00346/FUL
Rear single storey extension and pergola
30 Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4AJ
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00347/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to rear & new flat roof to rear
21 Woodland Drive Wakefield WF2 6DB
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00348/FUL
Replacement of existing modular storage unit with larger storage unit
44A High Street Gawthorpe Ossett Wakefield WF5 9RL
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00349/TPO
5-Day Notice to fell 2 dead trees
Woodland Road/Woodland Rise (Area Of Woodland Between) Wakefield WF2 9DR
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00350/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 4.1m, a maximum height of 3.9m and a maximum eaves height of 2.8m
66 Windhill Road Wakefield WF1 4DD
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided21/02523/NMC02
Non-material change to approved application 21/02523/FUL to amend the approved plans relating to Gills Mews to include PV panels on the roof and varied glazing
Police Station Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2HJ
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00352/FUL
Conversion of pharmacy to hot food restaurant and takeaway with associated extraction system and external finishes
Living Care Pharmacy Union Square Wakefield WF1 1TT
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00353/FUL
Change of use from C3a to C2 for Childrens Residential Home to accommodate 2 or 3 children aged 9 to 14 with 2 sleep in carers
313 Dewsbury Road Wakefield WF2 9DD
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00354/FUL
Change of use from C3a to C2 for Childrens Residential Home to accommodate 2 or 3 children aged 9 to 14 with 2 sleep in carers
St Ignatius Rc Church Storrs Hill Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 0DQ
Received 26 Feb 2026
Awaiting decision22/01265/S7303
Variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 5 (Visibility Splays), 7 (Drive Gradients), 13 (Turning Facilities), 32 (Materials) and 33 (Boundaries) of application 22/01265/S7302 dated 19/12/2025 [which granted full planning permission for minor material changes to the Residential development of the site with associated works] to reconfigure the layout of development with an increase of 6 dwellings (217 in total)
Land Between Ackworth Road And Hardwick Road Pontefract
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00356/FUL
Installation of disabled access platform lift
43 The Croft Castleford WF10 4DQ
Received 26 Feb 2026
Decided26/00357/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension
97 Leeds Road Glasshoughton Castleford WF10 5EL
Received 27 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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