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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
6,665Searchable applications
573Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 4,894 approved or refused records
410Refused applications

4,484 approved · 410 refused · 220 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2006 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 PlanningLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas

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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

  1. Awaiting decision26/00414/FUL

    Residential development (one detached dwelling)

    Seckar Lodge Seckar Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LF

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  2. Decided26/00415/TPO

    T6 Alder - Fell. T1 Beech - Prune away from lighting column to gain 1.5m of clearance. G4 Sycamore, Cherry, Elm, Norway Maple, Oak - Remove the spray marked material and coppice regrowth nearest the building. Crown lift Oak by removing two lowest pieces of epicormic growth nearest the building. T9 Sycamore - Selectively prune by removing the three lowest secondary branches from the limb extending over the building.

    College Lane Surgery Barnsley Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7HZ

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  3. Decided26/00416/DEM

    Demolition of single storey prefabricated plywood office previously used as a staff room for a hand car wash operation, and removal of steel framed, profile steel roofed canopy

    Castleford Hand Car Wash Wood Street Castleford WF10 1LJ

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  4. Decided26/00417/FUL

    Proposed out building (garage) in the rear garden for one car accessed from back street.

    34 Station Street Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 5AF

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  5. Decided26/00418/CPL

    Certificate of proposed lawful use for use of property as short term let accommodation within use class C3 (dwelling).

    1 Post Office Farm Main Street Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1AF

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  6. Decided26/00422/FUL

    Formation of a new driveway with associated drainage (retrospective)

    8 Lisheen Avenue Castleford WF10 4HA

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  7. Decided26/00423/TPO

    Reduce 1 Sycamore Tree in its entirety by over 50% as shown in the submitted tree image and red-line pruning line.

    1 Mill Hill Lane Pontefract WF8 4JA

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  8. Decided26/00424/FUL

    Part single storey and part 2-storey rear extensions

    71 Harewood Lane Upton Pontefract WF9 1HZ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  9. Decided26/00425/CPL

    single storey extension to rear

    71 West Mead Castleford WF10 3AF

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  10. Decided22/01242/SUB02

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Levels), 5 (CEMP), 6 (Wheel Washing), 7 (Remediation Strategy), 13 (Surface Water - Highways), 16 (Surface Water Outfall), 17 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage) and 22 (Bat Roosting Features) from approved application 22/01242/S7301

    Land Off Pontefract Road Plowes Way Knottingley WF11 0BJ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  11. Decided26/00427/TPO

    5-day notice to remove a broken/snapped branch and a hanging branch.

    108 Pinderfields Road Wakefield WF1 3PL

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  12. Decided23/00422/SUB08

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Drainage), Condition 15 (Pedestrian link), Condition 19 (External Lighting), Condition 20 (Site Security), Condition 21 (On Site Renewable Energy), Condition 24 (Overheating Strategy) and Condition 26 (Travel Plan) from approved application 23/00422/FUL

    Land Formerly Occupied By Chantry House Kirkgate Wakefield WF1 1JG

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  13. Decided14/00526/SUB05

    Discharge of condition 4 (Verification Report) from approved application 14/00526/FUL in relation to all plots.

    Land Of The West Of Beech Street, South Elmsall

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  14. Decided26/00430/FUL

    Part demolition of existing ground floor and construction of two storey side extension

    43 Meadway Streethouse Pontefract WF7 6DS

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  15. Decided26/00431/FUL

    Proposed No.3 5metre tall posts with LED floodlights to be used for football training 17:00 to 20:00 Monday to Friday from October to March only.

    Townville Allstars Jfc Townville Recreation Sports And Social Club Poplar Avenue Castleford WF10 3QF

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  16. Decided26/00432/CPE

    Microgeneration PV panel array installed on part of the roof of the existing school.

    South Parade Primary School Fairfield Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 0DZ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  17. Decided26/00434/CPL

    Single storey extension to rear

    3 Redhill Heights Castleford WF10 4TJ

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  18. Decided26/00435/FUL

    Garden room and fence (retrospective)

    3 Long Pye Close Woolley Grange Barnsley S75 5QY

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  19. Decided26/00438/CPL

    single storey extension to side and alterations to existing soil vent pipe.

    4 Hillgarth Knottingley WF11 0JZ

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  20. Decided26/00439/FUL

    Erection of one detached dwelling

    Treetop Lodge Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  21. Decided26/00440/LBC

    Minor External Alterations to B-Wing of HMP Wakefield

    Hm Prison 5 Love Lane Wakefield WF2 9AG

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  22. Decided26/00441/FUL

    Single storey rear extension, rear patio and hard landscaping, front porch, insertion of window to first floor side gable, widening of existing dropped kerb, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to openings to the ground floor side elevations

    25 Walton Station Lane Wakefield WF2 6HP

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  23. Decided26/00442/FUL

    Two storey side extension, replacement detached garage to side, boundary wall and drop kerb.

    88 Whitley Spring Crescent Ossett Wakefield WF5 0RF

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  24. Decided26/00443/FUL

    Minor External Alterations to B-Wing of HMP Wakefield

    Hm Prison 5 Love Lane Wakefield WF2 9AG

    Received 11 Mar 2026

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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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