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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

6,689Searchable applications

574Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 4,911 approved or refused records

411Refused applications

4,500 approved · 411 refused · 221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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More application records

Decided26/00579/FUL
Change of use conversion and extension of an existing workshop in part into a C3 residential dwelling
75 Lee Moor Lane Stanley Wakefield WF3 4ES
Received 7 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision25/02195/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials) from approved application 25/02195/LBC
Wakefield Girls High School Wentworth Street Wakefield WF1 2QS
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00581/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, a maximum height of 4.0m and a maximum eaves height of 2.9m
79 Irwin Crescent Wakefield WF1 4QX
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00582/FUL
Front dormer extension
12 Hall Cliffe Crescent Horbury Wakefield WF4 6DF
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00583/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
5 Agincourt Drive Normanton WF6 2SE
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00584/FUL
Change of use to the first floor from Office space to 2no 1 person/bedroom residential flats and replacement of windows with double glazed aluminium to match adjacent.
8 Cathedral Walk The Ridings Centre Wakefield WF1 1YD
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided23/00100/SUB17
Application to Discharge Condition 16 (Archaeology) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Knottingley
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided23/00100/SUB18
Application to Discharge Condition 11 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition 12 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), Condition 13 (Construction Working Hours) and Condition 21 (Temporary Drainage) for Phase 4 (278 Highway Works) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Knottingley
Received 7 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00587/FUL
New first floor extension. New two storey front and rear extensions. New detached garage outbuilding.
143 Lawefield Lane Wakefield WF2 8SX
Received 8 Apr 2026
Decided23/01153/SUB04
Discharge of Conditions 14 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 19 (Gas and Radon Protection) and 29 (Cycle Storage) from approved application 23/01153/FUL
Parcel 1 & 2 (Phase 4A) Land Off Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 8 Apr 2026
Decided26/00589/ADV
Internally illuminated and non illuminated signage scheme
Unit 3 Westgate Retail & Leisure Park Ings Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 9SD
Received 8 Apr 2026
Decided26/00590/LBC
Removal of timber roof vent protrusion from the pitched roof (retrospective)
Town Hall Market Place Ossett Wakefield WF5 8BE
Received 9 Apr 2026
Decided26/00591/TPO
5 Day Notice. Tree 1 Horse Chestnut - Fell. Tree 2 Ash - Fell.
Woodthorpe Grove Wakefield Wakefield
Received 9 Apr 2026
Decided26/00592/FUL
Proposed two storey rear extension, raised roof height, changes to openings, detached garage and additional off street parking
74 Carleton Road Pontefract WF8 3NF
Received 9 Apr 2026
Decided26/00593/FUL
Installation of enhanced car park infrastructure to include installation of car parking meters, signage, and ANPR camera columns, including data cable, and removal of existing parking terminals
Car Park At Nostell Priory Doncaster Road Nostell Wakefield
Received 9 Apr 2026
Decided25/01461/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity gain plan), Condition 7 (Cycle), Condition 9b (CCTV), Condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) and Condition 12 (Bins) from approved application 25/01461/FUL
Cathedral Retail Park Charlesworth Way Wakefield WF2 9SE
Received 9 Apr 2026
Decided26/00597/TPO
T001 and T002 Lombardy Poplar Trees - Crown Reduce both tree canopies by 20-30%. Remove Deadwood.
203 Flanshaw Lane Wakefield WF2 9JE
Received 9 Apr 2026
Decided26/00598/FUL
First floor extension to front and extension to existing dropped kerb with enlargement to existing parking area
25 Parkway Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SX
Received 10 Apr 2026
Decided25/02060/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 4 (Tree Planting) and 6 (Tree protection Plan) from approved application 25/02060/FUL.
Wentbridge Hotel Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JJ
Received 10 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision13/02320/S7301
Variation of condition 3 (restoration timescales), 4 (approved plans) and 41 (scheme of restoration) pursuant to approved planning application 13/02320/FUL which granted permission to revise the working depth of permitted quarry workings (20.01.2014) to permit additional time for the mineral extraction and restoration of the site and to change the restoration scheme.
Darrington Quarry Stubbs Lane Knottingley WF11 0AH
Received 10 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00603/FUL
Proposed westerly lateral extension (FCC West) to the existing Darrington Magnesian Limestone Quarry (FCC Central and FCC East).
Darrington Quarry Stubbs Lane Knottingley WF11 0AH
Received 10 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00604/FUL
Replacement dwelling (including demolition of existing)
Ivy Cottage Doncaster Road Wakefield WF1 5DB
Received 10 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision24/00717/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (Gas Protection Measures), 4 (Bat Survey), 7 (Cycle Parking) and 9 (Extraction Noise and Odour Control) from approved application 24/00717/FUL.
36 Saville Road Castleford WF10 1PG
Received 10 Apr 2026
Unknown26/00606/TPO
Crown thinning and crown reduction of approximately 15-20%. Reduction of branch tips by 1-1.5 metres where appropriate. Selective removal of congested internal growth. Pruning of overextended limbs to maintain balanced crown shape. Removal of lower limbs to improve clearance and light penetration. Clearance pruning around overhead utility cables.
46 Rose Avenue Upton Pontefract WF9 1DP
Received 13 Apr 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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