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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 dates6,715Searchable applications
574Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 4,933 approved or refused records
412Refused applications
4,521 approved · 412 refused · 221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevcontrol@wakefield.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries03458506506Council source
- Planning enquiries01924305260Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided25/01040/S7301
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to approved planning application 25/01040/FUL (dated 05.11.25) which granted planning permission for 'Part single part double rear extension, detached garage, windows replacement' to change the roof pitch of the single storey extension from 7 degrees to 15 degrees.
School Farm Brierley Road South Hiendley Barnsley S72 9BE
Received 7 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00788/FUL
Single storey side and rear extensions (retrospective)
238 Brandy Carr Road Kirkhamgate Wakefield WF2 0RE
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00789/FUL
Conversion of existing detached shed to therapy business
46 Hollingthorpe Road Hall Green Wakefield WF4 3NW
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00790/FUL
Single storey extension and dormer to rear
31 Normanton Street Horbury Wakefield WF4 5EL
Received 8 May 2026 - Unknown26/00791/TPO
Tree 1 Mature Sycamore - Remove entire branch back to the trunk as identified within the submitted photo. Tree 2 Young Sycamore - Remove small branches as identified within the submitted photo.
Land Behind Woodland Avenue Kirkthorpe Wakefield
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00794/ADV
Non illuminated signage scheme
8B Grove Lane Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4BB
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00795/FUL
Single storey porch to front and two-storey extension to rear with extension to patio.
The Granary Reservoir Farm Court Wintersett WF4 2PY
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00797/FUL
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension
14 Snydale Avenue Normanton WF6 1SS
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00798/FUL
Rear sun lounge (part-retrospective).
27 Springvale Rise Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5HS
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00800/FUL
Proposed two-storey extension to side and single storey porch to front
15 Briary Close Wakefield WF1 5TS
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00801/AGR
Agricultural building
Blacker Hall Farm Branch Road Calder Grove Wakefield WF4 3DN
Received 11 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00804/OUT
Outline permission for the demolition of buildings and the construction of 2no. dwelling (all matters reserved).
Quarry House 1C Barnsley Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7BS
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00805/FUL
Alter and extend existing detached single storey dwelling house into two storey detached dwelling house with secondary access and extended driveway, Air Source Heat pump located to rear and installation of solar panels to rear elevation
Stone Leigh Manor Manor Park Darrington Pontefract WF8 3BQ
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00806/FUL
Single storey, single garage to the rear
32 Station Street Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 5AF
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided23/00100/NMC02
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/00100/S7301 dated 14.01.2025 (Variation of Conditions 1 (description of works), 7 (Approved Plans), 8 (floorspace limitations), 9 (plans and particulars of the RMAs), 10 (permitted uses) and 35 (FRA for Development Zone C) of Hybrid Planning Permission 23/00100/HYB for full planning permission for site infrastructure works including alterations to existing rail infrastructure, construction of an estate road, highways improvements to Kirkhaw Lane, the Kirkhaw Lane/B6136 junction, works to the Old Great North Road/B6136/A162 north-bound slip road junction, and a new all-movement traffic light junction on the A162, with associated landscaping, drainage, infrastructure and engineering works, and the demolition of existing buildings. Outline permission for the development of general industrial (B2 use class) and storage and distribution (B8 use class) employment floorspace with ancillary offices, access and parking arrangements from the estate road, service yard areas, landscaping, drainage, and associated infrastructure and engineering works) to amend the wording of condition 43 (acoustic barrier)
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Knottingley
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided22/02475/SUB06
Discharge of condition 4 (Foul and surface water drainage) and 9 (Landscaping) from approved application 22/02475/FUL.
Former Castleford Swimming Pool Aketon Road Castleford
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00810/ADV
Erection of an illuminated, digital poster advertisement display
67 Dewsbury Road Wakefield WF2 9BL
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00779/SUB09
Discharge of Condition 19 (Details including the number, location, materials and finish of all new internal and external drainage works) from approved application 25/00779/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00814/TCA
Fell T1 Ash
Heath Hall Stables Heath Wakefield WF1 5SL
Received 12 May 2026 - Unknown26/00816/FUL
Demolition of the former Kings Way Christian Centre and associated land, followed by the erection of a block of 5no. terraced dwellings.
Former Kings Way Christian Centre Priory Road Ossett West Yorkshire WF5 8QL
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00817/TPO
T1 Leylandii - Fell. T2 Leylandii - Crown Reduce height to 6metres. T3 Willow - Fell. T4 Sycamore - Fell.
2 Chevet Lane Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 6HL
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00818/FUL
Two storey front extension and part single, part two storey rear extension
39 Gateways Wakefield WF1 2LZ
Received 13 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00819/FUL
Construction of outbuilding to be used as a hair salon (part-retrospective)
254 Doncaster Road Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SD
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided24/00309/SUB02
Discharge of condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) from approved application 24/00309/FUL.
27 Beech Crescent Darrington Pontefract WF8 3AE
Received 12 May 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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