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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 dates6,729Searchable applications
574Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 4,946 approved or refused records
413Refused applications
4,533 approved · 413 refused · 221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00961/CPL
C3 residential dwelling to C4 HMO
95A Station Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5BJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00962/TPO
T1 - Sycamore: Crown lift any lower branches to 5 meters for highways. T2 - Beech: Crown lift any lower branches to 5 meters for highways.
The Kings High School Mill Hill Lane Pontefract WF8 4JF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided23/01153/SUB05
Discharge of Condition 10 (Construction Methodology - Network Rail) from approved application 23/01153/FUL
Parcel 1 & 2 (Phase 4A) Land Off Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00966/FUL
Retrospective consent for change of use of land, erection of stable block, riding arena and associated fencing, dry pens, lighting and external works.
Land Adj. Bullcliffe Grange Denby Dale Road Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00968/CPL
Loft conversion to create additional bedroom, including the formation of a rear dormer, new structural steelwork, and associated internal alterations including new staircase to second floor level
9 De Lacy Avenue Featherstone Pontefract WF7 6AY
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00969/FUL
Loft conversion with dormers to front and rear, hip to gable extension and increase in ridge height.
63 Orchid Crest Upton Pontefract WF9 1NT
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00970/FUL
Two storey side extension
134 Lumley Street Castleford WF10 5LU
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00971/AGR
Proposed extension to general agricultural store (for the storage of machinery, feed and produce)
Doncaster Road (Land Off) Crofton Wakefield WF4 1RU
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00972/FUL
Installation of obscure glazed window to northern gable end at ground level
91 Pledwick Lane Wakefield WF2 6EB
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/00973/TPO
Crown reduce the west and south-west tree canopy of 1 Sycamore tree by 3metres.
14 Denton Gardens Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7PA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00975/TCA
5-day notice to fell 1 Sycamore tree
Half Moon Lodge Kirkthorpe Lane Kirkthorpe Wakefield WF1 5SZ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00976/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 5.8m, a maximum height of 3.7m and a maximum eaves height of 2.2m
5 The Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1NB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00115/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 3 (Wildlife Enhancements) and Condition 7 (Boundary Treatments) from approved application 26/00115/FUL
Woodside Farm Denby Dale Road Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JN
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00978/CPE
Mixed use as dwellinghouse and dog grooming salon
4 Castle Meadows Hall Green Wakefield WF4 3QJ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00779/SUB11
Discharge of Condition 16 (Heating and Ventilation) from approved application 25/00779/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided25/00779/SUB12
Discharge of Condition 17 (protection measures for work that affects the fire, acoustic or thermal performance of the building) from approved application 25/00779/LBC
The Old Court House Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2EL
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02405/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 4 (Bin Store and Cycle Shelter) from approved application 25/02405/FUL
74 New Road Middlestown Wakefield WF4 4NT
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00982/CPL
Proposed single storey rear extension, forming additional living space. Extension to be constructed using off-white render. Extension is proposed to sit under 4 metres and project 3 metres from the existing rear elevation. New hardstanding is proposed around the new extension.
5 Hall Croft Netherton Wakefield WF4 4HS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02337/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 2 (Noise Impact Assessment) and Condition 4 (Radon) from approved application 25/02337/COUMA
74 New Road Middlestown Wakefield WF4 4NT
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00984/FUL
Conversion of existing outbuilding with associated extension to form swimming pool and creation of outdoor parterre comprising formal patio and planting areas
Chapelthorpe Hall Hall Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JB
Received 6 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00985/LBC
Conversion of existing outbuilding with associated extension to form swimming pool and creation of outdoor parterre comprising formal patio and planting areas
Chapelthorpe Hall Hall Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JB
Received 6 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00986/LBC
External Alterations to HMP Wakefield Buildings
Hm Prison 5 Love Lane Wakefield WF2 9AG
Received 6 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00987/FUL
Replace wooden window frames with uPVC white, proposed roof mounted solar panels onto south/footpath facing roof
Yew Tree House Hill Top Road Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 6PY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00988/FUL
Change of use of the land for the siting of 93 no. shipping containers for use as self-storage together with parking and landscaping
Land Adj. To Flanshaw Way And Flanshaw Field Drive Wakefield WF2 9LP
Received 6 Jun 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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