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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

6,745Searchable applications

574Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 4,956 approved or refused records

413Refused applications

4,543 approved · 413 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/01079/CPL
Single storey rear extension
7 Sandown Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SG
Received 20 Jun 2026
Decided26/01080/ADV
Installation of 1 no digital marketing screen
66 Carlton Street Castleford WF10 1DB
Received 21 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01081/ADV
Installation of 1 no digital marketing screen and 2 no internally illuminated lightboxes to shopfront
31 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1JX
Received 21 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00016/SUB01
Discharge of condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 6 (Temporary Drainage), 7(Construction Management Plan), 8 (Dust CEMP), 9 (Control of construction noise), 10 (Remediation), 11 (Soil managament plan), 12 (Levels), 18 (Land stability) and 27 (Radon protection) from approved application 26/00016/FUL.
Whistler Drive/Steamboat Way (Land Off) Glasshoughton Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 5XY
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/01084/ADV
Freestanding single sided digital display
114 Horbury Road Wakefield WF2 8UB
Received 23 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01085/CPL
Use of dwelling for the preparation and collection of food
48 Rockley Drive Wakefield WF2 7HH
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/01087/FUL
Single storey extension to front and side
23 Kemps Bridge Wakefield WF2 9NJ
Received 23 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01088/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a discount foodstore (Class E(a)) with associated vehicular access, car parking, servicing area, and hard and soft landscaping
Royds Mill Leeds Road Ossett Wakefield WF5 9YA
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/01089/ADV
4no. overhead signs and 1no. totem sign
Xscape Yorkshire Colorado Way Castleford WF10 4TA
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/01090/FUL
Front boundary gates and fencing (retrospective)
14 High Street South Hiendley Barnsley S72 9AE
Received 23 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01091/FUL
Formation of car parking space and installation of EV charging point
Apartment 1 Heath House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/01092/FUL
Two storey side extension
28 Eastville Road Sharlston Common Wakefield WF4 1AX
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided23/00100/SUB24
Application to discharge Condition 44 (Employment and Skills Plan) for Unit 2 (Zone c) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/01095/FUL
two storey extension to side and single storey to rear
20 Grove Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 6AQ
Received 23 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01096/FUL
Demolition of an existing outbuiding, conversion and extension of an existing former cart shed to single dwelling
The Bungalow Wintersett Lane Wintersett Wakefield WF4 2EB
Received 23 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01099/LBC
Demolition of an existing outbuiding, conversion and extension of an existing former cart shed to single dwelling
The Bungalow Wintersett Lane Wintersett Wakefield WF4 2EB
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/01101/FUL
Double storey side extension and single storey extension to rear.
2 Barker Road Horbury Wakefield WF4 6ED
Received 24 Jun 2026
Decided26/01102/PAO
Prior Approval for portacabin buildings on the strategic freight site at Wheldon Road, Castleford.
Wheldon Road Castleford Wakefield
Received 24 Jun 2026
Decided19/00196/SUB09
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Road Restraint Risk Assessment), 7 (Levels) and 8 (Surface Water Outfall) from approved application 19/00196/S7307
City Fields District Centre Land At Neil Fox Way Wakefield
Received 24 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/01106/FUL
Erection of ancillary storage building, anchored to existing hardstanding
Unit H Rosie Road Normanton WF6 1ZB
Received 25 Jun 2026
Decided26/01107/FUL
Rear dormer (resubmission of 21/02221/FUL)
7 Hollingthorpe Road Hall Green Wakefield WF4 3NH
Received 25 Jun 2026
Decided26/01108/FUL
Installation of an insulated steel framed domestic garage
39 Bleakley Lane Notton Wakefield WF4 2NR
Received 25 Jun 2026
Decided26/01110/TPO
Fell trees T430, T434, T453 and T455
6 Saddlers Grove Badsworth Pontefract WF9 1PE
Received 25 Jun 2026
Decided26/00049/S7301
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 3 (lighting design) pursuant to approved planning application ref 26/00049/FUL which was amended by 26/00049/NMC01 which granted planning permission for the Installation of 4 x lighting masts complete with LED lighting to light a rugby training pitch (dated 11.03.2026) to permit changes to the lighting design and light spillage design.
Pontefract Rugby Football Club Moor Lane Pontefract WF8 3RX
Received 25 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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