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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
6,838Searchable applications
574Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 5,034 approved or refused records
418Refused applications

4,616 approved · 418 refused · 226 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Apr 2006 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided25/01461/NMC01

    Non material amendment to approved planning application 25/01461/FUL, dated 13.02.2026 (Demolition of Existing Retail Unit and the Amalgamation and Refurbishment of Two Retail Units to provide a new Class E unit, with Associated Physical Works to Provide Car Parking and Landscaping.) to increase the plant area and move the location of the fire escape door.

    Cathedral Retail Park Charlesworth Way Wakefield WF2 9SE

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/01556/FUL

    Change of use of agricultural buildings to equestrian use (stables, hay store and tack room)

    Land Off Hardcastle Lane Flockton Wakefield

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  3. Awaiting decision26/01557/FUL

    Change of use of the ground-floor premises from betting office (Sui Generis) to a shop (Use Class E), erection of a single-storey rear extension, and external alterations.

    25 Wakefield Road Kinsley Pontefract WF9 5EB

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/01559/FUL

    Siting of a temporary WC and shower/welfare unit (replacing two existing WC units) with associated non-mains foul drainage holding tank, for a temporary period of five years

    Waterton Park Golf Club The Balk Walton Wakefield WF2 6QL

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/01561/FUL

    Detailed Application for 4no stables, tackroom and associated works and equestrian use of the land.

    Storrs Hill Road (Land Off) Ossett WF5 0DA

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  6. Decided26/01562/GPD

    Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, a maximum height of 3.0m and a maximum eaves height of 3.0m

    23 Lincoln Street Wakefield WF2 0EB

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/01563/FUL

    Partial take down of boundary wall to form new pedestrian access, installation of a new gate and works to include repair, consolidation and repointing of walling.

    132 Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  8. Decided26/01565/CPE

    Existing single-storey rear extension, side extension, and conversion of part of the attached garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the dwellinghouse.

    2 Headlands Walk Ossett Wakefield WF5 8RA

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/01566/TPO

    Woodland Management Works for Year 1

    Street Record Hawthorne Grange Pontefract Wakefield

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/01569/FUL

    Single storey extension to side and rear

    46 Manorfields Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1SZ

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  11. Awaiting decision26/01570/FUL

    Removal of the existing oil-fired boiler and associated external oil storage and to install a modern low-carbon heating and cooling system comprising an ASHP, an outdoor heating/cooling unit and associated internal pipework and internal AC units.

    Wenthill Farmhouse Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JJ

    Received 31 Aug 2026
  12. Awaiting decision26/01571/LBC

    Removal of the existing oil-fired boiler and associated external oil storage and to install a modern low-carbon heating and cooling system comprising an ASHP, an outdoor heating/cooling unit and associated internal pipework and internal AC units.

    Wenthill Farmhouse Great North Road Wentbridge Pontefract WF8 3JJ

    Received 31 Aug 2026
  13. Awaiting decision26/01572/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear/side extension

    32 Redland Crescent Kinsley Pontefract WF9 5LQ

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  14. Awaiting decision26/01574/FUL

    Change of use of land to equestrian and construction of stable block (including yard and boundary treatments) (retrospective)

    Land Off Sowgate Lane Pontefract

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  15. Awaiting decision26/01575/CPE

    1No Dwelling House (Class C3 Dwellinghouses)

    Land At Balk Lane Netherton Wakefield WF4 4HD

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  16. Awaiting decision26/01576/COUMA

    Change of use of former offices to 13 apartments

    Millennium House Station Lane Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5BA

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  17. Decided25/00980/SUB01

    Discharge of condition 2 (Removal and reinstatement of glazed areas) from approved application 25/00980/FUL.

    The Lockwood 13 Front Street Pontefract WF8 1DA

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  18. Awaiting decision26/01577/FUL

    Application to establish six new EV car charging bays, two new HGV charging bays, new substation and associated infrastructure at existing roadside services.

    Exelby Services Limited California Drive Castleford WF10 5QH

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/01579/FUL

    Conversion of an existing barn to extend an existing dwelling and to provide a separate dwelling, together with ancillary works.

    Foulby Farm Doncaster Road Foulby Wakefield WF4 1PY

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/01580/FUL

    Refurbishment of existing market area, including demolition and refurbishment of existing stalls, erection of new stalls and canopy and creation of new green space.

    South Elmsall Outdoor Market Market Place South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2SE

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/01582/FUL

    Erection of timber building for use as a beauty therapy studio

    20 Roman Rise Pontefract WF8 4NF

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/01584/FUL

    Erection of 3no. industrial units (Use Class B2)

    Unit 1 Allison Street Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5BL

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  23. Awaiting decision13/02183/SUB08

    Discharge of condition 22 (Protection from road noise) from approved application 13/02183/OUT.

    Plowes Way (Off Pontefract Road) Ferrybridge Pontefract West Yorkshire WF11 0HT

    Received 3 Sept 2026
  24. Awaiting decision26/01587/FUL

    Retrospective application for the erection of a side extension to form an additional garage

    2 Bowness Avenue Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 3SU

    Received 3 Sept 2026

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