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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

6,849Searchable applications

574Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 5,043 approved or refused records

418Refused applications

4,625 approved · 418 refused · 226 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Council contacts

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Planning enquiries01924305260 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

Awaiting decision26/01622/TPO
T1 Hornbeam: 15% crown thin and clean and remove any deadwood. Reduce branches back away from building to give 3m clearance; T2 Silver Birch: Crown reduce by 2m to suitable growth points.
4 Sandal Cliff Wakefield WF2 6AU
Received 8 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01623/FUL
Proposed rear bedroom and sun lounge extension to a detached bungalow
43 Elmwood Avenue Walton Wakefield WF2 6ND
Received 8 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00051/NMC01
Non-material amendment to approved planning application 26/00051/FUL, dated 21st May 2026 (Change of use of former Coroner's court [use class F1(g)] to studio/office space[use class E(g)(i)] with internal and external alterations to include minor repairs to brickwork, windows, cills and external doors; demolition of a single-storey toilet block; enlargement of window to form new access; hard & soft landscaping; replacement of steps with new ramped access; and internal refurbishment/repair works) to omit platform lift with associated opening, and reflect minor internal and external alterations
71 Northgate Wakefield WF1 3BS
Received 8 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01625/FUL
Proposed conversion of part of the garage to create a habitable space
51 Bentley Crescent Knottingley WF11 0FS
Received 8 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01627/FUL
Lowering of kerb to public footpath to front to allow access to driveway on property.
141 High Street Normanton WF6 1NW
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01629/TPO
1 Maple Tree - Crown Reduce to achieve a maximum 2metre clearance between the branch tips and the adjacent building. Crown Lift to achieve a maximum clearance of 5metres to the surrounding floor level.
5 Litton Croft Wakefield WF1 4JW
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00902/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 2 (Details of Fencing) from approved application 26/00902/FUL
203 Flanshaw Lane Wakefield WF2 9JE
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00903/SUB01
Discharge of Condition 1 (Boundaries), Condition 2 (Materials) and Condition 3 (Works Made Good) from approved application 26/00903/LBC
203 Flanshaw Lane Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 9JE
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01632/FUL
Proposed Part Single Storey to Rear & Part 2 Storey Extension to Side & Rear for Extra Storage Existing Extensions already approved under Application No's 24/01293/FUL & 25/01234/FUL
Zeina Foods Zeina House Milner Way Ossett Wakefield WF5 9JE
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01633/FUL
Rraised timber decking and adjoining timber pergola, retrospective
154 Baghill Lane Pontefract WF8 2HE
Received 8 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision23/00100/SUB36
Application to discharge Condition 41 (Gas Protection) for Unit 1 (Zone C) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01635/FUL
Change of use of vacant land to self-storage container yard for 29 containers.
Atkinson Fencing Green Lane Cutsyke Castleford WF10 5JL
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision23/01043/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 10 (Archaeology), 12 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 15 (Landscaping), 16 (Remediation), 17 (verification) and 26 (Bat and bird roosting fearures) from approved application 23/01403/FUL.
Land to the east of Holmfield Lane
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01637/FUL
Siting of 2 no shipping containers to form caf/e / canteen and change of use of land from parking area to seating area associated with caf/e (retrospective)
Land At Green Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 5DZ
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01640/FUL
Domestic store units (retrospective)
155 High Street Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3EF
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01641/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension, proposed garage conversion; forming bedroom. Proposed internal alterations; forming 4th bedroom. Proposed adaptation for wheelchair access to all areas; internally and externally.
2 Park View Kinsley Pontefract WF9 5EL
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision25/02401/S7301
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning application 25/02401/FUL [which granted full planning permission for a single storey side extension] to change the roof structure to a hipped design.
37 Oakdale Drive South Elmsall Pontefract West Yorkshire WF9 2FA
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01643/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6m, a maximum height of 3.9m and a maximum eaves height of 2.9m
55 Jacobs Well Lane Wakefield WF1 3PB
Received 10 Sept 2026
Decided26/01644/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 3.9m, a maximum height of 3.3m and a maximum eaves height of 2.8m
Old Melbourne Farm Brandy Carr Road Kirkhamgate Wakefield WF2 0UG
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01645/TCA
T1 Elder - Crown Reduce to achieve a clearance of 2 metres from the branch tips to the side elevation of the garage with no pruning wounds to be greater than 10cm in diameter. T2 and T3 Cherry - Fell.
10 Old Mount Farm Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LD
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01646/LBC
Change of use of former Coroner's Court (Use Class F1(g)) to studio/office space (Use Class E(g)(i), including internal and external alterations, minor repairs to brickwork, windows, cills and external doors, enlargement of a window to form new access, demolition of the single-storey toilet block, revised internal refurbishment and repair works, hard and soft landscaping, and replacement of steps with ramped access
71 Northgate Wakefield WF1 3BS
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01647/CPL
Conversion of an existing garage structure to form office.
46 Wheatley Avenue Normanton WF6 1HW
Received 10 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01648/TPO
Fell T1 Sycamore
Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4HT
Received 9 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01649/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension and a single-storey side extension.
8A Ingswell Drive Notton Wakefield WF4 2NF
Received 10 Sept 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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