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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

6,857Searchable applications

574Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 5,048 approved or refused records

419Refused applications

4,629 approved · 419 refused · 226 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

Awaiting decision26/01680/FUL
New shop front and glazing
12 Cross Street Wakefield WF1 3BW
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01681/FUL
First floor extension, three-storey side extension, single storey side and front extension and conversion of garage.
37A Woodthorpe Lane Wakefield WF2 6JG
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01682/FUL
Construction of a car park to provide 20 parking spaces (previously approved under application reference 19/00966/FUL)
Unit 40 Monckton Road Industrial Estate Monckton Road Wakefield WF2 7AL
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01683/CPL
Extension of existing Clinical Research and Innovation Building, including the associated plant enclosure and ductwork installation
Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01686/FUL
Demolish existing conservatory, replace with single storey rear extension
49 Ashdene Avenue Crofton Wakefield WF4 1LY
Received 14 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01688/FUL
Raising of the roof to form a loft conversion, first floor extension above existing.
Manor House 2 Brier Lane Havercroft Wakefield WF4 2AT
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00482/NMC01
Non-material amendment to approved application 26/00482/FUL, dated 13.05.26 (for a two-storey front extension and first-floor extension to rear) to permit the incorporation of a bay window to the front and a bathroom window to the first floor of the south-eastern side elevation
3 Stopford Garth Wakefield WF2 6RT
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision24/01465/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (BNG Plan) and 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) from approved application 24/01465/FUL.
Former Ferrybridge Substation Stranglands Lane Ferrybridge WF11 8DX
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01691/TPO
TPO WMDC 6 - T56 Sycamore: Removal of climbing ivy; Removal of epicormic growth to a height of approx. 10metres from ground level; Crown Thin by 20 -30%.
2 Kirkgate Lane South Hiendley Barnsley S72 9DS
Received 16 Sept 2026
Decided26/01692/TPO
5-day notice to removed failed limbs from several Poplar trees
Wmdc Pavillion Cemetery Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4QF
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision23/02066/SUB01
Condition 30: Historic Building and Social History Recording, Condition 31: Vibration Impact Assessment, Condition 33: Site Investigation and Remediation Strategy , Condition 35: Invasive Species, Condition 37: Lighting from approved application 23/02066/OUT
Redbeck Cafe And Motel Doncaster Road Crofton Wakefield WF4 1RR
Received 17 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01694/LBC
Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch.
11 - 11B Market Place Pontefract WF8 1AG
Received 17 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01696/TCA
Re-pollard 2 Apple Trees to Previous Growth Points (reduce by approx 2metres in height)
7 Tithe Barn Street Horbury Wakefield WF4 6LJ
Received 17 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision23/00100/SUB37
Application to re-discharge Condition 23 (Drainage) of Planning Permission 23/00100/S7301 For Zone C and The Estate Road
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley
Received 17 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01699/FUL
First floor extension to front, 2no side windows to first floor and alteration of rear window to juliet balcony
74 High Street Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3EE
Received 18 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01700/FUL
Change of use from vacant (E(e) use ) hair clinic use to a dwelling house (C3 use)
First And Second Floor 20 St Johns North Wakefield WF1 3QA
Received 18 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01701/LBC
Change of use from vacant (E(e) use ) hair clinic use to a dwelling house (C3 use)
First And Second Floor 20 St Johns North Wakefield WF1 3QA
Received 18 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision23/02256/SUB02
Discharge of Condition 4 (Foul and surface water drainage) from approved application 23/02256/FUL.
Prospect House New Road Old Snydale Pontefract WF7 6EZ
Received 18 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01704/FUL
Single storey rear extension
20 Hillside Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7NJ
Received 18 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01705/TPO
T1 Oak (within G4 of TPO-WMDC-108) - Crown Reduce easterly extending peripheral branches (end growth only) to achieve a maximum of 2metres clearance to the offsite telephone pole and cluster of overhead cables. The maximum pruning wounds shod be no greater than 35mm diameter. Crown Lift southerly extending crown where it overhangs the service road to a height of 3.5m. The maximum pruning wounds shall be no greater than 35mm diameter.
45 Southfield Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 5AX
Received 21 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01708/TCA
Fell 1 Norway Spruce tree
23 Huddersfield Road Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JP
Received 21 Sept 2026
Decided23/00100/NMC04
Non-material amendment to application number 23/00100/REM01 Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to 23/00100/S7301 (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) at Development Zone A for development of a data centre campus with associated energy and electrical infrastructure, visitor reception buildings, security gatehouses and ancillary structures, plant, boundary enclosures, vehicle parking, hard and soft landscaping, and associated external works, to amend the wording of the approved plans condition (Condition 2) by making alterations to the layout and design of the substation.
Land At Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge Kirkhaw Lane Ferrybridge Wakefield WF11 8RD
Received 22 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01710/TCA
Fell 5 Ash Trees
8 Micklegate Square Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 1QF
Received 22 Sept 2026
Decided23/01802/NMC01
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/01802/FUL (dated 29.08.2024) relating to removal of condition 13 (Verification Report) attached to original permission
South Elmsall Wastewater Treatment Works Pontefract WF9 2JG
Received 22 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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