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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

6,862Searchable applications

574Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 5,053 approved or refused records

420Refused applications

4,633 approved · 420 refused · 226 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Awaiting decision26/01749/GPD
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6m, a maximum height of 4m, and a maximum eaves height of 2.9m.
Croxdale Hill Fold South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2BZ
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision22/00345/NMC02
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/00345/FUL (dated 30.10.2024) relating to amendments to dwelling and garage roof pitches
Common Lane (Land South Of) Knottingley WF11 8BN
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01751/FUL
Installation of a second vehicle weighbridge
Wmdc Public Services Denby Dale Road Wakefield WF2 7AH
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision24/01119/SUB01
Discharge of condition 3 (verification report), condition 4 (biodiversity enhancement plan/drawing), and condition 5 (binstorage) from approved application 24/01119/FUL.
Common Side Farm Old Snydale Pontefract WF7 6HE
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01753/ADV
1no digital display screen
Denby Dale Road Wakefield WF2 7AW
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01754/FUL
Full planning permission for erection of 1.8m high perimeter security mesh fencing and 1.8m high twin mesh gates and associated works
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Front Street Castleford WF10 4QD
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01755/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a detached outbuilding to create an ancillary annex and ancillary accommodation (home office and utility room) for existing dwelling.
2A Woodland Rise Wakefield WF2 9DL
Received 29 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01757/FUL
Single storey rear extension
4 Tarn Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5EF
Received 30 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01758/CPE
Confirmation that planning permission 23/01585/FUL for Erection of detached dwelling and garage with associated engineering works, landscaping, terraces and balcony has been lawfully implemented
12 Jenkin Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 6HA
Received 30 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01759/SPN
Installation of a 133.22kW Solar PV system on two roofs on the building
Verder Ltd Unit 3, California Drive Freeway Park Castleford WF10 5QH
Received 30 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01761/CPE
Confirmation that planning permission 23/01603/FUL for the erection of detached dwelling and garage with associated engineering works, landscaping, terraces and balcony has been lawfully implemented.
12 Jenkin Lane Horbury Wakefield WF4 6HA
Received 1 Oct 2026
Decided26/01763/TPO
5 Day notice - Remove 1 Holly tree and 1 dead Scots Pine tree
The Manor Woodthorpe Grove Wakefield WF2 6BU
Received 1 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision22/01948/SUB08
Discharge of Condition 35 (Travel Plan) from approved application 22/01948/S7301
Land To The South West Of Neil Fox Way And East Of Dent Drive City Fields Wakefield
Received 2 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/01769/FUL
Conversion of garage to form extended habitable space.
6 Carlton Avenue Castleford WF10 4BZ
Received 2 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/01770/FUL
Planning application for the demolition of 4no. blocks of mid-rise flats (Beatrice Taylor House, Gilbert Wilson House, Lewis Walsh house & Thomas Hill House) at Horsefair, Pontefract
Beatrice Taylor House, Gilbert Wilkinson House, Lewis Walsh House & Thomas Hill House Horsefair Pontefract
Received 2 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision23/01153/SUB09
Discharge of Conditions 15 (Piling), 27 (Noise and Overheating) and 28 (Noise Mitigation) from approved application 23/01153/FUL
Parcel 1 & 2 (Phase 4A) Land Off Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 2 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision22/02324/NMC02
Non-material amendment to approved application 22/02324/FUL dated 19.10.2023 (Full planning application for 250 residential units (C3), associated car parking, garages; vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access and infrastructure; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure; public open space and landscape and biodiversity enhancements; substation and pumping station; with vehicular access from Neil Fox Way [as varied by 22/02324/NMC01]) to vary conditions 14 (BRES), 19 (lighting) and 20 (highways structures) to amend the timing triggers for the submission and approval of details.
Parcel 7 (Phase 2) Land Off Neil Fox Way City Fields Wakefield
Received 2 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/00936/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 3 (Render), 4 (Car parking spaces), 5 (Boundary treatment), 6 (Cycle parking), and7 (EV Charging) from approved application 26/00936/FUL.
34 High Street Upton Pontefract WF9 1HG
Received 2 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/00224/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 7 (ecology) and 8 (radon measures) from approved application 26/00224/FUL.
4A Station Road Ryhill Wakefield WF4 2DT
Received 5 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/01778/FUL
Two storey side extension
105 Churchbalk Lane Pontefract WF8 2RH
Received 5 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision23/00100/NMC05
Non-material amendment to application number 23/00100/REM02 Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to 23/00100/S7301 (Internal Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, and Scale) at Development Zone C for one B8 Storage and Distribution Unit (unit 2) with associated ancillary structures, plant, boundary enclosures, vehicle parking, hard and soft landscaping, and associated external works to amend the external appearance of the building to allow for heating and ventilation ductwork to be installed on the building and a change from a solid metal door into a glazed door.
Former Coal Yard, Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley
Received 5 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/01780/TPO
T1 Eucalyptus - Remove limb overhanging driveway and property. Sever and strip Ivy.
1 Church Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JF
Received 5 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision25/01409/SUB01
Discharge of conditions 2 (biodiveristy gain plan) and 3 (wildlife enhancement plan) from approved application 25/01409/FUL.
Moto Service Station Great North Road Knottingley WF11 0AF
Received 5 Oct 2026
Awaiting decision26/01782/FUL
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump
19 Longdale Drive South Elmsall Pontefract WF9 2AZ
Received 5 Oct 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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