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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
92.0% of applications approved
Ranks #89 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
32.7% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #184 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 248 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£205,000 median sale price
+1.5% year on year · 3,939 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
43.2% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #218 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 173,416 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01160/TPO | 8 New Hall Way Flockton Wakefield | 5-day Notice to fell 1 Silver Birch and 3 Cherry Trees (dead) | Treeworks | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 26/01161/TPO | Sandal Cricket Club Barnsley Road Wakefield | Sycamore Tree (ST1) - Remove basal epicormic growth and small epicormic stem shoots as identified within the submitted… | Treeworks | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 26/01159/FUL | 11 West Close Pontefract | Two storey rear extension, first floor front extension with dormers | Householder | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 26/00948/FUL | The Brick House Prospect Road Ossett | Change of use to form a coffee shop, laser treatment room and education/hobby classes at ground floor level and a… | Changeofuse | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 26/01151/FUL | 11 Dovedale Close Crofton Wakefield | Two storey extension to front and side, conversion of existing garage including new pitched roof and link to dwelling… | Householder | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01150/FUL | 32 Amberwood Avenue Castleford Wakefield | installation of air source heat pump to rear (south) elevation of dwelling | Fullplanning | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01147/TPO | Wmdc Pavillion Cemetery Road Hemsworth Pontefract | G1: T1 - Remove 1 failed limb from Poplar Tree; T2 - Crown Reduce Poplar Tree by 2metres on southern aspect. | Treeworks | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01148/TPO | The Court Lee Lane Ackworth Pontefract | T1 Poplar - Crown Reduce the canopy on the eastern aspect by 1-1.5metres in length. | Treeworks | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01129/CPL | 27 Buckthorne Road Normanton Wakefield | The proposed works comprise the installation of a rear dormer and the introduction of light gauge galvanised steel… | Lawfuldevelopment | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01140/GPD | 27 Verner Street Featherstone Pontefract | Single storey conservatory to rear with a maximum projection of 3.5m, maximum height of 3.5m and a maximum eaves height… | Householder | 29 Jun 2026 |
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About this data
We index every application published on Wakefield’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planning.wakefield.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 1 Jul 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Wakefield, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 126,769 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Wakefield's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 1 Jul 2026.
92.0% of Wakefield's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
32.7% of appeals against Wakefield decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 248 decided appeals.
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