Featherstone planning approval rate
Featherstone ward in Wakefield has a 90.1% approval rate based on 424 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: August 2026
90.1%
ward approval rate
424
Decisions
382
Approved
42
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield average
Featherstone is broadly in line with the Wakefield average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Featherstone compares
Featherstone ward
90.1%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Featherstone
Prior approval for change of use from commercial business and service (use class · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Two storey side extension · Mon 10 Aug 2026
T1 - oak tree - to be crown lifted to 17ft & deadwood on the inside of the field · Tue 04 Aug 2026
Single storey conservatory to rear with a maximum projection of 3.5m, maximum he · Wed 29 Jul 2026
C3 residential dwelling to C4 HMO · Tue 28 Jul 2026
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Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.6%)
Wakefield North (90.3%)
Wakefield South (88.1%)
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton (86.5%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.8%)
Pontefract North (89.8%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (90.9%)
Ossett (90.8%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.7%)
Stanley And Outwood East (92.1%)
Pontefract South (88.1%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.8%)