Featherstone planning approval rate
Featherstone ward in Wakefield has a 89.6% approval rate based on 395 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
89.6%
ward approval rate
395
Decisions
354
Approved
41
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
89.6%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Featherstone
Change of Use from Retail Unit (Class E) to Office Use for a Travel Company (Cla · Wed 25 Feb 2026
Erection of replacement school building and associated works · Fri 16 Jan 2026
Removal of conservatory, proposed single storey side/rear extension · Tue 13 Jan 2026
Demolition of existing Conservatory for construction of single storey extension · Tue 23 Dec 2025
First floor extension to rear · Tue 23 Dec 2025
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Wakefield
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 12,601 decisions.
Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.8%)
Wakefield North (90.5%)
Wakefield South (88.5%)
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton (86.5%)
Pontefract North (89.8%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.3%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (90.9%)
Ossett (90.8%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.6%)
Stanley And Outwood East (91.8%)
Pontefract South (88.6%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.8%)