Featherstone planning approval rate
Featherstone ward in Wakefield has a 90.2% approval rate based on 429 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 92.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.2%
ward approval rate
429
Decisions
387
Approved
42
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield average
Featherstone is broadly in line with the Wakefield average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Featherstone compares
Featherstone ward
90.2%
Wakefield overall
92.0%
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Recent decisions in Featherstone
Removal of existing conservatory, single storey extensions to sides (western and · Tue 22 Sep 2026
Garage conversion, extension to rear & addition of soil vent pipe. · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Single storey extension to rear · Wed 02 Sep 2026
Extension to side, canopy to side, re-clad of existing building and works to yar · Wed 02 Sep 2026
Single storey rear / side extension · Fri 21 Aug 2026
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Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.5%)
Wakefield North (90.0%)
Wakefield South (88.4%)
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton (86.6%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.8%)
Pontefract North (89.8%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (90.9%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.7%)
Ossett (90.7%)
Stanley And Outwood East (92.1%)
Pontefract South (88.2%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.9%)