Featherstone planning approval rate
Featherstone ward in Wakefield has a 89.8% approval rate based on 413 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: June 2026
89.8%
ward approval rate
413
Decisions
371
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
89.8%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Featherstone
Single storey extension to rear with a maximum projection of 4.95m, maximum heig · Tue 23 Jun 2026
Two storey side & single storey rear extensions · Mon 15 Jun 2026
Demolition of existing garage and erection of 4 no. flats (Use Class C3), car pa · Wed 10 Jun 2026
ERECTION OF ILLUMINATED AND NON-ILLUMINATED SIGNS TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDIN · Mon 08 Jun 2026
Creation of new access to northeast side of Farmer Copleys Farm shop from A645 i · Mon 01 Jun 2026
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Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.7%)
Wakefield North (90.3%)
Wakefield South (88.0%)
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton (86.4%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.7%)
Pontefract North (89.8%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (91.1%)
Ossett (90.7%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.8%)
Stanley And Outwood East (91.9%)
Pontefract South (88.3%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.8%)