HMO approval rate in Wakefield
Wakefield approved 70.6% of hmo applications, based on 85 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
70.6%
hmo approval rate
85
HMO decisions
60
Approved
25
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield overall
HMO applications are refused more often than the Wakefield average (92.0%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How hmo compares in Wakefield
HMO
70.6%
Wakefield all applications
92.0%
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Other project types in Wakefield
95.1%
91.7%
96.6%
95.2%
91.1%
87.5%
87.5%
97.6%
95.3%
95.8%
97.8%
93.0%
97.0%
93.9%
86.2%