Horbury And South Ossett planning approval rate
Horbury And South Ossett ward in Wakefield has a 88.7% approval rate based on 715 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 92.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
88.7%
ward approval rate
715
Decisions
634
Approved
81
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield average
Horbury And South Ossett is 3.2 percentage points below the Wakefield average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Horbury And South Ossett compares
Horbury And South Ossett ward
88.7%
Wakefield overall
92.0%
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Recent decisions in Horbury And South Ossett
Ground and first floor extension · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Microgeneration PV panel array installed on part of the roof of the existing sch · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Part single, part two storey extension to rear · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Construction of 2no dwellings (self-build) · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Single storey side and rear extension · Wed 02 Sep 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%)
Ossett (90.7%)
Stanley And Outwood East (92.1%)
Pontefract South (88.2%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.9%)