Horbury And South Ossett planning approval rate
Horbury And South Ossett ward in Wakefield has a 88.6% approval rate based on 675 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: May 2026
88.6%
ward approval rate
675
Decisions
598
Approved
77
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield average
Horbury And South Ossett is broadly in line with the Wakefield average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Horbury And South Ossett compares
Horbury And South Ossett ward
88.6%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Horbury And South Ossett
Part 2 storey part single storey extension with juliet balcony to front, 2 store · Tue 03 Mar 2026
Creation of single storey garage (retrospective) · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Proposed rear extension to form orangery · Wed 21 Jan 2026
Single storey extension to side and front · Wed 14 Jan 2026
Amendments to windows and doors · Tue 06 Jan 2026
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Other wards in Wakefield
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Wakefield North (90.5%)
Wakefield South (88.5%)
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Pontefract North (89.8%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.3%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (90.9%)
Ossett (90.8%)
Stanley And Outwood East (91.8%)
Pontefract South (88.6%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.8%)