Knottingley planning approval rate
Knottingley ward in Wakefield has a 91.6% approval rate based on 296 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
91.6%
ward approval rate
296
Decisions
271
Approved
25
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield average
Knottingley is broadly in line with the Wakefield average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Knottingley compares
Knottingley ward
91.6%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Knottingley
The erection of a sports pavilion, laying out of new car park and parkland with · Tue 24 Feb 2026
Use as 6-bedroom HMO · Wed 28 Jan 2026
Garden shed to the rear, car port to the side (retrospective) · Tue 20 Jan 2026
Shopfront alterations, erection of plant, installation of external roller shutte · Thu 08 Jan 2026
Single storey extension to rear, with maximum projection of 5.00 m, maximum heig · Wed 24 Dec 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Wakefield
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 12,601 decisions.
Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.8%)
Wakefield North (90.5%)
Wakefield South (88.5%)
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton (86.5%)
Pontefract North (89.8%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.3%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (90.9%)
Ossett (90.8%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.6%)
Stanley And Outwood East (91.8%)
Pontefract South (88.6%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.8%)