Normanton planning approval rate
Normanton ward in Wakefield has a 90.7% approval rate based on 497 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 92.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.7%
ward approval rate
497
Decisions
451
Approved
46
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield average
Normanton is broadly in line with the Wakefield average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Normanton compares
Normanton ward
90.7%
Wakefield overall
92.0%
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Recent decisions in Normanton
Proposed new ramp to side and front of the dwelling · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Erection of 6no. Commercial/Light Assembly (Class E) units and reconfiguration o · Mon 21 Sep 2026
Erection of one dwelling · Tue 25 Aug 2026
Residential development (up to 308 dwellings) with communal public open space, a · Mon 24 Aug 2026
Conversion of attached garage to habitable accomodation · Wed 19 Aug 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%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.7%)
Ossett (90.7%)
Stanley And Outwood East (92.1%)
Pontefract South (88.2%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.9%)