Normanton planning approval rate
Normanton ward in Wakefield has a 90.3% approval rate based on 443 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.3%
ward approval rate
443
Decisions
400
Approved
43
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield average
Normanton is broadly in line with the Wakefield average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Normanton compares
Normanton ward
90.3%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Normanton
Replacing existing conservatory with a single storey rear extension. · Thu 05 Mar 2026
Rear extension to existing shop · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Proposed extension to nursery · Fri 27 Feb 2026
Erection of two dayrooms including the demolition of an existing dayroom, for us · Fri 06 Feb 2026
Retrospective application for single storey building used as storage facilities · Fri 06 Feb 2026
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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%)