Pontefract North planning approval rate
Pontefract North ward in Wakefield has a 89.8% approval rate based on 724 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: June 2026
89.8%
ward approval rate
724
Decisions
650
Approved
74
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield average
Pontefract North is broadly in line with the Wakefield average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Pontefract North compares
Pontefract North ward
89.8%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in Pontefract North
Hip to gable loft conversion, dormer to rear and dropped kerb with creation of p · Mon 15 Jun 2026
Retrospective demolition of outbuilding and construction of new outbuilding. Ret · Fri 12 Jun 2026
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to hub for community and support s · Tue 02 Jun 2026
Single storey extension to side, render to front elevation and render to rear el · Tue 02 Jun 2026
Conversion of garden room to hair salon and extend dropped kerb, 5.0m to 6.5m wi · Tue 12 May 2026
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Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.7%)
Wakefield North (90.3%)
Wakefield South (88.0%)
Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton (86.4%)
Crofton, Ryhill And Walton (86.7%)
Wrenthorpe And Outwood West (91.1%)
Ossett (90.7%)
Horbury And South Ossett (88.8%)
Stanley And Outwood East (91.9%)
Pontefract South (88.3%)
Castleford Central And Glasshoughton (93.8%)