South Elmsall And South Kirkby planning approval rate
South Elmsall And South Kirkby ward in Wakefield has a 91.1% approval rate based on 418 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 89.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
91.1%
ward approval rate
418
Decisions
381
Approved
37
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield average
South Elmsall And South Kirkby is broadly in line with the Wakefield average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How South Elmsall And South Kirkby compares
South Elmsall And South Kirkby ward
91.1%
Wakefield overall
89.7%
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Recent decisions in South Elmsall And South Kirkby
Extension to existing cemetery to provide additional plots including access path · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Proposed Erection of Ice Manufacturing & Cold Store Building · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Erection of Four Small Industrial Buildings to provide a total of 24 Self Contai · Thu 12 Feb 2026
Erection of extension of unit 4c, subdivision of buildings to create 15no. units · Tue 10 Feb 2026
Erection of new cold storage unit, alongside new gatehouse, plant, new car parki · Thu 22 Jan 2026
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✓ 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%)