Wakefield North planning approval rate
Wakefield North ward in Wakefield has a 90.0% approval rate based on 1,006 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 92.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.0%
ward approval rate
1,006
Decisions
905
Approved
101
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield average
Wakefield North is 2.0 percentage points below the Wakefield average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Wakefield North compares
Wakefield North ward
90.0%
Wakefield overall
92.0%
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Recent decisions in Wakefield North
Single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 6.0m, a maximum height · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Domestic outbuilding in rear garden · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Single storey extension to front and side. · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Single storey extension to rear · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Dormer windows to the roof of the front and rear elevations and construction of · Thu 10 Sep 2026
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Other wards in Wakefield
Wakefield Rural (87.5%)
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%)