Wakefield Rural planning approval rate
Wakefield Rural ward in Wakefield has a 87.5% approval rate based on 1,220 planning decisions. Wakefield overall: 92.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
87.5%
ward approval rate
1,220
Decisions
1,068
Approved
152
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield average
Wakefield Rural is 4.5 percentage points below the Wakefield average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Wakefield Rural compares
Wakefield Rural ward
87.5%
Wakefield overall
92.0%
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Recent decisions in Wakefield Rural
Replacement of existing garage door with single and double glazed doors. Brickin · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Extension and alterations to form 3 storey dwelling, with attached swimming pool · Tue 29 Sep 2026
T1 Sycamore - Draw back from house by 3m. Crown Lift over highway up to 5.2m. · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Part two storey part single storey extension to side · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Detached Garage · Fri 18 Sep 2026
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other wards in Wakefield
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%)