Planning decisions in Wakefield
As of 24 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Wakefield approved 92% of 2,965 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 95% approved (952 decided, ~70 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (356 decided, ~67 days)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (247 decided, ~91 days)
- Side extension : 94% approved (177 decided, ~77 days)
- Demolition : 94% approved (160 decided, ~87 days)
- Change of use : 81% approved (144 decided, ~123 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 88% approved (124 decided, ~107 days)
- Loft conversion : 92% approved (118 decided, ~84 days)
- Tree work : 59% approved (107 decided, ~38 days)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (87 decided, ~161 days)
- Porch : 98% approved (86 decided, ~85 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 88% approved (83 decided, ~92 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 97% approved (64 decided, ~68 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 92% approved (60 decided, ~76 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 95% approved (56 decided, ~69 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 91% approved (53 decided, ~119 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 94% approved (51 decided, ~98 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 95% approved (40 decided, ~99 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Wakefield, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.