Planning application coverage

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council planning applications and history.

PlanWire tracks 94.5k planning records for Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, spanning 2 Jan 2001 to 7 Oct 2026. Search the underlying applications and source links through one monitored API.

Official planning register Evaluate this council's API data

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Records tracked

94.5k

History begins

2 Jan 2001

Latest dated app

yesterday

Source checked

today

Latest cached dated application: 7 Oct 2026. Use API date filters for exact recent counts.

Recent application preview

Recent records held for Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

5 dated application examples. Ordered by the later received or validated date, not a construction start. Source records may change. Preview retrieved .

Single storey rear extension

4 Tarn Road Featherstone Pontefract WF7 5EF

Planning application · Awaiting decision

6 Oct 2026 26/01757/FUL

For developers and integration teams

Use Wakefield Metropolitan District Council planning data in your software

Request source-linked JSON using the council ID wakefield. Inspect dates, missing fields and source links before relying on the results. A free key provides a limited preview; access and limits depend on your plan.

curl 'https://api.planwire.io/v1/applications?council=wakefield&limit=5' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

Query this register through the UK planning API. See application search examples or evaluate coverage, freshness and data fields. For a commercial territory test, use Supplier Territory Evaluation. Planning activity is not evidence that construction has started or materials have been ordered.

Local record profile

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council is a substantial local planning history, with 94.5k records tracked. The public record spans 2001 to 2026, so the page is useful for recent monitoring as well as historic checks around sites and addresses.

Authority context

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council is a district planning authority, where PlanWire helps product teams avoid one-off portal integrations for local application monitoring.

Recent activity pattern

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council has a cached latest dated application of yesterday. Use API date filters for exact recent counts when sizing local monitoring or alerting workflows.

Monitoring fit

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council has cached latest-date coverage in this public summary. API users can combine council filters, date filters and freshness metadata for exact operational checks.

Freshness status

Fresh in last 7 days

Latest dated application is yesterday.

Completeness signal

No open source caveat

Latest checked, latest dated application and API source metadata are published with the council record. Document metadata is exposed where the source supplies it.

Machine-readable access

Use GET /v1/councils for coverage metadata and GET /v1/applications?council_id=wakefield for application records with an API key.